GDPR hits compliance enforcement in May 2018. Below Michael Christensen, a member of (ISC)2’s GDPR Taskforce, lifts the lid on 5 unforeseen consequences of the legislation that businesses may be unaware of. Europe is less than a year away from implementing the biggest data-privacy law in history, yet there is an astonishing failure to understand […]
A ground-breaking report recently released by the Fawcett Society concludes that the UK legal system is failing women and needs fundamental reform. The report, which is the conclusion of the Fawcett Society’s Sex Discrimination Law Review (SDLR) Panel, also found that violence against women and girls is ‘endemic’ in the UK. The SDLR Panel was […]
There’s a new tax law in town. It passed without a single vote from Democrats in the House or the Senate, and it’s a huge windfall for the richest Americans, including President Donald Trump. But Republicans didn’t just want any new tax law, they wanted to reform the tax code. To give the richest Americans […]
The UK Government’s Brexit bill, which is currently making its way through the lower chamber, is being considered by the UN as to whether it breaks international law by failing to consult the public over its legislation. The complaint originated from Friends of the Earth (FoE), an environmental campaigning community, which noted that the withdrawal […]
Following a turbulent 18 months for the UK, the arrival of 2018 brings with it a number of reasons for optimism. Below Lawyer Monthly hears from Paresh Raja, CEO at MFS, on real estate, housing and property developments to look forward to in the coming year. Since the EU referendum in June 2016, the country […]
Below Lorraine Heard, Legal Director at transatlantic law Womble Bond Dickinson, explains why the EHRC is currently raising questions in a public consultation regarding its own powers to enforce gender pay gap regulations. Under the Equality Act 2006, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has a range of enforcement powers to ensure compliance with […]
To keep pace with business in an ever more competitive environment there is a rapid evolution from everything being bespoke, to commercial transactions being organised into a service continuum. Many commercial transactions follow the same pattern, and have the same structural framework. The ability to provide a service structure integrating business processes and legal service […]
While housing has been high on the political agenda recently, and significant focus was given to it in the Autumn budget, specialist lawyers ask whether the new measures go far enough, particularly with regards to affordable housing. It was confirmed that, following the Prime Minister’s October announcement, a further £2bn of funding would be given […]
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