COVID-19
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Law Firms in Australia Begin Opening Offices, but Remote Working May Win Out
By Christopher Niesche | May 20, 2020
Global law firms say even when restrictions are lifted, flexible working arrangements and working from home will remain in place.
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Venezuela Files Claim Against Bank of England Over Refusal to Release $1B of Gold Reserves
By Varsha Patel | May 20, 2020
The country, which has been hit with economic sanctions by the U.S. and other countries, is said to badly need hard currency to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
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South Africa's 'Irrational' Lockdown Rules Face Legal Challenge
By Jennigay Coetzer | May 20, 2020
The South African government introduced a lockdown amid the COVID-19 outbreak. But detractors have suggested the rules are too restrictive.
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Dentons UK and Middle East Arm Implements Four-Day Working Week
By Meganne Tillay | May 20, 2020
The firm is also surveying its people to plan for a future return to its U.K. offices.
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UK Outfit is First Law Firm Casualty of COVID-19 Pandemic
By Varsha Patel | May 20, 2020
The firm's fate is expected to be the "first of many", according to the firm's administrator.
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Unprecedented Challenges: How Freshfields Managed the £14B Mastercard Case Under Lockdown
By Krishnan Nair | May 20, 2020
A lead partner on the high-profile dispute describes how his firm managed the Supreme Court virtual hearing in the face of the disruption brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mental Health and Gender Inequality Worries Affecting Women in Lockdown, First 100 Years Finds
By Varsha Patel | May 20, 2020
"The strain on our mental health has been outrageous," one female law firm partner participant in the new research by First 100 Years said.
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DLA Piper Offers Reduced Working Schemes to Non-US Business
By Hannah Roberts | May 20, 2020
The firm is offering its international workforce the option to take a temporary reduction in hours or sabbaticals.
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7 People, 4 Lawyers, 3 Dogs and Spotty Wi-Fi: In Quarantine With O'Melveny Chairman Brad Butwin
By Patrick Smith | May 19, 2020
At 63 straight family dinners and counting, the Butwin clan is finding challenges and rewards.
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Law Firms in Paris Start to 'Unthaw'
By Anne Bagamery | May 19, 2020
A week after France lifted two months of strict lockdown measures to combat COVID-19, law firms in Paris are slowly starting to bring their offices back to life.
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