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The following article/report was prepared by PWC. Key details of the 2015 Vat Amendment Taxpayers may soon see the penalties for Value Added Tax (VAT) defaults increase significantly. This is based on the provisions of the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill 2015 which is currently being reviewed by the Senate, after it was passed by […]

Nigerian stocks closed trading on a negative note as the all share index dropped -2.46%. Market capitalization at the close of trading was N10,248,609,736,000.43. Highlights of today’s trading session. NSE All Share Index was 29,840.23 down -2.46%. Market capitalization closed at N10.2 trillion compared to last week Friday’s market capitalization of N10.5 trillion. Volume of shares traded was 375,221,838.00 units. Top […]Read More

Judges are just like everyone else. They love, they fear, they cry, they tweet. But on Monday, the New Mexico Supreme Court cautioned judges against crossing lines on social media. Sure, judges can go ahead and repost that funny cat pic or hop on a trending hashtag. But the state supreme court wants them to […]

After Carolyn Tanner suddenly lost her position as Nevada’s Public Utility Commission General Counsel, we couldn’t help but look a little deeper into what sounded like a “loose lips sink ships” story. Allegedly she is no longer employed due to her actions on Twitter. Tanner, however, claims the timing was coincidental and denies that her […]Read More

Life just got a little better for legal professionals from Wilmington to Rehoboth, as FindLaw recently unveiled its new Delaware Code and Constitution section. The legal practitioners in the First State and beyond now have access to the best, easiest-to-use Delaware codes around. So, if you have a client looking to open a microbrew in […]

The California attorney who was arrested after it was determined his KKK comment card could be a hate crime has filed two claims against the city of Los Angeles. He’s demanding a little over $750,000 in damages owing to damage to his practice and to emotional distress after the arrest. The claim of emotional distress […]

Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter graced the First Circuit, sitting by designation, for an appeal involving the Second Amendment. It seems like guns are getting all the press these days. But Souter’s opinion wasn’t exactly what we would call a treatise of judicial erudition. The darn thing was only eight pages in Courier font. […]

Your business is growing and you’re lucky enough to need another pair of hands to handle all the work. So you’ve hired an associate, hoping that by bringing on another attorney, you can take on bigger cases, generate bigger pay-outs, and help another lawyer start off their career. But not all work relationships work out. […]

We all want to do less and earn more. But when that doesn’t happen, we need to do more to earn more. But you don’t need to work through the night in order to get work done. There are plenty of tools out there to help increase your productivity, helping you become a more efficient, […]

Today marks the 100th day since D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Merrick Garland was nominated to the Supreme Court. That is 100 days without formal consideration of his nomination; 100 days without a hearing by the Senate; 100 days with no Senatorial advice and certainly no consent. As Senate Republican leaders continue to refuse to consider […]

When everyone else was complaining about the amount of reading in law school, did you secretly think, “Hey, this is awesome?” Where other associates grumble about pecking at their keyboards all day, do you get excited about the prospect of a few more hours of research? Well, you might be a bit of a nerd […]

Workaholic attorneys may be spending too little time marketing and too much time lawyering. In the long term, this can make lawyers vulnerable to economic dips. The realities of today’s economy make it necessary for attorneys both at large firms and small to be mindful of making hay while the sun still shines. Increasingly, the […]