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  • Computer Hacking: How Best To Solve It

    16/07/2008

    With computers now such an integral part of society computer related crimes are inevitable and will evolve as quickly as the technology itself. The most well known form o...view full story

  • Lawyers lobby government on employment insurance law

    16/07/2008

    The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) is lobbying the government to keep in place legislation that helps injured workers to claim compensation.
    Current...view full story

  • Online auction sites goes to war on spam

    14/07/2008

    Google and eBay have joined forces to protect users from spam and malicious emails by leveraging an authentication technology called DomainKeys.
    The development wi...view full story

  • Engine failures on new ships hits 'shocking' high

    14/07/2008

    Casualty statistics indicate that at over 40%, machinery damage is the largest category of incidents, although it only represents 19% of the cost of claims.
    A shoc...view full story

  • Security experts fix major flaw in web’s backbone

    10/07/2008

    You may be the victim of a major scam that exploits a flaw in the backbone of the web addressing system and not even be aware of it – typing the desired URL directl...view full story

  • Call for inheritance law change

    07/07/2008

    More money should be allowed to parents with dependent children if their spouse dies without a will, say legal experts. In England and Wales husbands, wives and civil par...view full story

  • IT Consultant escapes £31,000 phone bill

    07/07/2008

    An IT consultant who returned from holiday to find a £31,500 telephone bill on his door mat has thrown mobile roaming charges into the spotlight once again.
    ...view full story

  • File shares fined

    04/07/2008

    Topware Interactive, which produces the computer game Dream Pinball 3D, obtained default judgments in the Central London County Court against four individual file-sharers...view full story

  • Skunk smokers 18 times more likely to be psychotic

    04/07/2008

    People who use super-strength skunk cannabis are 18 times more likely to suffer a psychotic episode than those who smoke milder forms of the drug, research has shown. Ne...view full story

  • Skunk smokers 18 times more likely to be psychotic

    04/07/2008

    People who use super-strength skunk cannabis are 18 times more likely to suffer a psychotic episode than those who smoke milder forms of the drug, research has shown. Ne...view full story

  • Licensees warned about old toilets

    04/07/2008

    Pubs could face closure if facilities are not updated Thousands of Scottish licensees face heavy new costs to bring their toilets up to scratch as part of measures in th...view full story

  • Microsoft releases OOXML-to-HTML translator

    04/07/2008

    Microsoft on Monday unveiled projects to improve data portability between Office 2007 and other document file formats, reports a story on Linxworld.  It released the des...view full story

  • US Army set to hire internet spies

    03/07/2008

    The US Army is seeking a contractor to scan the internet for threats to American national security.
    The Army wants a contractor to monitor web pages, chat rooms an...view full story

  • Legal eagles join Chorley law firm

    17/06/2008

    A Lancashire legal firm has appointed two new partners in its Chorley office.
    Helen Shirbon has joined Forbes Solicitors as a member of the family team and special...view full story

  • Experts say NZ jails too many people

    17/06/2008

    Two British prison experts say they are astounded at the high rate of imprisonment in New Zealand and suggest alternatives should be considered.
    Baroness Vivian St...view full story

  • Indian cyber crime busted

    17/06/2008

    A one-of-a-kind cyber crime has been busted in the city. Crime branch officials have recovered a database of more than 4000 credit card holders, mainly from the US, which...view full story

  • U.S. Treasury cracks down on Kuwaiti charity

    17/06/2008

    The Bush administration moved Friday to financially clamp down on a Kuwaiti charity accused of channeling money and other support to terrorist groups including al-Qaida.<...view full story

  • 'Hit squad' of experts will help city council

    17/06/2008

    A "Hit squad" of prominent figures in Scottish local government, including key council leaders and chief executives, is to be brought in to help chart a way out...view full story

  • Treason laws could be abolished

    12/06/2008

    The ancient laws of treason could be scrapped under plans to simplify the legal system.
    Offences relating to crimes against the Royal Family, some of which date ba...view full story

