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Lawyers Say They Face Persistent Racial and Gender Bias at Work

A study found that women and people of color in the legal profession felt they were held to higher standards than white men and received fewer opportunities. Read more detail on Recent Business Law posts –

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Soccer Star Leaves Germany’s National Team Because of Persistent Racial Harassment

Over the weekend, German Soccer Star, Mesut Ozil, retired from the German National Team following what he claimed to be rampant racist remarks and mistreatment based on his Turkish heritage, according to the BBC. The German Football Association, “DFB”, denies … Continue reading

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Second FCA consultation on persistent debt and earlier intervention

In April 2017, we blogged that the FCA published Consultation Paper 17/10: Credit card market study: consultation on persistent debt and earlier intervention remedies (CP17/10). CP17/10 proposed measures to tackle persistent credit card debt and encourage earlier intervention. In particular, … Continue reading

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The Persistent Complainant

A Louisiana Hearing Committee has recommended that charges against an attorney be dismissed based on its finding of insufficient evidence of an ethical violation. The dissatisfied former client had complained to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel ("ODC") on concerns of… … Continue reading

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