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Dishonesty and how it Affects Your Fitness to Practise

13th October 2016
Earlier last week Pauline Cafferkey, the Scottish nurse who returned to the UK having contracted Ebola herself, was cleared of all allegations of dishonesty and misconduct. She had been working at an Ebola Treatment Centre in Sierra Leone in 2014. The NMC referred her case to a Fitness to Practise hearing of the Conduct and […]
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Law Firms Cannot Afford to Ignore the Threat of Cyber Crime

13th October 2016
Law firms and their clients continue to make national headlines for all the wrong reasons, as both sides are now a prime target for cyber criminals. The increased frequency of attacks like these is truly alarming, not only for clients, but also for the solicitors who can take a huge hit to their reputation in […]
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Ministry of Defence Facing Judicial Review Over Support it Provides to UK Troops

13th October 2016
The Ministry of Defence is facing a Judicial Review over the framework of support it provides to service personnel facing judicial process. Hilary Meredith, CEO of Hilary Meredith Solicitors Ltd, has been instructed by clients currently subject to judicial process and investigations to consider bringing the Judicial Review. Ms Meredith recently provided evidence at the […]
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CISAC Calls for Further Measures On EU ‘Copyright Package’

13th October 2016
CISAC - the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers – recently acknowledged that the ‘Copyright Package’ released by the European Commission is a good starting point towards addressing the unfair situation for creators in the digital market. CISAC also called European institutions to take further measures to secure fair remuneration and a better […]
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Environmental Groups Pushback on Exxon-Related Subpoenas

13th October 2016
Ahead of a Congressional hearing held by House Science Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX), members of Congress, law experts, and environmental groups gathered at the Capitol to highlight all that Exxon knew and buried about climate change, and to push back on the Chairman’s overreaching subpoenas. The event featured prominent members of Congress including Rep. […]
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Parliament Should “Play A Central Role” in Triggering Article 50

13th October 2016
The House of Lords Constitution Committee recently published a report on ‘The invoking of Article 50’ in which it states that Government should not trigger Article 50 without consulting Parliament. The Committee says it would be ‘constitutionally inappropriate’ and would set ‘a disturbing precedent’ for the Government to act on the referendum without explicit parliamentary […]
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‘Naming and Shaming Multinationals is Not the Answer’

13th October 2016
“The recent amendment to the UK Finance Bill 2016 to include enabling legislation that would require companies to publish a ‘country-by-country report’ (CbCR), showing where they paid their taxes and earned their revenues, is nothing more than an ineffectual naming and shaming exercise,” says Miles Dean, Managing Partner, Milestone International Tax. “If countries do adopt […]
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