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Mass protests take place in Spain against PM Sánchez’s amnesty deal with Catalan separatists

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Among all persons involved, Carles Puigdemont, the former president of Catalonia who declared independence, was charged with several crimes including rebellion, sedition, embezzlement and malfeasance. While in exile, Puigdemont founded the Together for Catalonia party ( Junts) , with which Sánchez’s amnesty deal was negotiated.

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JURIST Digital Scholars Program Calls for Applications for Summer 2021

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

Law Prose

Although only a select few legal writers know they exist, usage. guides help anyone navigate the tributaries of legal language. appeared in 1987, Garner’s Dictionary of Legal Usage ( GDLU ) has. In the field of legal usage, nothing else has come close—especially in the. It contains loads of English legal history.

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The Activision Blizzard Case, Part II: Whistleblower Protections

Intelligize Blog

Prospective whistleblowers – and legal departments worried about possible malfeasance behind the scenes at their companies – may also want to bone up on the particulars […] The post The Activision Blizzard Case, Part II: Whistleblower Protections appeared first on Intelligize.

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How To Be An Effective Company Watchdog

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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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Lawsuits Renew Scrutiny of Big Banks’ Deceptive Practices on Cash Sweep Accounts

Intelligize Blog

Offering up a laundry list of alleged malfeasance, a piece in The New York Times published in 2015 snarked that settlements by big Wall Street banks had “underscored their astonishing ability” to persuade government officials to allow them to “escape without any real penalty for wrongdoing.”

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

Law Prose

Although only a select few legal writers know they exist, usage guides help anyone navigate the tributaries of legal language. Since it first appeared in 1987, Garner’s Dictionary of Legal Usage ( GDLU ) has been cited in more than 1,000 appellate opinions in state and federal courts. has long been the source.

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