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How To Be An Effective Company Watchdog

InHouseBlog

Sterling Miller’s recent piece illuminates the issues involved and provides practical guidance for in-house counsel at all levels in an organization: “…expectations regarding the responsibilities of in-house counsel to spot and stop corporate malfeasance have changed dramatically over the past two decades.

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LawProse Lesson 363: A British Counterpart to Garner’s Dictionary of Legal Usage (Without Prejudice)

Law Prose

splatter , comprised or composed , continual or continuous , malfeasance or misfeasance , penal or punitive , GDLU. But now, for the first time, there’s a British counterpart to GDLU : Peter Butt’s new book The Lawyer’s Style Guide (2021), put out by Hart. that many non-lawyers misunderstand without prejudice.

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LawProse Lesson 363: A British Counterpart to Garner’s Dictionary of Legal Usage (Without Prejudice)

Law Prose

If you’re wondering whether to use blood spatter or blood splatter , comprised or composed , continual or continuous , malfeasance or misfeasance , penal or punitive , GDLU. On this last term, Professor Butt states: “Research indicates that many non-lawyers misunderstand without prejudice. has long been the source.

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LawProse Lesson 363: A British Counterpart to Garner’s Dictionary of Legal Usage (Without Prejudice)

Law Prose

splatter , comprised or composed , continual or continuous , malfeasance or misfeasance , penal or punitive , GDLU. But now, for the first time, there’s a British counterpart to GDLU : Peter Butt’s new book The Lawyer’s Style Guide (2021), put out by Hart. that many non-lawyers misunderstand without prejudice.

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Making Crypto Available to Everyone

InHouseOps

At that time, they were very interested in lawyers becoming special agents, which is something I’d always wanted to do for all the typical reasons. Corporate malfeasance, embezzlement, things that were happening inside very large corporations that required attention. I knew early on I wasn’t cut out to be a traditional attorney.

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Third-party arbitration funding – Comparative analysis and Indian Perspective

LexForti

There is no express law against Third-party arbitration funding unless it is done by lawyers as can be understood on a conjoint reading of the Bar Council of India rules. The BCI Rules do not permit such an arrangement [21] as this may hamper the professional services furthered by a lawyer. Balaji [17].

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California bill requiring lawyers to report colleagues suspected of treason passes state legislature

JURIST

The California legislature passed a bill on Wednesday requiring lawyers to notify the state bar if they suspect their peers are partaking in serious criminal activity, including conspiracy, insurrection and treason.

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