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Interview with LegalPD (Sweet & Maxwell/Thomson Reuters): Social Media for Legal Professionals

June 17, 2013 Lawyers Who Tweet

I was recently interviewed alongside my colleague Stephen Moore from Moore Legal Technology and a range of other lawyers and legal social media champions for a video by LegalPD (Sweet & Maxwell / Thomson Reuters). Among those interviewed included legal blogging (‘blawging’) champions Adam Wagner (barrister) and Brian Inkster (solicitor), IP lawyer Shireen Smith, employment [...]

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Google+ Hangout with Jonathan Lea: Legal Blogging & Social Media for Lawyers

June 6, 2013 Legal Careers

Jonathan Lea, London-based corporate lawyer and business adviser, recently kindly invited me to join him on a Google+ hangout (a live webinar) to chat about legal blogging (‘blawging’) and social media for lawyers and law firms. I’ve met Jonathan on various occasions now, having first connected back in 2009 on Twitter and latterly at legal [...]

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What to do if you have suffered from medical negligence

May 29, 2013 Medical Negligence

The following post explains some of the relevant considerations you should be thinking about if you have suffered medical negligence in the UK. If you have suffered any form of medical negligence you may well be entitled to pursue a legal claim. The law can serve as an important check on medical malpractice and you [...]

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The quest for a Training Contract and the steps to take to ensure you give yourself the best chance

April 11, 2013 Legal Careers

We are pleased to welcome Joseph Morris, COO of Grad Diary who we met recently on Twitter – very interesting site and worth all law students looking for a traineeship to pay a visit. Joseph’s guest post is below which outlines some tips and some of the harsh realities about what it takes to obtain [...]

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Does Compensation Have to be Spent on Medical Expenses?

March 28, 2013 Compensation

Post providing thoughts on the topical question, does compensation gained from a successful personal injury claim have to be spent on medical expenses? With the forthcoming introduction of the ban on referral fees, it seems pretty obvious that the government is determined to crack down on what it sees as the ‘compensation culture’. The rights [...]

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Economic problems continue but insolvencies fall – what gives?

March 13, 2013 Business

Guest post regarding the current economic climate and corporate insolvencies. One of the features of the current economic climate is that there is so much conflicting data and opinions about what’s really happening. Searching for economic news on any given day, you will probably find one survey or another which will suggest that the worst [...]

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Child welfare and divorce – what’s really best for the kids?

March 1, 2013 Family Law

We are pleased to welcome a family law blogger, who pens the following post on the important legal subject of child welfare and divorce. The Government has announced plans to reform the law in relation to how child arrangements are resolved when parents separate. It would like the courts to adopt a presumption that the [...]

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Legal skills – transferable or not ?

March 1, 2013 Law

We are pleased to welcome Evolved Legal, who have written this post on the transferability of legal skills against the backdrop of change in the legal market. The legal market is in flux and times have never been harder in living memory for many experienced and qualified lawyers, let alone the thousands of wannabe lawyers [...]

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The Importance of Selecting Qualified Counsel

February 20, 2013 Law

(Guest post from a legal writer in the US with some tips for choosing counsel) Choosing counsel to provide advocacy for a criminal situation may seem as simple as opening the yellow pages and choosing from the hundreds of options, attorneys and firms available. But despite the misconception that all lawyers are eligible to practice [...]

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Legal Issues Associated with Cohabitating Couples

January 24, 2013 Family Law

(Guest post regarding family law and cohabitation in the US) It seems that marriage has lost some of its luster over the last decade. More couples are making the decision to live together rather than get married. It could be the close to 50 percent divorce rate that makes matrimony seem like a risky venture, [...]

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Claiming for Medical Errors in the UK: Exposing the scale of errors in the prescription of drugs

January 22, 2013 Medical Negligence

Post regarding medical errors in the UK. A study commissioned by the GMC revealed in May last year, the scale of errors made by GPs in the prescribing of medication. The mistakes found ranged in type but of note were the following types of errors: wrong dosages, lack of instructions for prescribed medication and a [...]

