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Today's Video Focus: The battle against coronavirus is going hi-tech, with Australians to be asked to download a phone app that will monitor their movements — but only with their permission. The Government believes it would need at least 40 per cent of Australians to sign up for it to be effective.
Focus of the Day article: Just under 90% of fees generated by fee-earners at small and medium-sized law firms last year were used to cover their costs, Law Society research has found. The survey recorded that, on the whole, 2019 was a “very positive” year with fees up, staff and partner numbers on the rise too, and WIP and debtor balances are down. Full story - Legal Futures
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
- The tech ‘solutions’ for coronavirus take the surveillance state to the next level https://t.co/EMdxj8qqj6
- CPS to downgrade 'less serious' cases | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ZEHVodWP1
- Lawyers make pro bono appeal offer to struck-off briefcase junior | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/vyLNLc3VZ
- Disputes firm commits £1m to help businesses hit by pandemic | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/8BePCovkYa
- McFarlane calls for feedback on remote hearings | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ATddXExya
- Emergency fund will not cover barristers’ needs, warns Bar Council | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/ChsNvuunRx
- The new normal? Opinion has shifted overnight on remote hearings | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/9UG87Ft00p
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/hjs9CS16sP
- Coronavirus lockdown: Anti-social behaviour on rise but overall crime falls https://t.co/nXoSZFZYrE
- #Guatemala calls US 'Wuhan of Americas' in battle over deportees https://t.co/9gyzYJ05cH
- Hundreds of students in UK sign up to rent strike https://t.co/zRxFMwNtfB
- UK government has no exit plan for Covid-19 lockdown, say sources https://t.co/HncjtW3P9
- Hancock vows to give families 'right to say goodbye' to loved ones https://t.co/0hD3b8sD4
- Amazon sales of 'non-essentials' hit by #French court ruling https://t.co/LYLk5AdfLE
- #Cyprus police deny mishandling British teenager's gang-rape case against Israeli men https://t.co/CVWf4SOWQ3
- Charles and Diana Ingram to challenge guilty verdicts in Millionaire case https://t.co/K3LnZvPyLh
- Florida judge has pleaded for lawyers to get dressed and get out of bed before taking part in remote court hearings https://t.co/8fWuS4roI
- In the third of his jurisprudential primers, Benjamin Bestgen looks at truth https://t.co/ECCOyE9Mg6
- Saudi Arabia carries out 800th execution under King Salman https://t.co/ACs009o9AD
- #US Supreme Court to livestream hearings for first time in historic move https://t.co/K6RdOUUuKU
- A lawyer who made a virtual law office in Nintendo’s new Animal Crossing game has won praise from gamers https://t.co/o13axGjYNK
- Michael Conroy: COVID-19 and NEC Contracts https://t.co/bNjX002mfz
- Financial services director jailed after conning 140 clients out of £13m https://t.co/eikHX8uU3r
- Siobhan McGuigan joins Anderson Strathern https://t.co/qI13k48Dl
- Partner promotions for Lauren Pasi and Darren Leahy at Lindsays https://t.co/LL2TScmDDq
- Civil justice in Scotland goes online https://t.co/vfWlDnMlA
- Scots lawyers reject 'poorly researched' CMA report on regulation of legal services https://t.co/VzWojEHoV0
- Inner House rules that landlord can demolish property subject to repairing standard order https://t.co/G73F6C7PAk
- Judge-only trials still under active consideration by Scottish government https://t.co/1hf7crusLO
- Newcastle United takeover has moved a step closer after new documents show owner Mike Ashley has entered into a charge agreement https://t.co/yoNVXV6iid
- Testing efforts led by ex-lobbyist who backed Hancock leadership bid https://t.co/nBgwuHt2Uo
- How Thousands in #China Gently Mourn a Coronavirus Whistle-Blower https://t.co/ExeDf694y9
- 'My firm is viable – but I can’t get a loan' https://t.co/R2tIWl6H3c
- Burger King 'plant-based' Whopper ads banned as they are cooked alongside meat and may contain eggs https://t.co/qQ57odNKVo
- Coronavirus: ‘Last resort’ plans revealed for PPE reuse by health workers https://t.co/DeNnl1v0EA
- The Financial Conduct Authority has ordered insurance companies to pay out claims to firms "as soon as possible" https://t.co/Y7lP7X1Iv3
- 'Shamed by idiots' despite sticking to social distancing rules https://t.co/VS88qhBg7i
- Children up to the age of 11 are returning to nurseries and schools across #Denmark https://t.co/4D6UaZwl4
- Fine for barrister who took 15 months to pay fine | Legal Futures https://t.co/InXurPGxQp
- Solicitor let firm “dissolve into complete mess” | Legal Futures https://t.co/Xu3xsAvweE
- Ex-Linklaters partner urges big firms not to furlough staff | Legal Futures https://t.co/kgO79MJ7uq
- Firm that was 'future of criminal practice' is wound up | Legal Futures https://t.co/wD50Q7Azmj
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/OPp6C3hA8s
