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The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

UK courts told not to “overreact” during coronavirus crisis [The Guardian]

Labour could face a possible £8million legal bill if whistleblowers exposed in leaked anti-Semitism report decide to sue [Mail Online]

Union seeks legal immunity for NHS medics in pandemic [The Guardian]

Law firm launches $6 trillion class action lawsuit against China over Coronavirus [Lad Bible]

Raymond Blanc takes legal action against insurer Hiscox [Business Matters]

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China “bars lawyer from going home” after prison release [The Guardian]

Guilty! Brazilian judge working from home appears in a Zoom court hearing shirtless after forgetting the camera was on [Mail Online]

“I worked from home in 202, ended up invading my neighbour’s land and burning his house down. Now he and his children are my subjects and I make them fight for my entertainment.” [Legal Cheek Comments]

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