Towards the end of 2017, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Sajid Javid announced plans to make buying and selling homes ‘cheaper, faster and less stressful’. Amongst his proposals was to clamp down on ‘gazumping’ which sees a buyer lose out on a property at the last minute after a higher offer is […]
Most employers allow their workers to use their own devices for company operations purposes, the most common being sending emails when they’re not in the office. However, new FCA rules now prohibit the use of own devices in the financial sector. Daren Howell, Solutions Marketing Manager at Sungard Availability Services, explains more below. Barely into […]
Practically every task that takes place in the legal industry utilises paper. From deeds and contracts, to wills, leases, agreements, and litigations - the list of paper files that are necessary for the success of any task in this document intensive industry is endless. Mark Bailey is the Managing Director of EBM Managed Services, and […]
Acritas’ new legal spend report reveals globally men to be earning 26% more than women in equivalent in-house chief legal roles, but in the US women can expect to earn the same for equivalent roles. Acritas’ Patterns in Legal Spend reports are drawn from the Sharplegal survey, which interviews 2,000+ senior legal buyers in $1 […]
The Bank of England governor, Mark Carney, has called for a regulatory crackdown on Bitcoin; comments which can be expected to help fuel a sustainable recovery of the likes of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin and Dash. Mr Carney noted: “The time has come to hold the crypto asset ecosystem to the same standards as the […]
With a month to go until the gender pay gap reporting deadline, only 1,000 companies have submitted their reports. The number of organisations to have reported so far is significantly below the governments expectation. Between now and 4 April, an estimated 8,000 organisations will have to submit their reports – an average of around 240 […]
Legal professionals are the sector most likely to travel with colleagues on business trips and will add on the most number of nights for leisure, The Heathrow Express Business Travel Insights Report has revealed. The state of the nation report on business travel, commissioned by Heathrow Express surveyed business travellers from across the UK, Germany […]
More than three million couples are in unmarried relationships – the second largest family type in the UK, as well as the fastest growing. Kelvin Henderson, Partner at Nelsons Solicitors, dispels the myths surrounding couples who are not married and then decide to separate. What is the so-called common law marriage? “A common misconception when […]
Calls from health leaders in February in a letter to Justice Secretary David Gauke urged for reform to payments for negligence claims against the NHS. Rob Dempsey, personal injury lawyer at law firm Roythornes Solicitors, discusses the proposed plans and its impact on potential claimants. In 2017, changes to the calculation used to work out how […]
While deadlines and departure dates remain unknown, the UK needs to prepare itself for substantial changes within its legal system when we eventually part ways with the European union. Here, Richard Thomas, employment lawyer and partner at Cardiff and London based firm, Capital Law, shines a light on areas of EU law that might not […]
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