Known also as America’s Dad, Bill Cosby is on trial in the US for sexual assault, with more than 50 women accusing him. Monday saw the first day of the trial in Norristown, Pennsylvania, US, and Kelly Johnson, the first witness, said she held off for years going public about how Bill allegedly drugged and […]
Compensation claims rising for non-freezing cold injuries as soldiers told to ignore their symptoms and ‘man up’, with ethnic minorities being particularly let down by MoD’s negligence.Claims for debilitating cold injuries from servicemen in the British army have risen significantly, research from solicitors Bolt Burdon Kemp reveals. In 2015/2016, the government paid out £1.49 million […]
Last Friday's cyberattack on tens of thousands of computers around the world revealed businesses' and other organizations' vulnerability to ransomware and extortion. Elliptic is a Bitcoin intelligence firm that guides banks and corporations through the ransomware process and work with law enforcement to identify the attackers. “Most ransomware attacks follow the same general pattern,” explains […]
From Brexit to immigration and trade policies, both the UK and the US are currently undergoing huge legislative steps towards a different kind of progress. Regulators are on their feet in anticipation and businesses even more so. Here Michael Hatchwell and Julia Holden-Davis, Directors of Globalaw, talk Finance Monthly through the most recent legal conundrums […]
The Commission presented a package of measures to make the Single Market work better for citizens and businesses. The Single Market is one of the EU's greatest achievements. It enables people, services, goods and capital to move freely. It has fuelled economic growth and made the everyday life of European businesses and consumers easier. A […]
The Trial is a brand new, ground-breaking five-part series to be stripped across one week on the popular UK TV channel, Channel 4. In it, a fictional crime will be authentically tried by a team including eminent practicing QCs, a genuine judge and a jury of 12 members of the public. The only actors include […]
Ben Davies, Partner in the civil litigation team at Byrne and Partners, discusses with Lawyer Monthly the latest on tax havens, their role, precedents courts have set in recent years, and the risks that are possible. So-called ‘offshore’ jurisdictions can offer legitimate tax efficiencies and confidentiality to investors. However, those same qualities leave them open to […]
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