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Ian McDonald

Portland
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Ian McDonald’s Biography

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Trans-Atlantic journalist. City University London graduate '14 for Master of Arts in International Journalism. Pepperdine University Graduate '12 in Writing and Rhetoric. Practicing journalist since age 14. Opinions editor at the David Douglas Highlander and the Pepperdine Graphic. News editor and copy editor at the Pepperdine Graphic. Currently living in Los Angeles and working in post-production for commercial film and television.

Ian McDonald’s Journalist Portfolio

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Redevelopment and Repercussions

Redevelopment and Repercussions

The Complicated Future of the Earl's Court Opportunity area.

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Weightlifting Clean

Weightlifting Clean

According to the latest British Crime Survey, 50,000 people in the UK use steroids for strength training – an…

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British Doctors suggest fizzy drinks tax

British Doctors suggest fizzy drinks tax

2013-03-15. Britain's doctors have suggested that a punitive tax, like those on tobacco and alcohol, put o…

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"Sexual content leads to senior show rejection"

"Sexual content leads to senior show rejection"

24 FEBRUARY 2012 For the Pepperdine Theatre department, the show must go on, even when issues concerning w…

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Knox declared not guilty, Moore’s defense correct

Knox declared not guilty, Moore’s defense correct

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"Autopsy dispels murder suspicions"

"Autopsy dispels murder suspicions"

23 March 2012. The Guido's kitchen worker who was found dead Sunday night has been determined to have die…

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English High Court Rules Intra-Client Documents Can Attract Privilege

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By Hormis Kallarackel, Airlie Goodman, Ian McDonald
| Mondaq
It appears that legal advice privilege ("LAP") under English law may be on the move. The English High Court recently ruled1 that LAP can attach to internal communications between members of a corporate "client group" - so-called "intra-client documents" - even where no lawyer is a party to the communication, provided the documents were created with the dominant purpose of seeking legal advice. Although subject to appeal, this is an important expansion to the existing doctrine.
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Bearing witness to the truth

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By Ian McDonald
| Stabroek News
It isn’t an exercise that makes much sense to try and rank poets in a sort of hierarchy of greatness. Still, the great poets are easily recognizable – in a moment the minds know, the heart feels, the spirit senses a quality involving silence and attention. Read it, and at once you know the poetry that will last all your life. Among West Indian poets, I have that sense especially about Derek Walcott and Martin Carter and Lorna Goodison.
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Finishing the Build: Private Damages Class Action to Extend Competition Enforcement in Housebuilding Sector

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By Ian McDonald
| UK Restructuring and Insolvency Law Reforms Podcast Mini-Series
The recent announcement of a proposed collective action for damages against housebuilders provides further evidence of a paradigm change in the competition law landscape in the United Kingdom ("UK"). This claim follows commitments accepted last year by the Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") from certain householders. While public enforcement adapts to political calls for faster, 'growth-oriented' outcomes, shifting the associated risk calculus, private enforcement risk is increasing.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. I still have my grandfather's old typewriter. It's portable too.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Will McAvoy is a good character. Ron Burgundy is pretty legendary though.

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

Probably #ThingsLongerThanKimsMarriage