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Healthcare Law: Bringing Value to Society

31st July 2017
The healthcare profession offers endless opportunities to the human race and is a profession that will always continue to serve its people. This month, we speak with Ayesha Mehdi, who is a Principal Attorney representing physicians, dentists, and other health care professionals, along with various healthcare and closely held businesses in connection with healthcare matters. […]
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Will Law in The 21st Century: Should We Be Texting Our Wills?

31st July 2017
Earlier this month it was revealed that the Law Commission for England and Wales believe the current laws surrounding wills and inheritance are outdated, with allusions to using electronic communication as a future means of validating a will. In this article, Bespoke Support Network explores the pros and cons of implementing our wills via text.  […]
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How Lawyers can Stop Terrorism Funding: Impact of the New Money Laundering Regulations

31st July 2017
In June 2017, the new Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (MLRs) came into effect. They require more effort to combat money laundering and terrorist financing on the part of law firms and other ‘relevant persons’ – in particular to carry out thorough Customer Due Diligence (CDD), […]
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Could Brexit Cause a Rise in Criminals?

31st July 2017
With the UK leaving the EU, many legal experts are eagerly anticipating the various changes and methods the UK administration will address, and the legislative changes and adoptions at hand. We hear from Aleksandra Kowalik who always offers such insightful thoughts to Lawyer Monthly; drawing on her bilateral experience, she touches on the European Arrest […]
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How to Ensure Your Business Appropriately Addresses Mental Health and the Law

31st July 2017
Noele McClelland, Employment specialist and Partner at Thorntons provides an insight to mental health Issues in the workplace.   It is estimated that approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK experience a mental health problem each year. Anxiety and depression are now the most common mental health disorders in Britain, with 7.8% of people meeting the criteria for diagnosis. […]
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The Current European Patent Scene

31st July 2017
Patent Attorney Mark Houghton, talks about his specialist Patent practice, Patent Outsourcing Limited, which provides European Patent prosecution services, mainly to US clients, and he also talks about specific current European patent issues of interest, particularly the European Patent Office’s ‘Early Certainty’ initiative and its impact on clients with larger portfolios.   What makes Patent […]
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The Importance of Addressing Stress in the Workplace

31st July 2017
In light of mental health awareness, the next two features give advice into how to cope with stress in the workplace. We hear from Kate Headley, the Director of Clear Company, who has given a short introduction and background into the importance of addressing stress and mental health, addressing the legal issues, for lawyers and […]
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The Battle Over US Gun Law

31st July 2017
While politicians go back and forth from one administration to the next, US citizens continue to be caught in the middle of a legislative gunfight. This Bloomberg QuickTake video explains the current battle over gun rights.
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Turkey M&A Market: Overcoming Troubles

27th July 2017
The annual Turkish M&A Review report published by Deloitte had shown that M&A figure had decreased, and experts at Cigdemtekin Dora Cakirca Aranci stated it has been a rocky road for Turkey, which has resulted in a decrease of financial investment activity.  “Political uncertainty and security problems in the Middle East remain unimproved in the […]
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How to Nail Your Law Firm Interview

27th July 2017
Whether it’s an interview at a local bar, or an interview at Google, there’s always the usual advice for nailing the job, but when it comes to being interviewed at your dream law firm, you need the right advice. Charles R. Toy, Associate Dean of Career and Professional Development at Western Michigan University-Cooley Law School […]
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