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What Does the Moratorium on Winding Up Petitions Mean for Insolvencies in 2021?

12th March 2021
In actual fact, however, the rate of companies entering formal insolvency processes since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic is significantly lower when compared to the same period last year. So, what is the story behind these figures? Government support for businesses One major factor is the level of government support given to companies during […]
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Heads of Terms Will Be Critical in Assessing Post-COVID Office Space

11th March 2021
With numerous firms planning to move back to physical offices as soon as they are able, we can expect to see a rush on lease term renegotiations.
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Uber's Supreme Court Loss: What Does It Mean for the Gig Economy?

10th March 2021
The court's designation of Uber drivers as full employees will have significant consequences both for the company and for the gig economy more widely.
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Thinking of a 'No Jab No Job' Policy? Tread Carefully.

9th March 2021
While the global health crisis still presents a threat to firms and staff, the legality of mandatory vaccine policies remains in doubt.
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The Bucket Shops of the “Meme” Stock Era: Robinhood, “Gamification,” and the Supposed New “Democratisation” of Trading

5th March 2021
The hearing focused to a significant extent on the online trading platform Robinhood, including Robinhood’s decision to limit trading in certain stocks, and accusations that Robinhood seeks to lure young and inexperienced investors into trading on its platform by, as one lawmaker put it, “seem[ing] to have perfected the gamification of trading.” Some members of […]
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Do Divorce Lawyers Need to Stop Being So Adversarial?

4th March 2021
For the first time in over twenty years, Canada’s divorce laws have been updated. 
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Probate Genealogy Sector: The Changes We Need to See by the End of 2021

26th February 2021
This year could end in a return to form for troubled legal sectors, or it could represent a positive new beginning for truly ethical practice.
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COVID-19 Loans – Business Under Scrutiny

25th February 2021
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic caused a rush of government lending to impacted firms. Now regulators are assessing the damage of fraudulent borrowing.
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Activism Beats Apathy

19th February 2021
'Keep your head down and don’t rock the boat' is the very opposite of good career advice, says Slater Heelis’s Chris Bishop.
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The Missing Piece: Class Actions in the UK

16th February 2021
At a time when class actions are gaining momentum around the world, and victims of mass harm have access to litigation funding and the ability to forum-shop, the UK must offer them an effective means of redress.
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