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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Contractual blind spots affect not only general counsel, but whole companies too. The corporate contractual process is failing. Epically. And that’s a big problem. Full story - The Lawyer
FOCUS OF THE DAY: Contractual blind spots affect not only general counsel, but whole companies too. The corporate contractual process is failing. Epically. And that’s a big problem. Full story - The Lawyer
Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Law Society will publish report on consequences for legal sector of EU withdrawal | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/034vd1m9Oi
- Tories ‘pause for thought’ on Human Rights Act in Queen’s Speech | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/U14LvZeufB
- Queen’s Speech 2015: Lib Dem lawyers to oppose infringements on civil liberties | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/EuIIf68zJQ
- Five solicitors sanctioned by SDT for failing to close businesses properly | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/E12IDuvBqg
- Professional advisers are failing to provide philanthropy advice | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/6eiO0imGVp
- Ecclestone sues HMRC for breach of contract | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/a7KqTqVmb5
- Legal battle over royal house of Mysore, and one of #INDIA's great fortunes http://t.co/jkvxeR1gNv
- Threat to exit human rights convention must be dropped, Tories tell Cameron http://t.co/2abOixX3hB
- Jeffrey Spector deserved better than our cruel law on assisted dying | Charles Falconer http://t.co/l8hNhqOmxe
- Preston law firm’s conveyancing division reports record £3.1m growth https://t.co/zffOfA4vQV
- Coram’s Noel Arnold shortlisted for prestigious Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year award https://t.co/Vg3QRJdMjU
- Is the future of government spying in #US legal? https://t.co/BD0OqrccXC
- Legal highs contributing to HMP Northumberland assaults and discipline problems, report reveals https://t.co/LLE7F4nojk
- UN expert calls on Serbia to expedite legal measures amid housing crisis https://t.co/E6nAcAUvNu
- Is it time that chimps are given legal rights? What about elephants, dolphins and whales? https://t.co/ZhJafJ7mYI
- Policy on HM Revenue & Customs enforcement, prosecutions and naming employers who break national minimum wage law https://t.co/d4ZCbnWjFc
- Amended UK Insolvency Law Now In Force! https://t.co/o8v0GlDl8N
- Experts warn about UK security laws https://t.co/YJJrh5F41H
- #SPAIN's top court overturns regional anti-eviction law https://t.co/CX5SD2wAEB
- Twelve things women in #SAUDIARABIA can't do https://t.co/bUWNuNMzB9
- #Russian NGOs fear fresh crackdown after 'undesirable' law https://t.co/6EvbPSLpHL
- Amazon gets onside of new law and will pay UK taxes on UK sales https://t.co/sETiLaoEYr
- New surveillance laws must have full public debate, say top UK academics https://t.co/5IJBG69fCl
- Tory plans to block online porn could breach EU law https://t.co/zELL7zdUiB
- SYLA events lift curtain on life of in-house lawyers and advocates | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/IbhiMir422
- Pinsent Masons becomes most popular legal brand in Scotland | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/86dnGNr9TZ
- Conservatives delay scrapping of HRA | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/iQNE66S3sv
- Law Society Scotland: cars with children smoking ban laudable but difficult to enforce | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/gtAu5mpIAi
- Sapper caught growing cannabis at home wins appeal against ‘excessive’ sentence | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/S6DdNmIHbW
- Scots ministers consult on sexual offence trial changes | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/8wjgRcKUdo
- Proposed law to force ID checks on Britons accessing adult entertainment online | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/Ebz2aIrhgh
- Strike changes: what do they mean? http://t.co/qVutpyUuon
- Northern Ireland welfare dispute: Westminster could take over powers http://t.co/7Brm2Ca04S
- Crowds 'could be counted' with phone and Twitter data http://t.co/zM2YMbfsNp
- Queen's Speech: Ministers to consult on Bill of Rights http://t.co/YVpDRibJOc
- Queen's Speech: New online data terror powers proposed http://t.co/X4kJKiLA7A
- Queen's Speech: 'English votes for English laws' plan http://t.co/2TWPPsPL39
- Ex-Falkirk MP Eric Joyce sentenced for assaulting two teenagers http://t.co/S2Ojq7OuAr
- SRA warns on exit strategies after solicitors fined | Law Gazette http://t.co/1f3ZOXRi6G
- Queen's Speech 2015: Bill-by-bill http://t.co/mRJb6NjZdk
- Ian Binnie, ex-Supreme Court justice, to arbitrate Senate expense claims #CANADA https://t.co/ANZ1wADZj0
- Queensland to change judicial appointments process after Tim Carmody's time as Chief Justice #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/rIMwGvnyz3
