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Are Lawyers the Most Undervalued Professionals in the UK?

30th April 2018
Almost half (47%) of British people working in law have felt undervalued in the past year – the highest among surveyed sectors, according to new research from workplace help platform, Rungway. Healthcare (42%), retail and IT services (both 41%) workers came in next among sector workers, while food and beverage workers (28%) were the least […]
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To Buy or not to Buy: Falling Deals in Real Estate

30th April 2018
Real estate acquisitions and dispositions has changed dramatically over the past several years, posing new challenges. We hear from Michaela Grambling, who reveals what could be done to increase commercial growth in real estate and reasons to why deals often fall through.   With Texas being the top state in the US for contributions to […]
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5 Ways to Parlay Patent Infringement into Profits

27th April 2018
Expert Tim Murphy is Chief Executive Officer, Principal and exclusive commercial real estate broker of Rebounderz family entertainment centers. Below he outlines “what it takes” to turn intellectual property infringement into an ancillary income stream. According to a January 2018 Seyfarth Shaw LLP report titled “2017 Patent Litigation: A Statistical Overview,” the past 5 years […]
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Loot Boxes: But Is It Gambling?

27th April 2018
Loot Boxes are under fire once again. The promotion of gambling to minors is currently on Germany’s hit list and will have an effect on all of Europe. Problem gambling affects people of all ages, including children. The promotion of gambling activities to minors is a big taboo, as children are not yet mentally developed […]
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How Ready Is Your Law Firm for GDPR?

25th April 2018
In 2014, the UK Data Protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), issued a blog emphasising the importance of solicitors and barristers keeping personal information secure, following a number of data breaches involving the legal profession. A year later, 4% of UK data security incidents reported to the ICO still involved UK lawyers. Some mistakes […]
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MEES Regulations: Top 5 Issues for Commercial Landlords

24th April 2018
As of 1 April 2018, part three of the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015, more commonly known as the MEES regulations, came in to effect. These relate minimum energy efficiency standards and affect commercial property as well as residential property. Below Conor Geoghegan, Senior Associate Solicitor, Commercial Property at Coffin […]
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Sporting Rights and Sporting Wrongs

19th April 2018
Sporting rights generally comprise the rights to short, hunt or fish on a specific measure of land. But when it comes to buying, selling, renting or leasing land, what power do sporting rights have and what part do they play in the real estate game? Lawyer Monthly hears on this from leading landed estate management […]
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