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Thought Leader – Environmental Law – Keller & Heckman LLP

21st October 2016
From chemicals, biocides and pesticides, to consumer products, tobacco, vaping products and food, our next thought leader thrives in a challenging environmental law landscape, and when it comes to EU prohibitions on chemicals, EU trade barriers and now Brexit, Marcus Navin-Jones, Partner at the Brussels office of niche law firm Keller and Heckman LLP, is […]
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Thought Leader – Hospitality – Cubism Law

21st October 2016
The global hospitality industry is huge. From hotels and restaurants to theme parks and cruise lines, this sector employs hundreds of thousands of people all over the world and is subject to a wide and ever-changing set of regulations.  Douglas Wignall, consultant solicitor with Cubism Law, here talks to Lawyer Monthly about the complexities involved […]
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Advanced Simplifies Land Registry Submissions for Law Firms Following Launch of New Gateway

13th October 2016
Leading software provider, Advanced, is experiencing increasing demand for the latest version of its award-winning solution, Laserform Hub, which includes the addition of combined SDLT and Land Registry submissions. Laserform Hub was developed to enable law firms to meet the Government’s ‘digital by default’ strategy by allowing secure electronic form submission to multiple government portals […]
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Fine Represents Highest Ever for Data Protection Breaches in the UK

13th October 2016
Recently the UK’s new Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham who took over in July 2016, published the £400,000 Monetary Penalty Notice issued to TalkTalk on 30 September 2016. This Notice detailed her reasons for imposing the highest ever UK fine for a serious breach of the Data Protection Act 1998. Denham was pretty scathing – “Yes […]
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Acas Launches UK Guide on How to Handle Life-Threatening Conditions at Work

13th October 2016
Workplace experts, Acas, have launched a new guide to help employers manage staff who have a potentially life threatening or long term illness such as cancer, HIV or multiple sclerosis. It is estimated that by 2020 almost one in two people (47%) will get cancer at some point in their lives but some employers may […]
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Law Firms Cannot Afford to Ignore the Threat of Cyber Crime

13th October 2016
Law firms and their clients continue to make national headlines for all the wrong reasons, as both sides are now a prime target for cyber criminals. The increased frequency of attacks like these is truly alarming, not only for clients, but also for the solicitors who can take a huge hit to their reputation in […]
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Arlington Investors has bought ten buildings leased to the University of Leeds

5th October 2016
Arlington Investors has announced the purchase of ten buildings leased to the University of Leeds from Rockspring Property Investment Managers as part of an £85.5 million property acquisition. Alongside the Leeds properties, Arlington also acquired a London based building with 232 studios that are let to students. With this purchase, Arlington now boasts over 7,800 […]
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