Dr Stephen Wright worked as a consultant physician at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases (HTD), one of the hospitals that comprise University College London NHS Foundation Trust, for almost 30 years. During that period he spent three years in Saudi Arabia at the Medical School in Riyadh and had previously worked in Nigeria and Nepal. […]
The work of offshore trustees, and the UK lawyers they work with, is more challenging than ever. With a global emphasis on greater transparency, and continued pressure on revenue authorities to increase the tax take, the fiscal and regulatory burden keeps growing. Nerine Group of Fiduciaries In-House Legal Counsel Mark Biddlecombe examines the new reality […]
Jan Morgenstern is Founder and Managing Partner of MORGENSTERN (www.m-kanzlei.de), a German law firm which is highly specialised on Information Technology and Data Protection in the international context. Stepping beyond the borders of isolated legal advice and services Jan Morgenstern noticed very soon that with regard to Information Technology and Data Security there are a […]
An article written on trade, commercial law and litigation, by leading expert Philip Lee Whilst my title is Managing Partner I am not convinced I fulfil that role. My colleagues, who are heads of their various departments, do an amazing job at managing their own departments. What I try to focus on is providing […]
The last we spoke with Gert Demmink, he spoke on the fact that billions of dollars are spent on futile efforts, like employing the proverbial Chinese Army of compliance officers, most of whom may know a bit about AML, but next to nothing about the actual business and transactions. Gert offered some valuable insights to […]
The EU and national telecommunications regulatory frameworks are complex and confusing. The law often struggles to keep up with technology. For some, this cat-and-mouse game has enabled new businesses to take-off without the constraints that apply to traditional telecoms companies allowing users to benefit from new and innovative services. But the game is almost over, […]
We now interview Kevin Ross, who speaks on all you need to know to be a successful criminal law attorney. You say that your success is due to the mentoring you received – what should young lawyers do to find a mentor when beginning a practice in criminal law? You want to be the best […]
Janine Hutson, Associate Solicitor in the divorce and family law team at Harrison Drury, here explores the latest trends in divorce law and what these could mean for the legal profession. Calls for a no-fault divorce Current English and Welsh law states you must prove that the grounds for divorce fit into one of five […]
Below Maia Cohen-Lask, Associate at Corker Binning, explains the three stages that lead up to a cash forfeiture order, including how cash is seized, prior to discussing the details of the case. Maia also discusses the extent to which cash forfeiture is being expanded by the Criminal Finances Act 2017. The various asset recovery powers contained […]
Christopher Adams has been practicing law for 19 years and he always knew he wanted to practice criminal law. Christopher takes the time to speak to us about his landmark cases and his motivation behind his sheer dedication to his role as a criminal defence lawyer, and it is clear to us at Lawyer Monthly […]
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