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5 Keys to Winning Your Personal Injury Case

21st August 2018
According to attorney Scott Monge, Founder of Monge & Associates and author of “Secrets to Win Your Injury Case,” here’s how you can prevent sabotaging your case. If you’ve been injured in an accident that was not your fault, you should feel confident heading into your case that you’ll receive all the compensation you’re entitled […]
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Global Cross-Border Pollution: The New Illegal Immigrant?

21st August 2018
As nations focus upon the ongoing issue of illegal human immigrants, such as the Trump administration’s focus upon the Mexican border, is the real issue at hand the ongoing unmeasurable cross-border pollution which effects nations worldwide? Below experts at Hudson McKenzie discuss with Lawyer Monthly. Air pollution is a serious issue. Recent studies show that […]
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Does Lower Income Tax Make a Happier Country?

20th August 2018
According to extensive research, Finland was named the happiest country in the world. The report was compiled from the answers of a series of questions relating to the quality of people’s lives, from 0 to 10. The average was taken from over 2015-2017, with 156 countries taking part. The World Happiness Report scored each country […]
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FDA Considers Regulation to Curb Epidemic Level Teen Vaping

20th August 2018
Teen vaping is reaching epidemic levels and FDA is considering regulation to curb it. One proposal would be banning flavoring of e-cigarette liquids.
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Law Firms Need to Increase Numbers of Senior Women to Stay Competitive

17th August 2018
Women Count 2018 found that in the last three years there has been no progress on gender diversity in senior roles in the FTSE 350 – and by some measures, it is going backwards. Women Count is the third annual report by The Pipeline, that tracks and analyses the number of women on Executive Committees […]
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How Can a CDO Tackle Conflicting Data Demands?

16th August 2018
The role of a chief data officer (CDO) has changed significantly over the past decade. Ten years ago, the job title was, more typically, data processing manager or head of data processing, and the job itself tended not to be recognised as a driver of added value. Here, Ken Mortensen, Data Protection Officer, Global Trust […]
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Your Thoughts: Facebook & Your Banking Data

15th August 2018
Forbes is warning to ‘quit Facebook before it inevitably accesses your banking data’ following reports from the Wall Street Journal alleging that Facebook has spent the last year in touch with banks such as JPMorgan & Wells Fargo in pursuit of its users’ banking data. As a result, investors bled the social media giant of […]
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The Law & Courts: The Case for Blockchain

14th August 2018
Paul Sachs is a leading expert in the field of legal technology, as well as the founder and CTO of digital evidence management platform CaseLines. Below he offers insight into the future of blockchain within the legal system and court proceedings. There’s no shortage of commentators pushing their ideas on how artificial intelligence and blockchain […]
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Off Pay-Roll Working Requires Legal Reform, Not IR35 ‘Buck-Passing’

14th August 2018
HMRC’s consultation into off-payroll working in the private sector has now closed. Gordon Thrower, Senior Tax Manager at accountancy firm MHA MacIntyre Hudson, argues that IR35 has caused confusion and unfairness in the public sector and HMRC needs to develop a clearly defined test for employment status. Recent events have highlighted fundamental problems with the […]
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New Electronic ID Scheme Introduced for Barristers in Court

13th August 2018
A smartphone identification system is being developed by the Bar Council to help barristers get into court without having to go through onerous security searches. The new ‘app’ will be used as part of the HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) Professional Entry Scheme pilot, announced recently. Barristers and other legal professionals will be able […]
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