Ahead of a Congressional hearing held by House Science Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX), members of Congress, law experts, and environmental groups gathered at the Capitol to highlight all that Exxon knew and buried about climate change, and to push back on the Chairman’s overreaching…
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Parliament Should “Play A Central Role” in Triggering Article 50
The House of Lords Constitution Committee recently published a report on ‘The invoking of Article 50’ in which it…
Is it Time for the Government to Abandon Land Registry Privatisation for Good?
The UK government have this week postponed plans to privatise the Land Registry, dropping it from the Neighbourhood…
The message from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority that banks must do more to cater to foreign start-ups and small and medium-sized businesses has been welcomed by the head of Ogier's Corporate Practice in Hong Kong, Nathan Powell.
Yesterday, the HKMA intervened to warn local banks that due…
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US Isolationism: A Prospect for the Future?
Between the negotiations of the latest US-China and US-EU trade agreements, policies surrounding the repatriation…
Net Migration: A Sign of Fear That the UK Door Could Soon Close
ONS Migration Statistics Quarterly report for the period January 2016 to March 2016 showed that net migration to…
According to recent figures from the ONS, there were 3.8 million fraud offences committed last year. Fraud has become the most common crime committed in the UK. But when it comes to serious fraud – the big ticket crime committed by banks, companies and their employees – there is little serious data,…
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Tougher New Copyright Law Means Extra Protection for Designers Against Rip-Offs
A strict new copyright law will ensure extra protection for artists and designers from those attempting to rip off…
Which Way Forward for the UK Post-Brexit?
In the aftermath of the vote for Brexit, it transpires that there is actually no such thing as a Brexit, but…