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Olswang Expands Asia-Pacific Presence to Korea

4th October 2016
International technology, media and telecoms law firm Olswang recently announced that it has expanded its offering in the AsiaPacific region to include Korea with the addition of consultant Steve Kim to lead business development and client support services locally. With Steve’s arrival and his extensive experience in the Korean market, the firm aims to increase […]
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Hodge Jones & Allen Boosts Crime Team With Partner Duo

4th October 2016
Hodge Jones & Allen has recently appointed John Hartley and Graeme Hydari as partners to its 31-strong criminal defence team. John joins as head of financial crime from London firm Mackrell Turner Garrett, where he led the corporate crime and regulatory department, prior to this John worked with Malletts in Holborn. Having been called to […]
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New Mothers Need More Than Just Employment Protection

7th September 2016
Women don’t just need employment protection whilst on maternity leave, they also need support to transition back into work, according to diversity consultancy, The Clear Company. In light of recent reports from The Women and Equalities Committee and calls from MPs to address the discrimination pregnant women and new mothers face at work, The Clear […]
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Jury’s Out On Impact of Brexit for UK SMEs

5th September 2016
More than half of SMEs (56%) say they have felt no impact on levels of business from the UK’s decision to leave the EU, according to the Close Brothers Business Barometer, a quarterly survey of UK SME owners and senior management across a range of sectors and regions. Nationally, 24% of those surveyed said Brexit […]
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Solving The IT Skills Gap Epidemic

31st August 2016
There’s a storm brewing, a vortex created by an exponential growth in technology and the sharp decline in the number of IT graduates entering the UK workforce. At one end of the spectrum we’re seeing major advances in fields like artificial intelligence, and at the other a quarter of the population still don’t have the […]
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The GIG Economy

25th August 2016
Daily we are seeing new businesses strategies and models emerging around the globe; some of these are now contributing to what we are calling a GIG economy. This is the overall businesses environment in which organizations and companies outsource labour, via direct or third party contracting for shortterm independent employment. A recent study conducted by […]
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Simon Michie: Why Legal Firms Must Embrace Technology

23rd August 2016
The legal sector is currently in a state of flux. Research1 has shown law firms are aware technology must be embraced to meet their full growth potential, but very few have taken the plunge and tackled this issue head on. Here to talk to Lawyer Monthly about this is Simon Michie, CTO at Redcentric, a […]
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