In recent news, it was reported that a federal jury found two Baltimore police officers guilty of corruption for robbing city residents. Their stealing of seized guns, cash and drugs for resale also corrupted many other cases. Lawyer Monthly reached out to legal experts this week and below lists several responses to some of the […]
A new Ernst & Young report has found that more than 10% of the $3.7 billion raised in ICOs has been stolen due to cyber-attacks. According to the report, hackers are stealing up to $1.5m in ICO proceeds a month. Arseny Reutov, blockchain security expert at Positive.com has commented on the findings and what ICOs should be doing […]
We cannot underestimate how fundamental the issue of VAT is in Brexit negotiations. If the changes made to the Cross-border trade bill last Monday were to enter the UK’s legal framework after it leaves the customs union, the impact on over 130,000 of the UK’s firms would be catastrophic. Below, Gareth Kobrin, CEO of VAT […]
The UK government recently announced an overhaul of employment rights designed to improve conditions for millions of workers, including those in the gig economy. This is in response to last year’s Taylor Review into working practices. The changes are intended to give workers the power to force companies to follow the law, while enabling businesses […]
Brexit raises many issues in almost every legal field and family law is certainly no exception. Alex Critchley is a Solicitor in the Family Law Team at Morton Fraser. He regularly advises on issues of international jurisdiction in family cases, and below discusses the potential prospects of family law post-Brexit. The term reciprocity will seem […]
Pro bono is derived from the Latin term pro bono publico which can be translated as ‘for the public good’. In a professional and legal capacity, lawyers provide free legal services to members of the public who are unable to pay. Below Francine Ryan, lecturer in law and member of the Open Justice team at […]
Bringing Lawyer Monthly expert barrister knowledge every month with our #WednesdayWisdom, here Scott Haley, Family Practice Manager at One Pump Court, discusses the meaning and history behind ‘taking silk’. The award of Queen's Counsel is known informally as “taking silk”, which is why QC’s are often colloquially known as ‘silks’. An example of meritocracy at the Bar, […]
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