- Staffordshire Police investigating claims by Esther Baker that she was raped while officers stood guard https://t.co/dv73DEQiDU
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Spratt Endicott Solicitors celebrating the promotions of three members of staff and the appointment https://t.co/MkXN0Bweq1
- It is possible to imagine a #NEWZEALAND where the law enables terminally ill people to die with their doctor's help https://t.co/dSnJepq8nN
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Simpkins and Co Solicitors, based in Highcliffe, is opening a London office https://t.co/782ZC2DMYu
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Linder Myers appoints new employment solicitor Hannah Skelton https://t.co/QXbDdWoulh http://t.co/9qTPzLx82x
- Sydney siege gunman claimed he was being 'set up' by ASIO, inquest hears #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/ghTogPp8SH
- Man jailed for racking up 36th no-insurance offence #IRELAND https://t.co/QVxy1M6hqY
- Queensland Chief Justice Tim Carmody has been accused of breaching the separation of powers #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/swZxDLusiY
- Howells Solicitors break £6m turnover mark and continue to recruit https://t.co/8ks9XOjkFB
- The high cost of legal indifference for startups https://t.co/oz2C5qw493
- POLL: Should assisted suicide be legal in Britain? https://t.co/vJGR0bwXBK
- Legal Cell of Karnataka Congress Against Filing Appeal Against Jayalalithaa in Supreme Court #INDIA https://t.co/JPSfr27lJq
- Additional funds promised for struggling ACT legal aid services #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/xr7LfEQsAn
- Comment: Surrogacy law reform is a gay issue https://t.co/GYhPY9tpez
- #France opposed UK banking reform exemption http://t.co/WAOUdZgL5T
- Wollen Michelmore solicitor Katrina Vollentine wins Women in Law Awards 2015 https://t.co/jboV0l8yoo
- Can David Cameron Recover the UK National Sovereignty? http://t.co/80Qa2mKyT0
- Legal experts call for greater scrutiny of surveillance laws http://t.co/RHljVG8yhx
- UK pornography industry proposes user ID checks for adult websites http://t.co/TyIt7sOnNZ
- UK porn laws might mean ID checks with the post office https://t.co/ratXF8gqMM
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Winston & Strawn confirms Dubai launch with Pillsbury project finance team hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/WyGQNPXQdM
- Foran Glennon gains SRA approval for London launch under ABS licence | The Lawyer http://t.co/kqJnaI23Ay
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Shearman freezes associate pay but hikes trainee salaries by 15 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/0nhDjUSPIp
- Challenger bank Hampshire Trust hires first director of legal from CAF | The Lawyer http://t.co/bJ1WEX5XTN
- Funds giant BlackRock scoops up former Barclays EMEA investment GC Handling | The Lawyer http://t.co/pKPc9DRMql
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Olswang general counsel Callander departs following CEO appointment | The Lawyer http://t.co/jfjnzK8u9R
- Are fixed costs about to move beyond PI? | Law Gazette http://t.co/15CoBuTjoO
- Society fears for legal professional privilege | Law Gazette http://t.co/rEuDbheUjK
- Toblerone lorry thieves jailed http://t.co/mR9OUngbQo
- NoW news editor 'used hand signal' to tell Andy Coulson of phone hacking http://t.co/6W7kGVJQQX
- 'Uber protest' by black cab drivers brings traffic chaos to Westminster http://t.co/hTGHH9QMAN
- Fifa corruption arrests: key questions answered http://t.co/lXqXDapdup
- The Sun attacks David Cameron over British bill of rights delay http://t.co/FlzhuSepXe
- Cameron set to delay plans to scrap Human Rights Act http://t.co/cWqofsk7IM
- How will the extension of Right to Buy actually work? http://t.co/cNqMtHLfpr
- #CHINA makes mass arrests over stolen artefacts http://t.co/WdCCGneAPH
- EU to announce migrant quota plan details http://t.co/fUuYPAe0B2
- Queen's Speech 2015: EU referendum, tax cuts and Right to Buy expected http://t.co/ow9xzcEbkG
- Fifa corruption probe: Officials arrested in Zurich http://t.co/u3yJJbkRvk
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/pMTl8YVPdg
- Senior Cardinal in the Vatican labels #Ireland's same-sex marriage referendum 'a defeat for humanity' https://t.co/0JMJpcxNaA
- Parents threatened with prosecution after son (14) missed school since September #IRELAND https://t.co/x7MG5w2bQ2
- Alibaba tries to weave magic to wean firms off fakes https://t.co/Bh89Vs6Zmy
- Former Church of Ireland lay worker charged with 75 counts of sexual abuse on 10 boys #IRELAND https://t.co/tKKZiWF26v
- Dayan Krishnan for Kejriwal as Delhi HC says ACB can act against Central Govt employees #INDIA http://t.co/XPHgY8gQYp
- Lawyers turn to helpline for Ethi-Call dilemmas #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/J9jO1yOLZ1
