Till Reform Do Us Part: Law Commission to review 19th century marriage laws
The Law Commission is working on improving the current laws on marriage in order to simplify the system and cater to everyone.
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November 5, 2019
Fighting Back: MP Rosie Duffield gives powerful speech as she debates the new Domestic Abuse Bill in Parliament
Canterbury MP Rosie Duffield speaks about her personal experiences with domestic abuse in the Parliamentary debate for passage of the New Domestic Abuse Bill.
October 30, 2019
Deloitte launches new training contract designed to fit into the Solicitors Qualification Exam
Big Four firm Deloitte, has launched a new training contract programme that has been designed for the upcoming Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), making Deloitte one of the earliest adopters of the new SQE.
October 29, 2019
Grand Theft Loophole: Global entertainment giants avoid millions in UK corporation tax
A UK tax-relief policy, “Video Games Tax Relief” (VGTR) has been used by the world’s largest video game giants, including WarnerMedia, Sony and Sega, to avoid paying tens of millions of pounds in UK corporation tax.
October 29, 2019
Breaking Up with Big Tech: US presidential hopeful announces plans for breakup
In March, US Democratic Presidential hopeful, Senator Elizabeth Warren, proposed her two-pronged plan to break up Big Tech companies: unwind pre-existing mergers deemed anticompetitive, and spin out (separate into a new independent corporation) services of large platforms that are designated as “Platform Utilities”; services with over US $25bn in revenue.
October 23, 2019
A New Cam(Pay)n: The creation of MeTooPay seeks to redress the gender pay gap
Over 100 of the most successful women in business have kickstarted a campaign intending to end the disparity between their salaries and their male co-workers.
October 18, 2019
ElectroLinks: Magic Circle firm Linklaters has introduced digital training contract offers
Linklaters has started using digital training contract offers in a wider effort towards redesigning legal documents.
October 12, 2019
Evershedding the Old Ways: Eversheds Sutherland sets BAME targets for UK practice
Eversheds Sutherland has released BAME targets for its UK team in order to address the lack of diversity within the firm.
October 11, 2019
Amazon’s Hopes for Rekognition: Amazon to pitch its facial recognition technology regulation to lawmakers
In September 2019, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled the tech giant’s plans to develop its own draft legislation to regulate facial recognition technology. Amazon hopes to pitch this to lawmakers and for them to adopt its as many of its suggestions as possible.
October 10, 2019
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Law Firms, Transform and Roll Out: A snapshot of the digital arms race for recruitment and client retention
Law firms are accelerating their digital transformation through training programmes, incubators and client secondments to stay ahead of the game.
October 10, 2019