  • Time to check wills are accurate

    12/06/2008

    Thousands of wills could need updating as rising care and nursing fees force the elderly to sell their assets to pay for care, the Law Society is warning.
    It has b...view full story

  • Time to check wills are accurate

    12/06/2008

    Thousands of wills could need updating as rising care and nursing fees force the elderly to sell their assets to pay for care, the Law Society is warning.
    It has b...view full story

  • Pannone adds two partners

    05/06/2008

    Manchester-based law firm Pannone has appointed two new partners to its personal injury department. Kate Wild joins Pannone from Simpson Millar’s Manchester office, wher...view full story

  • Home Information Packs are adding to the housing crisis

    05/06/2008

    Home Information Packs are adding to the housing crisis by imposing extra costs on buyers, the Conservatives have warned. The dossiers, which all vendors must now compil...view full story

  • Singers Defence Hit Hard In Experts' Testimonies

    05/06/2008

    A video forensics expert has shattered US singer R. Kelly's defence in his child pornography trial after matching a mole on the singer's back to that of the man in the se...view full story

  • How to protect your personal cyberspace

    05/06/2008

    The simple task of downloading some music from a file-sharing website proved to be a costly mistake for a young Wrexham man last summer. Richard, who is single and in hi...view full story

  • Pay difference' found between male and female lawyers

    29/05/2008

    Male professionals in the legal sector earn more money on average than their female colleagues, new research has revealed.
    In fact, female solicitors take home &po...view full story

  • DREI Holds Talks with Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

    12/05/2008

    Dubai Real Estate Institute (DREI), Managing Director Salem Alshafiei, recently met with David Tuffin, President of the UK-based Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors ...view full story

  • New grievance policies 'should save business money'

    07/05/2008

    New guidance issued on discipline and grievances should help save businesses time and money by resolving disputes internally, according to the employment advisory service...view full story

  • Scottish Solicitors to deliver verdict on future of profession

    29/04/2008

    AGM to debate 'Tesco law' plans
    Solicitors are being asked to carefully consider a new policy paper on the future direction of the legal profession in Scotland.view full story

  • CFAs: ‘Not designed with libel in mind’

    23/04/2008

    Conditional fee agreements (CFAs) are iniquitous, success fees extortionate – and the lawyers are coining it in. Sound familiar? That’s because it’s wha...view full story

  • BT's secret Phorm trials question corporate eavesdropping

    18/04/2008

    The government has refused to investigate BT's covert wiretapping of thousands of its customers in 2006 and 2007, despite its own expert's view that without consent Phorm...view full story

  • Discontinuance Of Claims Following Investigation - A Case Study

    17/04/2008

    Keeping adequate records and seeking disclosure at the earliest opportunity can prove vital to successfully defeating a claim. In respect of lower value fast track claims...view full story

  • The crazy complexities of dealing with an accident

    16/04/2008

    If you've ever been involved in a road accident, then you will know that the suffering doesn't end once you've left hospital, been patched up and reached the safety of ho...view full story

  • Univerity offers quick legal management course

    16/04/2008

    Solicitors seeking to acquire new skills to compete in the era of `Tesco law' are being offered help by Manchester Metropolitan University.
    The university is teami...view full story

  • Conference on asbestos dangers

    16/04/2008

    Hundreds of workers' representatives from across Yorkshire and Northern England will be at a Sheffield conference next week to discuss the dangers of asbestos.
    Org...view full story

  • Eco-town experts named today

    09/04/2008

    A panel of a dozen experts who will oversee the creation of Britain’s new 'eco-towns' will be announced today. Up to 100,000 homes will be built to environmentally ...view full story

  • Tactical win for Chancery Lane in legal aid row

    04/04/2008

    The Law Society has resolved a long-running dispute with the Legal Services Commission (LSC) over the new unified contract for legal aid after the LSC dropped a threat to...view full story

  • Email back-up compliance saves solicitors time and money

    01/04/2008

    A solicitors firm has reduced its email and storage overheads and saved two days' work from the email backup, search and retrieval process using software from Waterford T...view full story

