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GDPR Creates an Implementation Challenge for eDisclosure

23rd June 2016
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) intends to strengthen and unify data protection for individuals within the EU, but how will this affect the eDisclosure industry and what new challenges does it present? James Merritt, Director of Forensic Technology & eDisclosure at CityDocs, discusses. What is the GDPR? Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament […]
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Senior In-House Lawyers’ Total Earnings Jump £8,130

22nd June 2016
Senior in-house lawyers have seen their pay rise by £8,130 this year, according to the latest research from specialist legal and compliance recruiter Laurence Simons. According to the research, lawyers’ average total earnings (basic salary and bonus) now stand at £165,190 – which is £8,130 (5%) higher than 2015’s typical package (£157,060). This has been […]
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More IT Investment Needed For Law Firms

22nd June 2016
Cost of premises is increasing yet firms are still not investing in IT and remote working, highlights MHA Legal Benchmarking Report. The latest annual legal benchmarking review from MHA, the UK-wide group of accountancy and business advisory firms, points to encouraging signs of growth for a second year, most notably through an upturn in the […]
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CMA Guides Businesses on Online Competition Law

21st June 2016
The CMA has written an open letter to businesses alerting them that, if suppliers restrict their retailers’ prices, that can break the law. The Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) open letter is accompanied by an at-a-glance guide to the law and follows two recent cases in which businesses were fined a combined total of more than £3 million for engaging […]
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Law Business to Boom in Event of ‘Leave’ Vote

21st June 2016
Legal expert and UK200Group Executive Board Member Peter Duff has forecast that, in the case of Britain leaving the European Union, lawyers will be busy as our government and businesses adapt to being outside of the trade bloc. “As a lawyer, it appears to me that the legal profession will have a boom time in […]
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Children Need To Be At The Centre Of Family Court Cases

20th June 2016
Section 1 of the Children Act 1989 states that when a court determines any question with respect to the upbringing of a child the child’s welfare shall be the court’s paramount consideration. There are seven statutory factors that the Court is directed to have regard in any Children Act proceedings, one of which is the […]
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7,000 Data Protection Officers Needed In The UK By May 2018 In Order To Comply With New EU Data Protection Rules

20th June 2016
Research conducted by GO DPO, the strategic partner for the Henley Data Protection Officer (DPO) Programme, estimates that around 7,000 large companies (employing in excess of 250 employees) will need to recruit and train at least one DPO each over the next 24 months; between now and when the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) […]
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