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Avoiding the Excessive Reading Trap: How to Advance Your Legal Blogging

March 27, 2014 Blogging

[Translate] For lawyers, law students and the legal profession on reading too much, blogging not enough and nurturing your creativity in the social media age. “Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy […]

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Great Part-Time Opportunities for Law Graduates & Law Students in the UK

February 18, 2014 Legal Careers

[Translate] A team of my colleagues (predominantly lawyers) based in Glasgow has capacity to recruit up to 10 law graduates and law students for part-time roles offering relevant legal experience. You will receive expert guidance from the team on the required tasks and your main role will be to produce legal content for publication online […]

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Solicitors’ Negligence?: Lawyers Sued For Not Clarifying that Divorce Means End of Marriage

January 9, 2014 Family Law

[Translate] Rarely does a week go past these days without a frivolous legal claim being raised or brought to light. This week was no exception – this time in the context of professional negligence. David Allen Green captures this one in a succinct tweet (h/t @nearlylegal): Woman sues lawyers for not advising her that divorce […]

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Evidence Thresholds for Making an Asbestos Claim

January 8, 2014 Compensation

[Translate] (US Law) Asbestos litigation is a growing area of tort law. With more than 27 million people in the United States having been exposed to asbestos in the workplace and over 100,000 deaths worldwide caused by asbestos-related diseases, there are at least 730,000 US lawsuits filed related to asbestos, many of which have been […]

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Law, Technology and Design

December 12, 2013 Legal Design

[Translate] Margaret Hagan recently shared on Twitter a great image she had created, with thoughts on law, technology and design. I retweeted, along with many others, but thought a short post on this would do the image more justice. For me, the key message is that there is so much that the internet and technology, […]

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Pain For Much Gain: Biggest Compensation Payouts

December 9, 2013 Compensation

[Translate] It might come as a surprise to learn just how common personal injury compensation claims are all around the world. From injuries suffered at work, to losses arising out of negligence or even a breach of contract, the laws surrounding compensation across the world are vast and encompass a huge variety of different scenarios […]

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How to make life easier for your loved ones once you’re gone

December 6, 2013 Law

[Translate] Thinking about your death is not something anyone like’s to do, however it is worth considering what will happen to your property and assets after you are gone. Often, such matters are left for your loved ones to deal with, but there are things you can do before you pass on that you can […]

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UK legislation and regulations to protect employees and employers

December 6, 2013 Employment

[Translate] In the UK, a series of pieces of legislation and regulations exist to protect employees and employers from injury in the workplace. Environmental legislation also exists to protect the environment and minimise impact from business processes. Most businesses in the UK are covered by these pieces of legislation, and failing to comply can result […]

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Calling All Law Graduates: Part Time/Full-Time Legal Drafting Jobs Available

November 7, 2013 Legal Careers

[Translate] Update at February 2014: the position has now been filled, but still happy for speculative enquiries to be made.  A team of my colleagues has capacity to recruit at least one law graduate to assist with a growing online legal business in the UK (jurisdictions include both Scotland and England). If you can write […]

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

July 23, 2013 Lawyers Who Tweet

[Translate] 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, […]

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What to do if you have occupational dermatitis?

July 23, 2013 Personal Injury Claims Law

[Translate] Feature article explaining some of the best courses of action if you have occupational dermatitis. Industrial industry and disease personal injury solicitors specialise in providing legal support to workers who have been injured or harmed during the course of their employment. If you have occupational dermatitis as a result of your job, turning to […]

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

June 6, 2013 Legal Careers

[Translate] 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 […]

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What to do if you have suffered from medical negligence

May 29, 2013 Medical Negligence

[Translate] 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 […]

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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

[Translate] 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 […]

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Does Compensation Have to be Spent on Medical Expenses?

March 28, 2013 Compensation

[Translate] 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 […]

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Economic problems continue but insolvencies fall – what gives?

March 13, 2013 Business

[Translate] 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 […]

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

March 1, 2013 Family Law

[Translate] 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 […]

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Legal skills – transferable or not ?

March 1, 2013 Law

[Translate] 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 […]

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The Importance of Selecting Qualified Counsel

February 20, 2013 Law

[Translate] (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 […]

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Legal Issues Associated with Cohabitating Couples

January 24, 2013 Family Law

[Translate] (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 […]

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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

[Translate] 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 […]

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What Constitutes Tax Evasion?

January 17, 2013 Tax law

[Translate] (Post from Jeremy Bernard regarding tax evasion – mainly based on US law but also more generally with comment in respect of civil fraud in the UK, US & beyond) Numerous taxpayers become concerned with the question as to what constitutes tax evasion whenever their taxes become due. This concern is quite understandable, considering […]

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

December 18, 2012 Law Practice

[Translate] 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 […]

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Top SEO Tips for Blogging

December 9, 2012 Blogging

[Translate] 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 […]

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Social media training for legal practice students: #StrathSocial Seminar 2012

December 9, 2012 Social Media

[Translate] Following on from my Social Media for Lawyers and Trainee Solicitors seminar on 28 November, I was invited to present to Diploma in Legal Practice students at University of the Year 2012, Strathclyde University on Wednesday 5th December 2012. The slides are above which provide a note of some of the key ideas and […]

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