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By DebbieH 12 Dec 2017 0 min read

Judges facing “torrent of personal abuse”, says Lord Chief Justice

In his first press conference as Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett of Maldon said that judges are facing increasing online abuse and even physical threats Speaking at the Royal Courts of Justice in London Lord Burnett said that such abuse is capable of undermining the rule of law There has

By DebbieH 08 Dec 2017 0 min read

In the news this week: Bitcoin, blockchain, and ‘best before’ dates

Cryptocurrency was big in the news this week with Bitcoin and Australia s decision to adopt a blockchain style system for trade settlements jobs at Toys R Us are at risk with plans to shut UK stores in the Spring and the Co-op is to be the first UK supermarket

By DebbieH 05 Dec 2017 0 min read

US Supreme Court allows travel ban to go into full effect

The US Supreme Court ruled on Monday that President Donald Trump s travel restrictions on eight nations can go into full effect while legal challenges are resolved The ruling means that most citizens from Syria Iran Somalia Libya Yemen Chad North Korea and some from Venezuela will be denied entry

By DebbieH 04 Dec 2017 0 min read

Becoming a lawyer in Scotland

Scotland has its own legal system separate to that of England and Wales follows its own procedures and uses its own terminology When England and Scotland were politically unified in and Great Britain was born Scotland maintained its own legal system It therefore follows that Scotland has a separate qualification

By DebbieH 01 Dec 2017 0 min read

In the news this week: Black Friday, Bitcoin, and electric planes

Rising online sales for Black Friday and a tumultuous few days for Bitcoin topped this week s commercial news However there has been some good news for the pound after a Brexit breakthrough We could be closer to electric commercial planes than we think as Airbus Rolls-Royce and Siemens plan

By DebbieH 28 Nov 2017 0 min read

Human rights lawyer job description

The work of human rights lawyers revolves around enforcing the fundamental rights set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights UDHR Lawyers began to specialise in human rights in the UK after the Human Rights Act HRA came into force in the year This was the first time that

By DebbieH 27 Nov 2017 0 min read

Supreme Court to travel to Northern Ireland to hear ‘gay cake’ case

The UK s highest court will sit in Northern Ireland for the first time next April for up to four days of hearings The Supreme Court will sit in the Inns of Court Library at the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast which will allow one hundred members of the

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 grim predictions regarding the future of the UK economy Also in the news were Uber and easyJet

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 also known as the world court that there hasn t been

By DebbieH 20 Nov 2017 0 min read

A guide to commercial awareness

What is commercial awareness Commercial awareness can be one of the most important skills in helping you secure a job It has become one of the most employable attributes for jobseekers to have and not just in the legal industry Despite the importance placed on it by recruiters a survey

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