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By DebbieH 24 Nov 2017 0 min read

In the news this week: The Budget, falling living standards, Uber, and easyJet

The top commercial news this week has surrounded the Budget unveiled by Philip Hammond on Wednesday In the wake of this the Resolution Foundation and the Institute for Fiscal Studies have made some gr...

By DebbieH 21 Nov 2017 0 min read

No UK judge on International Court of Justice for the first time

The UK has withdrawn Sir Christopher Greenwood from an th round of voting for the final place on the bench of the International Court of Justice ICJ It s the first time in the year history of the ICJ...

By DebbieH 17 Nov 2017 0 min read

In the news this week: Dubai Air Show, Brexit concerns, and a surprise from Tesla

Commercial awareness is an important part of becoming a successful lawyer Being able to deliver legal advice in context is essential and will make you very attractive to law firms One of the best ways...

By DebbieH 16 Nov 2017 4 min read

Minimum price for alcohol sales backed by UK Supreme Court

The UK Supreme Court has backed plans by the Scottish government to introduce a minimum price for all alcoholic drinks This ruling is the culmination of a five-year legal battle led by the Scotch Whis...

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By DebbieH 07 Nov 2017 0 min read

100 lawyers lose to a robot in legal competition

CaseCrunch Alpha an artificially intelligent system went up against more than commercial lawyers from London to predict the outcome of mis-sold PPI cases These were real cases and both the lawyers and...

By DebbieH 01 Nov 2017 0 min read

Staggering impact of legal aid cuts revealed

The Ministry of Justice published a document on Monday evening which revealed the impact of legal aid cuts since The -page post-legislative memorandum of the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Off...

By DebbieH 14 Dec 2016 6 min read

Legalex 2017

Legalex is the UK s first largest and fastest growing legal event designed for the most ambitious law firms and professionals looking to discover the latest innovations that will make them more compet...

By DebbieH 28 Jan 2014 0 min read

John Prescott calls for prisoners to be given legal right to vote

Should going to prison mean giving up your right to voice your opinions Speaking in the Daily Mirror this week John Prescott asked whether denying prisoners the right to vote was an infringement of th...

By DebbieH 19 Dec 2013 0 min read

Overzealous regulation “stifling” innovation in smaller law firms, says watchdog

Unnecessary and overzealous regulations raises costs and stifles innovation in smaller law firms according to the Legal Services Board Research carried out by the super-regulator based on interview an...

By DebbieH 11 Apr 2013 0 min read

Impact of the latest legal aid cuts

The Law Society has called the government s recent cuts from April to the legal aid budget devastating The society s president Lucy Scott Moncrieff commented As we are all too aware the reforms to the...

By DebbieH 06 Feb 2013 0 min read

Pinsent Masons sets up freelance lawyer service

International law firm Pinsent Masons has begun looking for lawyers for a new flexible resource service Vario from Pinsent Masons which it intends to launch to clients in the Spring It is essentially...