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Amy Coney Barrett to say she will judge cases on law not personal views | Amy Coney Barrett

October 11, 2020

Amy Coney Barrett, Donald Trump’s latest controversial nominee for the US supreme court, will tell senators in her high-stakes confirmation hearing this week that she will approach cases based on the law, not her personal views, as Democrats urged her to step aside on upcoming contentious cases.

Barrett, a fervent Catholic with a record of opposing abortion rights, will say that courts “should not try” to create policy, during Monday’s opening remarks, which were obtained by multiple media outlets on Sunday.

Barrett, a Trump-appointed judge now serving on the US seventh circuit court of appeals, will also say that she’s “done my utmost to reach the result required by the law, whatever my own preferences might be” in her present position. Senate Democrats are expected to grill Barrett on this.

Trump nominated Barrett to replace liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died in September at the age of 87. If

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Barrett pledges to follow law, not personal views

October 11, 2020

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By Steve Holland, Lawrence Hurley

FILE PHOTO: Judge Amy Coney Barrett meets with United States Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO.), not pictured, at the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 1, 2020. Demetrius Freeman/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s pick for a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, said she will rule based on the law, not her personal views, in prepared remarks issued on Sunday ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing this week.

Barrett, a conservative appeals court judge, said that in her current job she has “done my utmost to reach the result required by the law, whatever my own preferences might be.”

A devout Catholic who has a record of opposing abortion rights, Barrett is likely to be probed by Senate Democrats on that issue in particular. If Barrett is confirmed to the position by the Republican-controlled Senate, the court

U.K. Seizes Millions in Cash, Knightsbridge Properties in First Use of Dirty Money Law

October 7, 2020

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(Bloomberg) — The U.K. reached a 9.8 million pound ($12.7 million) settlement in its first successful use of a controversial power designed to crack down on dirty money.

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LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 07: A general view of The National Crime Agency building in Westminster on October 7, 2013 in London, England. The NCA replaces SOCA, the Serious Organised Crime Agency, which was formed in 2006. Dubbed “the British FBI”, the NCA will be tasked with tackling the most serious of crimes in the UK and replaces a number of existing bodies. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

The National Crime Agency settled a so-called Unexplained Wealth Order with Mansoor “Manni” Mahmood Hussain, a Leeds businessman, the agency said Wednesday in a statement. The 40-year-old handed over more than 45 properties in London, Leeds and Cheshire, four parcels of land, and nearly 600,000 pounds in cash.

Witherite Law Group Hires Board Certified Nurse Practitioner to Guide Medical Treatment of Their Personal Injury Clients

October 6, 2020

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DALLAS, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Witherite Law Group, a leading personal injury law firm with locations in Dallas, Fort Worth and Atlanta, Georgia announced today that Elisabeth “Lis” Buchanan, a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner, has joined their team as a medical and client treatment in-house consultant to provide expertise in helping guide the medical treatment of their personal injury clients.

Buchanan will review and analyze case management and medical records and advise the firm’s pre-litigation and litigation teams on the best treatment options to ensure clients get proper medical evaluations and treatment for their injuries. Buchanan will also help educate the firm’s lawyers and case managers as it relates to fully understanding and explaining the medical aspects of cases to insurance adjustors, opposing counsel and jurors.

A nationally Board Certified Nurse Practitioner, Buchanan also holds a Doctorate in clinical practice and a Masters in Healthcare Administration

Indonesia’s Labor Law Sees Stocks Rally as Workers Protest

October 6, 2020

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(Bloomberg) — Indonesia’s new law, aimed to simplify labor and investment rules, has been met with a rally in local markets and concern from global investors as well as labor unions.

a group of people walking down the street: Workers transport carts loaded with boxes at Tanah Abang market in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Indonesia is scheduled to announce its second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) figures on Aug. 5.

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Workers transport carts loaded with boxes at Tanah Abang market in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Indonesia is scheduled to announce its second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) figures on Aug. 5.

Parliament agreed to pass the omnibus bill on jobs creation in a plenary session Monday, sending the rupiah and stocks to gain as much as 1.3% the next day. The vote was brought forward from Oct. 8, preempting a three-day strike by about 2 million workers who sought to reject it. The strike will still happen from Tuesday.

