Julia Ross

Why do men harass women?

The men who hate women Sarah Everard will never sing bad karaoke again. Adored by her friends, family and boyfriend, she is remembered as talented (at everything but karaoke!), 'clever' and 'caring'. A dedicated primary school teacher who loved the…

The 9/11 Imposter

It is hard to believe it was 20 years ago, when Al-Qaeda crashed two hijacked planes into New York’s Twin Towers – taking nearly 3000 lives and destroying countless more. It is a tragedy which changed America and the world, forever. Like JFK’s…

Amanda Knox: Presumed guilt

The year was 2007, in a beautiful Medieval city in Central Italy. A man from a troubled home life with a history of violent home break-ins, sexually assaulted and murdered a young British student in her bedroom. He left bloody prints at the scene and…

MADE TO LAST

As we enter the defining decade in our fight against climate change, the fashion industry is under the spotlight. The UN estimates fashion alone generates nearly 20 per cent of global waste water and about 10 per cent of all carbon emissions. Vast…

MY CAREER HAS BEEN A REAL JOURNEY

For many people reading this, media mogul and entrepreneur Mosunmola Abudu (you can call her Mo!) will need no introduction. Forbes dubbed her Africa’s most successful woman; The Hollywood Reporter, one of the ‘25 Most Powerful Women in Global…

Is rewilding the answer to climate change and mass extinction?

Climate and biodiversity are indelibly linked. As carbon-absorbing eco-systems are destroyed, birds, animals and vegetation face extinction. As temperatures rise, natural disasters like the Amazon and Australian bush fires devastate large areas of…

A Place for Progress

University has long been viewed as the missing link in the battle for greater social equality. If higher education is available to everyone, regardless of who they are or who their parents are, surely that is half the battle towards a society where…

At war with the 'Big Four'

New data shows PwC was the second best performing law firm in Iberian M&A in 2018, while Deloitte and KPMG were also ranked in the top ten The presence of the ‘Big Four’ in the Iberian legal market has always provoked fierce debate. Their supporters…

Living a Nightmare

Portugal’s largest law firm, PLMJ, recently suffered the horror of a cyberattack that resulted in highly confidential information being published – with such attacks on the increase, what should law firms do to minimise the risk of becoming…

Mute R. Kelly: should we still listen to his music?

Surviving R. Kelly has sent shockwaves across social media and beyond, since its screen debut this month. Sony has dropped the artist. Erykah Badu is embroiled in a bitter war of words on social media for defending him. Lady Gaga had led a string of…

Portuguese businesses increasingly recognising the importance of corporate governance

Corporate governance is becoming a major part of the daily life of Portuguese business, as more and more companies recognise its importance, and this has resulted in a corresponding increase in work for law firms, says Anabela Gonçalves Ferreira,…

Portuguese law firms strengthening real estate practices to meet demands of booming sector

With Portugal in the midst of a record-breaking real estate boom, law firms are strengthening their practices to meet the corresponding increase in demand for legal services, says pbbr partner Pedro Pinto. “The Portuguese real estate market is well…

Portugal must change planning system to accommodate international investors

Portugal needs to change its planning system in order to accommodate a new wave of international real estate investors, says Caiado Guerreiro partner Tânia Pinheiro. “The type of investor and the type of real estate projects have changed in recent…

Steady flow of major property deals, but downturn could be in sight

Though there is still a steady stream of major international property deals, there are signs there could be a future downturn, with the result the market becomes more challenging, says RLD lawyer Rafael López-Diéguez Piñar. “What we are seeing is…

Lawyers benefitting from boom in Spanish real estate investment trusts

Spain may benefit from increased numbers of international funds and high-net-worth individuals turning their attentions away from the UK due to Brexit. A boom in Spanish real estate investment trusts, known as Sociedades Anónimas Cotizadas de…

Queen Anne, Britain’s forgotten Queen

If you didn’t look into it closely, you could be forgiven for thinking we have only had three queens…. Queen Victoria and the Elizabeths. Perhaps the least celebrated in a line of overlooked women, Queen Anne (1702-1714) was the woman…

We need to talk about ghostwriters... for lawyers

The image of old school lawyers, so entrenched legalese they can barely string a human-sounding sentence together, belongs in the Victorian era. Writing in an accessible way is drummed into LPC students and trainees alike, and most lawyers are pretty…

An SEO Roadmap for Law Firms

More and more law firms are embracing SEO. And with good cause – research shows 96% of people looking for legal advice use search engines. Yet despite their best efforts, many firms are achieving mixed results. A recent survey by HubSpot found legal…

Russian gangs of New York: Part 2 - Putin's new order

The Soviet Union’s collapse, in 1991, prompted an influx of thousands of powerful criminals from all over the USSR, known collectively as the ‘Russian Mafia’ to the United States. Once again, many of these new arrivals settled in South Brooklyn. More…

A YOUNG VULGARIAN

Network Magazine talks to University of Westminster graduate and critically acclaimed journalist Marie Le Conte about Twitter, breaking into the Westminster bubble and the joy of waking up when you want.“Everyone has a very different story on how…