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Why the cost of protecting directors from lawsuits has soared

Tesla’s decision to buy liability cover from Elon Musk instead of a traditional insurer comes after premiums shot up




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Bayer faces 5,000 new lawsuits over pesticide cancer claims

Pharma and chemicals group says it will ‘defend itself vigorously’ amid mounting cases




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Bayer risks mount as US pesticide lawsuits double

German chemicals group faces surge in plaintiffs alleging cancer link to Roundup




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US lawyers and insurers must face Covid-19 liability

Private lawsuits are a vital tool for upholding standards in the free market system




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Ingram Pinn’s illustration of the week: Rule of law

Democrats gear up for US impeachment




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A security expert says India’s contact-tracing app has flaws; New Delhi says they are ‘by design’

The Indian government has said that its contact-tracing app Aarogya Setu “by design” fetches the location data of its 90 million users and allows them to view the concentration of people who have tested positive for the coronavirus in their vicinity. New Delhi issued the statement after France-based security researcher Baptiste Robert found what he […]




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Coronavirus brings a reminder of the iron law of politics

Lofty ideas about open economies will have to be sold on directly improving voters’ lives




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A security expert says India’s contact-tracing app has flaws; New Delhi says they are ‘by design’

The Indian government has said that its contact-tracing app Aarogya Setu “by design” fetches the location data of its 90 million users and allows them to view the concentration of people who have tested positive for the coronavirus in their vicinity. New Delhi issued the statement after France-based security researcher Baptiste Robert found what he […]




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European lawmakers propose a ‘right to repair’ for mobiles and laptops

The European Commission has set out a plan to move towards a ‘right to repair’ for electronics devices, such as mobile phones, tablets and laptops. More generally it wants to restrict single-use products, tackle “premature obsolescence” and ban the destruction of unsold durable goods — in order to make sustainable products the norm. The proposals […]




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A security expert says India’s contact-tracing app has flaws; New Delhi says they are ‘by design’

The Indian government has said that its contact-tracing app Aarogya Setu “by design” fetches the location data of its 90 million users and allows them to view the concentration of people who have tested positive for the coronavirus in their vicinity. New Delhi issued the statement after France-based security researcher Baptiste Robert found what he […]





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General Circular No: 65/2011 - dated 04.10.2011 - Company Law Settlement Scheme, 2011

General Circular No: 65/2011 - dated 04.10.2011 - Company Law Settlement Scheme, 2011




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Miley Cyrus settles $300M lawsuit with Jamaican artist Flourgon over claims she stole We Can't Stop

The 27-year-old singer was sued by Michael May in a $300 million lawsuit in March 2018 over the rights to the song, which he claimed closely resembles the lyrics to a song he released.




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Lawes' stand against the fake allegations that criticism of Markle is racist is something I admire

JEFF POWELL: My long-range admiration for Courtney Lawes as a man has been cemented by his principled stand against the fake allegations that criticism of Meghan Markle is racist.




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Kim Kardashian reveals she has long wanted to study law

The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star is currently studying to become a lawyer, and has now said that following in the footsteps of her late father Robert Kardashian has always been a dream.




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Muslim lawyer slams Louis Smith's two-month ban from gymnastics for leaked video of him mocking Islam

Louis Smith's two-month ban from gymnastics for appearing to mock Islam risks fuelling religious hate, according to a leading Muslim lawyer.




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Strictly's Emma Weymouth supported by co-stars after father-in-law's death from coronavirus

The socialite, 34, has broken her silence over her father-in-law Alexander Thynn's death from coronavirus on her Instagram account on Sunday.




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Derek Lawrenson picks his 12-man lineup for Team Europe's defence of the Ryder Cup

WORLD OF GOLF: I blame Colin Montgomerie. It's a decade since the Scot marked the start of Ryder Cup qualifying by writing down the 12 players who he thought would make his team.




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Lawes plays severity of black eye suffered in England training ahead of showdown with Ireland

Courtney Lawes makes his 84th appearance for England in their Six Nations clash against Ireland at Twickenham but looks like he has been in a dust-up already.




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Atomic bombs, battleships and Blackpool... how Cyril Lawrence has led a life less ordinary

MATT BARLOW: When football last ground to a halt back in 1939, Cyril Lawrence was a teenager on the verge of a breakthrough into the Blackpool first team.




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"I'll go away and think': Greig Laidlaw considers Scotland RETIREMENT after World Cup exit to Japan

Greig Laidlaw has admitted he has a decision to make over whether to prolong his Scotland career. The scrum-half's last World Cup ended in agonising defeat to Japan on Sunday.




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Greig Laidlaw confirms international retirement after 76 caps for Scotland

The 34-year-old Clermont scrum-half skippered the side in 39 out of his 76 international appearances, more times than any other player, and is Scotland's second-highest point scorer with 714.




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Former Scotland captain Greg Laidlaw reflects on his stellar career for both club and country

Thursday at Murrayfield. Greig Laidlaw looks at an empty arena. It is tempting to chronicle his career in a series of kicks, but the deserted grass surrounded by stands holds a comforting familiarity.




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Senator Rand Paul launches class action law suit challenging constitutionality of NSA spy program

The lawsuit’s announcement comes only hours after the secret FISA court renewed the government’s permission Friday to collect bulk telephone metadata.




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'Rand Paul v. Barack Obama' lawsuit hits federal court with 350,000 plaintiffs, as U.S. senator sues White House and intelligence chiefs over NSA surveillance

The Libertarian firebrand has his eyes focused on the presidency and aims to organize voters by branding NSA snooping as 'precisely the kind of overreach we fought a revolution over.'