- KWM launches Singapore office #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/A8OT7k3llb
- Cleveland agrees to limit police use of force after shootings #US http://t.co/T1UsD5K49u
- Triggs won’t pursue Brandis, AFP drops corruption inquiry #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/iCDU5GNw5R
- Appeals court rules with states challenging Obama's immigration action #US http://t.co/04SQNn1G09
- The Amarchand split – Legal Industry reaction & more #INDIA http://t.co/Ww7dQLGSy3
- Obama administration asks U.S. top court not to hear Google copyright fight #US http://t.co/NJythF0DvJ
- Lawyers warned on PR pitfalls #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/rlQ905viLB
- Rishikesh Verma replaces Bhushan as Kejriwal withdraws challenge to Gadkari’s defamation notice #INDIA http://t.co/PafxGzywWa
- EU referendum: Staying in 'will be Yes campaign' http://t.co/lLzm11Ywvo
- "Veyo will fail", predicts CEO of UK's biggest conveyancer | Legal Futures http://t.co/vpkCyMiV1p
- SRA investigated baby with ‘material interest’ in ABS | Legal Futures http://t.co/nmY4FmITQK
- 'Canal Boy' is locked away for £50,000 ramraid at Mercedes HQ http://t.co/rNjj4NR5pF
- Cycling legend Brian Robinson awarded compensation after collision http://t.co/px1oocFGRu
- Gang steals £200k of toblerone chocolate from lorry http://t.co/kZZIRbWAWF
- Father forced to fight hospital in courts to keep son alive spends funeral cash on lawyers http://t.co/Ew6rNj5ZD3
- Skype summoned to court over refusal to share customer data #BELGIUM http://t.co/5J4CQjCY5Y
- Suited office worker caught on camera moments before he stabs prostitute http://t.co/OHB8hxY00f
- Surge in foreign criminals freed to live openly in Tory run Britain http://t.co/I1BrJTD1Th
- How to counter the allure of Isil for teenagers http://t.co/lKzQ1yvAsi
- I wish I could pass a longer jail term, judge tells stalker http://t.co/YNFkA7MIlG
- Don't warn naughty children they'll go to jail, police tell parents http://t.co/K131Jlkvqw
- EY in UK takes two more partners from Addleshaws | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/gk2kplK2Am
- Energy sector cuts lawyers and relies on finance team for legal brief | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/tZK8hVhY0z
- Focus to go on email evidence as Dewey LeBoeuf trial starts in New York | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/S4lPyZLUTm
- Bank of England inquiry procedures questioned by top lawyer | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/0jOeit9UBt
- Top Australian GCs set up group to influence parliament | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/cUJ8dU6i9g
- UK merger will create £75 million turnover firm | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/bqYKcmMHIy
- CSHR wins case over 'state aid' appeal | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/NA5t9WQHRU
- Should animals have the same rights as humans? http://t.co/ngv7WHU6QD
- Number of identity theft victims 'rises by a third' http://t.co/XlnjwSSoZu
- NI legal aid: Barristers quit criminal cases in protest http://t.co/3MikADKvtJ
- Tories will not accept migrant relocation quotas for UK http://t.co/xHe3LuKR1U
- Qatar royal warns that #Muslims are being "dehumanised" by the coverage of violent extremism in the Middle East http://t.co/TIillnd6G5
- Northern Ireland welfare reform bill fails to pass http://t.co/HmnajSm3GY
- Landlords enjoy £14bn tax breaks as figures reveal buy-to-let expansion http://t.co/nld2W4fsFr
- Prosecutors examining claims that police spied on sister after death of her brother http://t.co/8VsDgpp4jQ
- Labour peer plans to bring back assisted dying bill to House of Lords http://t.co/QQQzjklw3T
- The Queen's speech: your bill-by-bill guide to the next parliament http://t.co/npFVnEgpTV
- VIP paedophile ring: woman waives anonymity to link politician to abuse http://t.co/gfgNjWgemK
- #US supreme court to hear crucial Texas electoral redistricting case http://t.co/ynRmMZXbm6
- #US supreme court to review murder case that excluded all potential black jurors http://t.co/Wtw8xpourS
- Michael Gove must take radical steps to cut the prison population http://t.co/vKSGrvjtsE
- Tories putting civil liberties under threat, warns Nick Clegg http://t.co/ttYXXhoF95
- Why Michael Gove must think carefully about the Human Rights Act http://t.co/eyNCcclAK8
- Law Society’s online conveyancing portal takes off | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/DyYJw6SETJ
- Devolution of powers may pose headaches for elected mayors | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/hv2nZwWFgB
- LASPO: Court has no power to stop sexually abused being cross-examined by alleged perpetrator | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/WmnXEfEYb3
- Professional negligence warning over costs budgeting | Law Gazette http://t.co/oy8DGZQSML
- London firms moving fee-earners to regions – report | Law Gazette http://t.co/DLfNmiX5Zj