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Today's Video Focus: Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) says that New York needs ventilators so desperately for the Covid-19 patients that they will test splitting a ventilator between patients. Cuomo then chastises the federal government for not doing more to get ventilators to New York like using the federal Defense Production Act to make companies produce ventilators.
Focus of the Day story: The Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland yesterday praised lawyers for their “heroic efforts” in trying to keep trials going during the coronavirus pandemic. He also acknowledged that the lockdown measures introduced on Monday might well lead to an increase in domestic violence and online crime as people stayed indoors. Full story - Legal Futures
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Don't send them to Coventry: Crowd at 'unbelievable' barbecue dispersed https://t.co/Gr9iS3IByM
- SRA staying ‘pragmatic’ over conduct during UK lockdown | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/HIR3ToSkRZ
- $500m commercial trial to be heard in 'virtual court room' | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/6fbtnLfSqE
- Scotland told to create independent regulator for legal services | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/hWtLzGuQZ8
- Gove apologises for lockdown confusion over separated families | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/TLi14QUdZN
- Don’t delay exams, junior lawyers tell regulator | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/IO4169aVBG
- Court tells solicitors to dampen client demands on trade secrets | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/TEm2twE8LO
- Covid-19 lockdown: Supreme Court goes virtual | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/0g6VrmdPwO
- Chaos in county court as lawyers call for possession cases to be adjourned | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/0UP6wHrYI
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/NVley2BSBb
- Coronavirus: British nationals stranded abroad in 'dire' situation https://t.co/NBTm3aVfc7
- Ex-girlfriend of Brighton schoolgirls' killer to be charged https://t.co/vx07T9fR9Z
- A pizzeria employee who allegedly faked a robbery to look good in front of his bosses has been arrested https://t.co/iCLfgTyZqW
- Home-working tips: Dress Up Friday https://t.co/u3GSHFLFM3
- US: Five-year prison sentence for woman who tried to vote while on parole upheld by appeals court https://t.co/jz5Le0sP8h
- Lynne McCaughey: Diversity and inclusion at Pinsent Masons https://t.co/mv27DEhj1D
- Lawyer of the Month: Ryan Russell https://t.co/Tjqdm5fAbT
- Guidance on virtual court etiquette in England and Wales has been issued by a judge https://t.co/xQPaiTARk
- COVID-19: Supreme Court goes online https://t.co/eze5r6gwOz
- Coronavirus: Calls for clarity over new curbs on life in UK https://t.co/mMrd478c6H
- Woman’s drugs conviction quashed over ‘unfair’ police questioning https://t.co/SmenlYyxs0
- CMA recommends independent regulation of legal services in Scotland https://t.co/F0FNvMjV0d
- Gillespie Macandrew promotes three to partner https://t.co/Sf8jWXWsjt
- Belligerent Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin tells staff to get a job at Tesco https://t.co/xLaM5SGJ2V
- SNP MSP has said a judge should investigate claims that the Scottish government conspired to "do in" Alex Salmond https://t.co/oKcceA3DO
- Pressure is growing on government to act to protect construction workers against the risk of coronavirus https://t.co/Y4GZdmy8Mu
- Waitrose limits shopper numbers as physical-distancing measure https://t.co/FIyULxcPn
- Billionaire run Wetherspoons Pub chain tells 43,000 workers they will not be paid until government reimburses wages https://t.co/qc5h8jZXEL
- A private healthcare clinic in London has defended its decision to charge £375 ($434) for a coronavirus test https://t.co/hRSOVn1xzU
- Facebook cuts video quality to ease net strain https://t.co/cCZm9VBSI6
- How the self-employed have been abandoned by the Tories: ‘How is £94 a week going to pay anyone’s bills?’ https://t.co/YqnAgzP8tY
- Coronavirus: Mobile networks send 'stay at home' text https://t.co/scyp6SindP
- 1,000 Inmates Will Be Released From N.J. Jails to Curb Coronavirus Risk #US https://t.co/li47XkxRB1
- After many attempts to censor it by woke activists, Woody Allen’s Memoir Is Published https://t.co/bS5UGnqAVs
- As Coronavirus Surveillance Escalates, Personal Privacy Plummets https://t.co/t4SeubxZEF
- Circuit leader tells barristers not to attend court today | Legal Futures https://t.co/sb0dXbUPQM
- Legal aid fraud trial stopped as barristers self-isolate | Legal Futures https://t.co/lBIJZuepQz
- “Self-critical” solicitor cleared of dishonesty | Legal Futures https://t.co/IBPwjsa19x
- SRA will take “pragmatic” approach to breaches during pandemic | Legal Futures https://t.co/J0EkzL3vf8
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/DInROIrV7O
- #Spanish army finds care home residents 'dead and abandoned' https://t.co/W62cLZvRGK
- Sports Direct vows to keep shops open despite new curbs https://t.co/mskd0Q4FzP
- UK has multiple social rights failings, finds Council of Europe https://t.co/U02KJm84L3