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What Constitutes Tax Evasion?

January 17, 2013 Tax law

(Guest blog post from Jeremy Bernard regarding tax evasion – mainly based on US law) Numerous taxpayers become concerned with the question as to what constitutes tax evasion whenever their taxes become due. This concern is quite understandable, considering the major consequences of this particular tax crime. However, most taxpayers have no valid reasons to [...]

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Is it now better to be a non-lawyer in the legal services market ?

December 18, 2012 Law Practice

Guest post asking and tackling the question “is it now better to be a non-lawyer in the legal services market today?” (Applicable mainly to England & Wales) Let’s go back in time, 20 years back in time. Becoming a solicitor or barrister was a much sought after qualification and profession. Whilst the training, 3 years [...]

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Top SEO Tips for Blogging

December 9, 2012 Blogging

Following on from my recent social media for lawyers and students seminars (see here for the TANQ seminar and here for the Strathclyde University seminar), I was invited by cold case blogger extraordinaire, Vidster of Defrosting Cold Cases for a live tweeting session on 7 December 2012. The subject of the hour-long tweeting session was [...]

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Social Media for Lawyers and Trainee Solicitors – #TANQsocial Seminar 2012

November 29, 2012 Social Media

Social Media for Lawyers: How to achieve your online goals without throwing away chargeable hours. from Ward Blawg Earlier this week, I presented on the topic of ‘Social media for lawyers: How to achieve your online goals without throwing away chargeable hours’ in the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow, an event hosted by the [...]

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The Government plans to make claims against employers more difficult

November 28, 2012 Personal Injury Claims Law

Guest post from accident claims solicitors (sp) According to the latest figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), accidents at work are on a downward slide. Employers reported 114,000 injuries to workers in 2011/2012, of which nearly 24,000 were classed as serious. Sadly, 173 workers were fatally injured at work in the same period. [...]

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Legal Protocol for Compensation

November 23, 2012 Law

Guest post regarding legal protocol for claiming for compensation. You can’t turn on the TV or radio without seeing adverts claiming to help you with compensation following an accident or injury at work. Newspapers are constantly reporting cases of compensation won seemingly with ease. But what is the actual protocol for this type of compensation? [...]

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Secret Courts: Ill Informed or Necessary?

November 21, 2012 Legal Know How

Guest post provided by John on behalf of BCL Legal. BCL Legal is specialist law recruiter who find and place law job candidates in the UK. Secret Courts: Ill Informed or Necessary? Closed civil court hearings are not a new phenomenon. However, they are currently in focus as controversial proposals for ‘closed material procedures’ progress [...]

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Alternative Business Structures and UK Law Firms – Survival in 2012 [VIDEO]

September 21, 2012 Law Practice

In a recent blog post and video about alternative business structures (ABS) and its effect on UK law firms, leading online marketing specialists Moore Legal Technology present their thoughts on some of the significant changes taking place and what solicitors can do to survive. The video is embedded below. Please do share with your contacts [...]

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#TwitterJokeTrial Judgment Published – A Win for Common Sense and Freedom of Speech

July 27, 2012 Twitter Joke Trial

Further to our blawg post from December 2010 regarding Paul Chambers’ conviction and failed appeal in the #TwitterJokeTrial, it is great to hear that Paul’s High Court appeal, led by David Allen Green, has succeeded. Allowing the appeal, marking a win for common sense, reason and freedom of speech, the Court stated, at para 38 [...]

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Personal Injury Law Firm Domain Names & Websites for Sale

July 10, 2012 Personal Injury Claims Law

Our contact is keen to engage in discussions relating to the sale of one or more personal injury law firm domain names & websites. This may be of particular interest if the following applies to you:- if you are concerned about the looming personal injury referral fee ban; if you are looking to grab additional [...]

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