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Indonesian Workers Rally Against New Job Bill, Massive Layoffs

The law, which revises more than 70 existing regulations, has aroused controversy since President Joko

FOCUS-Uber, Lyft spend big in California to oppose even costlier gig worker law

October 5, 2020

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By Tina Bellon

Oct 5 (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc UBER.N and Lyft Inc LYFT.O together are spending nearly $100 million on a November California ballot initiative to overturn a state law that would compel them to classify drivers as employees.

That sum looks less huge, however, than the potential costs of complying with the existing law, according to a Reuters analysis.

The two ride-hailing companies would each face more than $392 million in annual payroll taxes and workers’ compensation costs even if they drastically cut the number of drivers on their platforms, a Reuters calculation showed.

Using a recently published Cornell University driver pay study in Seattle as a basis, Reuters calculated that each full-time driver would cost the company, on average, an additional $7,700. That includes roughly $4,560 in annual employer-based California and federal payroll taxes and some $3,140 in annual workers’ compensation insurance, which is mandated

Law firms hit with big increases in professional indemnity insurance

October 4, 2020

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Law firms have been hit with huge increases in the cost of professional indemnity insurance as the economic downturn fuels fears of a spike in claims.

Most firms were forced to accept increases of 20-30pc last week as the October renewal date for their professional cover passed, insurance brokers said.

Professional indemnity policies cover the cost of claims made against lawyers for mistakes or negligence in their work. The increases add to the strain on the profession as some staff face redundancy at City firms including Ince, Reed Smith, Irwin Mitchell and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner.

John Wooldridge, a professional indemnity insurance broker at Howden, said: “The rate increases have been brutally imposed on all law firms, regardless of size and regardless of work split.”

Bruce Hepburn, chief executive of insurance adviser Mactavish, estimated that a firm with £25m turnover could now have to pay between £750,000 and £1m for

ROSEN, A LONGSTANDING AND TRUSTED LAW FIRM, Continues to Investigate Securities Claims Against Las Vegas Sands Corp.

October 3, 2020

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NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues to investigate potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) resulting from allegations that Las Vegas Sands may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.

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On September 16, 2020, Bloomberg reported that the Company’s Singapore casino, Marina Bay Sands, “has hired a law firm to conduct a new investigation into employee transfers of more than $1 billion in gamblers’ money to third parties[.]” Further, the article quoted Singapore’s Casino Regulatory Authority stating “there were weaknesses in [Marina Bay Sands’] casino control measures pertaining to fund transfers[.]”

On this news, Las Vegas Sands stock price fell $2.18 per share, or 4%, to close at $49.67 per share on September 16, 2020.

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Uber, Lyft look to kill California law on app-based drivers

September 30, 2020

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LOS ANGELES — Californians are being asked decide if Uber, Lyft and other app-based drivers should remain independent contractors or be eligible for the benefits that come with being company employees.

The battle between the powerhouses of the so-called gig economy and labor unions including the International Brotherhood of Teamsters could become the most expensive ballot measure in state history. Voters are weighing whether to create an exemption to a new state law aimed at providing wage and benefit protections to drivers.

Uber and Lyft have fought a losing battle in the Legislature and courts, so now — with help from app-based food delivery companies DoorDash, Postmates and Instacart — they are spending more than $180 million to take their fight directly to voters in the Nov. 3 election.

Early voting in California starts Monday. Uber and Lyft, both headquartered in San Francisco, have said they may leave the state

Gavin Newsom signs CA law inspired by Kobe Bryant crash

September 29, 2020

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Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed a law crafted in the aftermath of the helicopter crash that Kobe Bryant’s that prohibits police, firefighters and paramedics from taking unauthorized pictures of dead bodies.

First responders under the new law can be charged with misdemeanor crimes and face penalties of up to $1,000 if convicted of the offense.

Assemblyman Mike Gipson, D-Carson, wrote Assembly Bill 2655 in response to reports that first responders took personal photos at the scene of the Jan. 26 helicopter crash in Calabasas that killed Bryant and eight others.

“Like many others, I was mortified after I’d heard that first responders captured and shared unauthorized photos from the scene of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe and Gianna Bryant, Payton Chester, Sarah Chester, Alyssa Altobelli, Keri Altobelli, John Altobelli, Christina Mauser, and Ara Zobayan,” Gipson said in a statement after his bill passed on to Newsom’s desk, listing