Many people have been haunted by their past minor transgressions, which on any view bare no indication of who they are and have become in the present day. Naturally, many people have probably been fearful of applying for jobs knowing that their past will hinder them.
Following a tumultuous 2018 for the Serious Fraud Office, Iskander Fernandez, Partner and white collar crime expert at BLM, addresses the agency’s recent investigations, whether recent changes in senior leadership could steady the SFO ship, and issues surrounding corporate criminal liability.
For senior qualified legal staff, the world really is their oyster. There are a wide range of potential career options available for solicitors, not least the path to partnership.
The legal industry faces ever-increasing demands from clients for faster services and accurate results. An obvious response is to adopt the time-saving and efficiency-driving technologies that are widely available and being incorporated into many other industries.
Some weeks back the Attorney General appeared before the Commons Justice Committee and vowed to “crack the whip” to rectify the all too well known failings in the criminal disclosure process.
The Supreme Court has this week handed down judgment in Perry v Raleys Solicitors [2019] UKSC 5, a much-anticipated decision on the court’s approach to causation and quantum where the claimant’s claim is that the breach of duty has caused him to lose an opportunity he would allegedly otherwise have had.
President Trump's decision to declare a national emergency at the southern border has sparked legal and political challenges. Democrats are calling the move a "power grab" and "gross abuse of power." The ACLU and others have filed lawsuits. CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett and CBSN political contributor Molly Hooper break down the latest for CBSN.
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