2983rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a
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Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights &
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Today's Video Focus: China’s initial response to the Coronavirus received praise. But now with the accusations of cover-ups, crack-downs and even forced quarantines beginning to mount - is China trying to shut down Coronavirus whistleblowers?
Focus of the Day Article: Business expectations of general counsel and in-house lawyers are changing rapidly – and are likely to evolve still further in the 2020s. In the past, many companies saw their GCs as technical legal specialists. But recent surveys have found disconnects with some boards. While GCs see their main role as highlighting risk and ensuring legal compliance, Board members want their legal teams to have greater commercial awareness and help make decisions about the strategic direction of the company. Full story - Legal Futures
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- A&O re-elects senior partner for second term | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/00eplGdH2A
- Don’t expect pyrotechnics: LCJ on Braverman appointment | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/R4yP1TmXMl
- Defendants denied access to quality-assured forensic science - regulator | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/6eUMtm8NZh
- Beckwith to appeal SDT ruling | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/lhYLDXj2T5
- One Welsh language criminal legal aid application in 12 months | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/m2cCMrPaXT
- Competition watchdog may look again at legal sector | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/13VJm7UElg
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- Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi captured on CCTV seconds before blast https://t.co/OGFGsdM7qV
- Weinstein's enablers: how associates helped him silence accusers for years https://t.co/gWtKAPByiT
- Artist's 'never-ending' jail term led to sense of hopelessness, inquest told https://t.co/TQ4bHHAt3W
- Weinstein case 'could deter UK victims from reporting abuse' https://t.co/Wn8aaR5S0n
- BMA must continue to oppose assisted suicide https://t.co/WkFSs7buMV
- How BBC interviews led to Emma Caldwell murder suspect's downfall https://t.co/8OQvAr8Kqg
- Delhi violence claims 9 lives as mobs continue rampage in protest of Trump visit and Citizenship law #India https://t.co/1NoKg8yztX
- Lex Factor battle of the bands line-up revealed https://t.co/VjxxeJKxSk
- International human rights lawyer speaks to New College Lanarkshire students https://t.co/RI3k0ITgNo
- A number of the Faculty of Advocates’ devils have been speaking to students about the process of joining the Scots bar https://t.co/D9yZUhY4KW
- Secret HMRC team targets inheritance tax avoidance https://t.co/mm098rRHkL
- New review launched into claims against RBS https://t.co/Rlkf9GD97c
- Warrant lodged to demolish fire-ravaged building that housed Lefevre Litigation https://t.co/53JU4K2BbC
- Sex offence rates in Glasgow decline https://t.co/TdHECE3JrO
- Report outlines wide-ranging work of Scottish Law Commission https://t.co/VLGLCfqOKA
- Scottish Legal Views: Elaine Motion on the historic prorogation litigation https://t.co/uQ2EFdyCZp
- MacRoberts appointed to SSE legal panel https://t.co/Vhclpwbqp9
- Custodial sentences for periods of 12 months or less fall to new low https://t.co/VqQrh33aYa
- Nigerian woman granted permission to appeal in ‘family life’ claim to remain in UK https://t.co/nGzR1tyLdS
- Delhi rocked by deadly protests during Donald Trump's #India visit https://t.co/ZGUzrL1L7y
- #Greek authorities scramble to calm tensions over migrant detention camp https://t.co/5UencLNGjg
- James Grundy, Conservative MP for Leigh, dropped his trousers at private event in 2007 https://t.co/s17mHEl3E7
- Royal dog breeder shot dead near Stanley Johnson's estate https://t.co/5b1s5H5I3E
- EU demands UK keep chlorinated chicken ban to get trade deal https://t.co/Lr1UXROiQV
- Police and politicians ‘turned blind eye’ to Westminster child abuse claims https://t.co/poPtDXT1Jw
- Gina Miller demands review of Andrew Bailey as Bank of England governor https://t.co/BM1NSI8gRK
- Julian Assange was 'handcuffed 11 times and stripped naked' https://t.co/0wrvQ7qHiF
- Justice Week: ‘Young People Hungry To Learn About Law’ https://t.co/SGeZqXBEFU
- Coronavirus: Britons returning from northern Italy told to self-isolate https://t.co/ZngbjKHGRD
- Harvey Weinstein accusers welcome rape and sexual assault conviction https://t.co/krfgJUMljJ
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- Young drivers 'let down over insurance app faults' https://t.co/d2xyFRSjPZ
- #Chinese court sentenced Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai to 10 years in jail for "illegally providing intelligence overseas" https://t.co/Bc97aTtN0L
- Cardiff woman wins £400k in DWP race discrimination row https://t.co/hWDnmLp601
- Julian Assange Faces Hearing on Extradition to the U.S. https://t.co/aST5bjh4K9
- Post-Brexit, Britain Is Going Its Own Way. That Way Looks Expensive https://t.co/xvcXL2Fqct
- As Trump Barricades the Border, Legal Immigration Is Starting to Plunge #US https://t.co/ncHuzrUdI
- A conflagration of fascistic idols? ‘America Loves India,’ Trump Declares at Rally With Modi https://t.co/UEb1dMuvPQ
- With Weinstein Conviction, Jury Delivers a Verdict on #MeToo https://t.co/agXLvIUxP2
- Female family lawyers’ group to push for senior roles | Legal Futures https://t.co/Hp8qVua3o0
- “Careless” solicitor who practised unauthorised struck off | Legal Futures https://t.co/icaQCqtmvj
- Consumer forum uses IBM partnership to build legal chatbot | Legal Futures https://t.co/rk9Ifwpuv9
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