Lawyers have become increasingly concerned that Legal Professional Privilege (LPP) is being undermined by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO): they are anxious that this fundamental common law right may become further diminished as the SFO increasingly challenges companies which claim LPP while under investigation. But are they right to be concerned, and if so, why […]
Introducing this month’s special focus on Competition & Antitrust law is Robert Russell, National Chair of the Competition and Foreign Investment Review Group at Borden Ladner Gervais. Here Robert discusses the latest legislative developments in the Canadian M&A landscape, including Competition Bureau procedures, the introduction of Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs), and changes to the Canadian […]
Having recently joined 6 Pump Court Chambers in London, this month’s guest barrister is eager to expand his boundaries in the legal sector, and make efforts to raise the bar, both in terms of standards of service, and in the relationships 6 Pump Court and its team cultivates with its clients. Over the next few […]
Rightscorp, a Los Angeles-based provider of copyright monetization and data services, monitors the global Peer‐to‐Peer (P2P) file sharing networks to seek out and find illegally downloaded digital media on ISP networks. US Law makes piracy illegal, and nobody is legally entitled to participate in piracy with impunity – not even Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Furthermore, […]
Forensic Expert Witness Services of the Year 2016: Lawyer Monthly Magazine Dr John Douse BA, MA, D,Phil (Oxford), FRSC, FCSFS, F ChromSoc, MIExpE, MEWI. I provide expertise in the fields of explosives, gunshot residue, drugs, toxicology, DNA and forensic chemistry. A full account of my casework including comments on my performance by instructing parties can […]
Medical negligence and product liability often come hand in hand, and in the case of vaccine injuries, complex disputes require the services of experienced and skilled lawyers. To this end Lawyer Monthly speaks to Anne Carrión Toale, Partner at Maglio Christopher & Toale, a civil litigation firm in the US, who discusses the firm’s thought […]
Computer forensics is the intricate science behind investigations and analysis of computer data in order to find evidence and information pertaining to a legal case. This can range from scrutinizing messages on a smartphone device, to sifting through Gigabytes of data on hard drives, or even cloud storage. This month Lawyer Monthly hears form Craig […]
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