Junior barristers are suffering from the current pandemic in multiple jurisdictions. In the UK there has been strong criticism of the government’s package to support self-employed individuals and in New South Wales barristers are seeking urgent support.The UK junior barristers have written an open letter signed by over 200 junior barristers about the Self-Employed Income […]
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Experts advise businesses to invest in automated AML platforms as workforces and customers move to work from homePowered by LawFuel – As the nation adapts to remote working for the foreseeable future, anti-money laundering service, Smart Search, has announced the launch of dedicated cover to help businesses remain compliant with money-laundering laws over the coming
Powered by LawFuel – International law firm Ashurst has broadened its client offering with the launch of Ashurst Consulting, a new business line providing specialist consulting services that complement the firm’s core legal services.The move comes as clients increasingly seek holistic solutions that help them comply with the complex regulatory and legal frameworks in which
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Listed law firm DWF slumped after an announcement (below) announcing reduced revenues and sending the shares sliding. DWF is the only law firm listed itself on the main market on the London Stock Exchange.The full statement on the revenue slump is below – The health and wellbeing of our people and clients is paramount, and
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4-5.co.nz – Inextricably linked with organised crime groups, it covers a far wider range of social problems in the UK and elsewhere than is often appreciated including county lines drugs, gangs and child sexual exploitation, gun and knife crime and even social housing.Our innovative work with police, local authorities and other partner agencies has successfully
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The powers used by government to enforce compliance with restrictions on movement have been heavily criticised by former UK supreme court Justice Lord Sumption who has said the public should not be “resigning their liberty” to ovewr-zealous citizens in uniform.A Guardian article reported the former justice when he heavily criticised Derbyshire police for stopping people
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It can be tough working at home, especially with boisterous children around, and the key for London Queen’s Counsel Bridget Dolan is to set the rules . . like any good barrister would. And the results have created a Twitter storm of other barristers with their ‘lockdown’ warnings ranging from child-shooting to During the coronavirus
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LegalBusiness editor Alex Novarese has been reporting on the law profession for a long time – but there has been nothing like the current Coronavirus crisis to confront the profession. His opinion piece is worth considering to help provide some context to the crisis, using the GFC as an ‘anchor’.The longer you do this job,
The challenges faced by bar associations globally in the face of COVID-19 have been major and the UK Law Gazette has published an article from Jonathan Goldsmith, a former secretary general of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe is worth re-publishing here. I wrote about it last week. But I am writing about
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A Northern Ireland law firm is taking legal action via an application for judicial review over a refusal to close schools in Country ArmaghA Belfast law firm is to take a case on behalf of a family in Co Armagh over the decision not to close schools in Northern Ireland.On Sunday, Education Minister Peter Weir
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