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Rand Paul mocks Rudy Giuliani: How was he 'the best the President could think of for a lawyer'

Rand Paul, a Republican senator, ripped into Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Monday as he participated in a part serious, part sarcastic 'airing of grievances.'




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MasterChef judges slam Sydney's lockout laws as 'bulls**t'

MasterChef judges Matt Preston and Gary Mehigan have slammed Sydney's lockout laws - which were brought in to quell alcohol-fuelled violence in the city back in 2014.




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MasterChef mock Nigella Lawson's table manners on Twitter

While MasterChef is supposed to be about spotting the rising star amongst amateur cooks, it seems that fans are more preoccupied with watching the judges eat.




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MasterChef fans flood Twitter with praise for Nigella Lawson

It's Nigella Lawson week on MasterChef and on Monday's episode the cook had audiences swooning. 




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MasterChef judge Matt Preston dishes on Nigella Lawson

Speaking to The Herald Sun , Matt gushed about the brunette beauty, praising her intellect and wit.




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Nigella Lawson scores MasterChef's Loki higher than a head chef

It's Nigella Lawson week on MasterChef and on Tuesday's episode the food journalist gave a shock result that saw an amateur contestant beat a professional chef. 




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MasterChef contestant Brendan is comforted by Nigella Lawson

Brendan Pang suffered a shocking accident on Wednesday's episode of MasterChef when a fall left him with a bloody gash on his hand. 




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MasterChef fans marvel at Nigella Lawson's weight loss 

It's Nigella Lawson week on MasterChef and viewers have taken to Twitter to comment on the chef's suddenly slight figure.




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Masterchef reject Tim Talam on what Nigella Lawson is really like

The former culinary hopeful has revealed what the 58-year-old British chef is really like behind the scenes after sharing the screen with her on the cooking reality show last week.




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Nigella Lawson keeps MasterChef judge George Calombaris on his toes

British celebrity chef Nigella Lawson was given her own dedicated week on Australia's MasterChef this month. 




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MasterChef Australia's evictee Jenny Lam gushes over Nigella Lawson

The MasterChef Australia evictee, 28, enthused the curvy chef had given her a new lease of life in the kitchen before she was evicted during South African week.




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Obama says 'rule of law' is at risk following DOJ's decision to drop charges against General Flynn

Former President Barack Obama (seen left with then-President-elect Donald Trump at the White House in 2017) on Friday blasted the decision to drop the case against ex-NSA Michael Flynn (right).




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Lawyers warn lack of PPE could result in corporate manslaughter charges

Lawyers have warned the lack of PPE for NHS and care workers could result in corporate manslaughter charges as 54 Covid-19 healthcare deaths were reported to the Health and Safety Executive.




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Olympic swimmer Mitch Larkin debuts his new law student girlfriend

Olympic swimmer Mitch Larkin has debuted a new girlfriend more than a year after his highly publicised breakup with Emily Seebohm. 




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Oklahoma law school student expelled for posting 'It's Okay to be White' flyers on campus

A previously suspended student at Oklahoma City University School of Law was expelled in November for coming onto the campus on Halloween to post pro-white supremacist signs.




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Nick Abendanon is a flawed genius and England are right to overlook him for the forthcoming World Cup 

WORLD OF RUGBY: Brilliance is not enough in these days of forensic professionalism. In another era, Nick Abendanon would have lit up Test rugby, but he no longer fits the mould.




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Amber Heard goes makeup-free at her lawyer's office amid defamation lawsuit by ex Johnny Depp

She is currently being sued for defamation by her ex-husband Johnny Depp as the Pirates of the Caribbean actor claimed she negatively impacted his career.




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Amber Heard's lawyers say they have proof Johnny Depp domestically abused other ex-partners

Depp is suing Heard for $50million claiming she defamed him by writing an op-ed in 2016 about domestic violence. She did not include his name in but he says she publicly implicated him by writing it.




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Johnny Depp's former lawyers file a lien against his property over $350k in unpaid legal fees

Jonny Depp hired Buckley LLP to represent him against his former entertainment law firm, parting ways with Buckley this past January. The firm wants to take a lien against Depp's LA homes.




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Johnny Depp settles $350,000 lawsuit with attorneys he employed to sue his long-term lawyer

Johnny Depp has settled a lawsuit with firm Buckley LLP which was suing him for $350,000 in unpaid fees over a case in which the actor sued his long-time lawyer Jacob Bloom (inset), also over fees.




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Johnny Depp's $50 million defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard delayed

The 56-year-old actor is suing his ex-wife for $50 million over a piece she wrote for the Washington Post about being a victim of domestic violence, arguing it strongly inferred he was the perpetrator.




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Winona Ryder defends ex-Johnny Depp against abuse claims in defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard

Winona Ryder came to the defense of ex-Johnny Depp and called Amber Heard's claims of domestic violence 'impossible to believe' in legal declaration, according to The Blast.




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Javier Bardem defends Johnny Depp in $50M defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard

Javier Bardem offered glowing support for friend Johnny Deep in his $50 million defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard.




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Idaho lawmaker says stay-at-home orders are 'no different' to sending Jews to concentration camps

Heather Scott, left, was speaking after Governor Brad Little, right, extended statewide lockdowns until the end of April. Scott said calling businesses 'non essential' is 'no different than Nazi Germany'




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Dozens of protestors demand lockdown laws lifted through Anzac Day demonstration in West Gippsland

Around 75 demonstrators, including ex-servicemen and women, bumped shoulders at the park at Trafalgar Train Station in West Gippsland, Victoria on Saturday, demanding an end to lockdown.