  • QC to DJ at Glastonbury Festival

    01/04/2008

    Once upon a time when a Queen's counsel heard the initials DJ, it would be a signal to swap his silk gown for a dinner jacket. Not any more.
    "I'm going to DJ ...view full story

  • Personal injury payouts higher for men

    01/04/2008

    Men receive higher average payouts than women when it comes to claims through the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB), but women make more claims.
    But this c...view full story

  • UK's Chartered Insurance Institute Joins Calls for Personal Injury Reform

    01/04/2008

    The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) added its voice to the growing calls on the UK government to follow through on its proposed reforms to the personal injury compens...view full story

  • The Use of Imaging Tools in Toxicology Assessments

    01/04/2008

    In the last decade, in vivo imaging methods have become established tools in basic science research. This lecture is designed provide a general overview of ultrasound ima...view full story

  • Buyers will need to feel right at home with new reports

    01/04/2008

    Scotlands home owners have seen house prices increase steadily over the past few months, bucking the UK trend and outperforming London's property market.
    Prices ha...view full story

  • Conservative Councillor guilty of vote rigging

    20/03/2008

    Slough Conservative councillor Eshaq Khan was found guilty at a special High Court election hearing in Slough council chamber of corrupt and illegal practices to secure h...view full story

  • Survey reveals 47% of solicitors’ instructions for HIPs come directly from sellers

    19/03/2008

    Key findings of SearchFlow and Law Society survey shows solicitors are taking the initiative in HIP market. SearchFlow (www.searchfl...view full story

  • The Case of the Harry Potter Lexicon : J.K. Rowling vs. the Cyclopians

    14/03/2008

    New York Federal District Court Judge Robert Patterson has scheduled a trial for March 24, 25 and 26 in the matter of Warner Bros. Entertainment and J.K. Rowling v. RDR B...view full story

  • Law firm Morgan Cole recruits insurance experts

    13/03/2008

    South Wales-based law firm Morgan Cole has recruited a 10-strong team of specialist lawyers.
    The team of fee-earners, headed by partner Mark Bailey and leading inj...view full story

  • Irish solicitors wooing wealthy Britons on tax

    04/03/2008

    Several Irish legal firms are in talks with advisors to high-net worth individuals living in Britain about moving to Ireland.
    The move follows plans to introduce s...view full story

  • Computer experts point to White House failures in e-mail controversy

    04/03/2008

    US President Bush, who expresses disdain for e-mail, the White House system of electronic record-keeping is a good match. Even if Bush used e-mail, it might get lost in t...view full story

  • Government and medical regulators are failing to defend expert paediatricians against attacks

    18/02/2008

    Professor Terence Stephenson said child health doctors faced intimidation in the difficult field of child protection and could be put off acting as expert witnesses in co...view full story

  • Lawyers back use of intercept evidence

    08/02/2008

    Lawyers have backed prime minister Gordon Brown’s announcement that the government intends to allow intercept evidence to be allowed in criminal trials.
    The ...view full story

  • Expert Witnesses rejected from giving evidence in rape trial reforms

    28/11/2007

    It will be announced today that rape trial reforms will permit experts to present evidence to juries, detailing the psychological impact of rape, in a bid to dispel myths...view full story

  • Witnesses to be questioned pre-trial to assess reliability

    27/11/2007

    Attorney General Lady Scotland is set to announce that prosecuting lawyers and barristers will be permitted to interview their witnesses before the trial begins to assess...view full story

  • Digital Forensics: A News Item provided by CCL Forensics

    19/10/2007

    Digital Forensics can be described as the investigation and analysis of digital media in the interests of determining potential evidence and is an invalu...view full story

  • Law Commission to reform Criminal Conspiracy and Attempt

    10/10/2007

    The Law Commission today have published a consultation paper proposing to change the law governing the criminal liability of those who agree to or attempt to commit offen...view full story

  • Expert Civil Law

    08/10/2007

    Expert Witness are pleased to announce the launch of Expert Civil Law, a website devoted to the promotion and marketing of civil lawyers. We aim to provide civil law expe...view full story

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