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Venezuela Launches Bid to Access $1 Billion in Bank of England Gold

20th May 2020
The central bank of Venezuela has launched a legal battle to force BoE to transfer the gold it is storing in order to combat COVID-19.
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Federal Circuit Indefinitely Suspends In-Person Oral Arguments

19th May 2020
Owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, oral arguments will be given remotely until the Federal Circuit announces otherwise.
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Privacy and Security Provisions Must Improve If the COVID-19 Contact Tracing App Is to Succeed

15th May 2020
As the UK's lockdown measures ease, the government is looking to restart its contact tracing efforts – but the app they're built on looks far from ready for release.
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Hackers Strike Law Firm of Madonna, Lady Gaga and Other Celebrities

12th May 2020
NYC-based law firm Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, which represents a number of celebrity musicians, has been hacked in a possible ransomware attack.
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Jury Trials to Resume in England and Wales

11th May 2020
18 May will see the first jury trials held in the UK since the government’s COVID-19 lockdown measures were first implemented.
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NHS Contact-Tracing App Could Break Privacy Law, Government Warned

7th May 2020
An influential parliamentary committee has stated that the app, currently in its trial stage, has raised “serious concerns”.
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Milberg to Pursue Mercedes Benz Emission Claims

7th May 2020
Daimler has issued recalls and paid an €870 million fine for allegedly selling diesel vehicles with software, or “defeat devices,” that made their engines appear cleaner than they were. They will now face UK group legal action similar to the Volkswagen Dieselgate class lawsuit. In 2018, Daimler issued a recall of 774,000 vehicles, including diesel […]
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Legal Industry Sees Job Vacancies Plummet by 74.9% 

5th May 2020
New job market data has revealed a startling drop in vacancies in the legal sector during the month of April.
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How to Get Through Complex Divorce Cases

5th May 2020
A guide to help parties in complex divorce cases to steady themselves and appoint the right legal representation for their needs.
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US Supreme Court Delivers Arguments via Livestream

4th May 2020
In a historic first brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court justices made their oral arguments remotely.
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