[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By now, few people will be unaware of the horrendous recent news stories concerning accidents that have been caused by drivers who were using their mobile phones at the wheel. Few people will also be aware that there has been a change in the law around the issue of phone use whilst driving. …
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In many cities in Canada and other parts of North America, new bike paths have been built for cyclists. These paths now have new signage and other facilities to protect the increasing number of bikers and reduce accidents. But has this measure been effective? In Toronto, reports show that over a 1,000 bicycle accidents …
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Mike Kelly There is a resurgence of interest in speech recognition (SR) within the legal profession currently. This same interest incidentally is mirrored in other professions such as healthcare and in business generally. It is a trend that is likely to continue. Refer to the 2014 Gartner report where Speech Recognition is now positioned as one …
By John Reed* “You should be blogging.” This is a phrase you’ve likely heard many, many times from law firm business development staff, legal marketing pundits, and even other lawyers. They’ve probably said that blogging will boost your search engine optimization results, drive traffic to your website, and have prospects beating a path to your …
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Today most attorneys still have archaic organizational methods. Every email they send and receive is printed out and placed manually in a folder. Unfortunately, these firms are still living in the 20th century, with an office buried in piles of books crowding the entryway. This is inconceivable in a wireless modern world. Most law firms …
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Some of the greatest comeback stories in history, involve an athlete who persevered after suffering a serious injury, only to find themselves in an exciting new career as a coach, trainer or sportscaster. When it happens in professional sports, it is looked at as a successful transition; somehow when it pertains to an average …
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Falsification of trucking records is more common than you’d think – and it’s a threat to both safety and your bottom line. But what can you do about it? Most truckers – and most trucking companies – are honest. This piece is about the few bad apples that spoil the basket for everyone. The men …
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Baker Hostetler – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) continued its run of resolution agreements for HIPAA violations, pulling in $5.45 million from just two entities, North Memorial Health Care of Minnesota (NMHCM) and the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research (Feinstein), in a single week. The resolution agreements emphasize that …
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Sponsored Post The Personal Properties Securities Register, or PPSR, is the centralized government system where they store security interest registrations over personal properties. Implemented by the Australian government in 2009 through the Australian Personal Property Securities Act, it provides the nation a publicly accessible library of security interests in personal properties. Through it, the Australian …
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Sure enough, not every legal matter requires the use of an attorney such as fighting a speeding ticket or settling in a small claims court. However, the time may arise when you do need a lawyer to help win your battles in a legal dispute you may not want to risk losing. When those …
