JAN
11
2016

Spotify hit with second songwriter lawsuit in two weeks

A complaint filed Friday on behalf of Newburyport, Mass.-based artist Melissa Ferrick accused the digital music giant of using her music without properly licensing her work.

JAN
11
2016

Egypt´s court of appeals rejects Mubarak and sons appeal of jail sentence

In May, an Egyptian court sentenced Mubarak and his sons to three years in jail.

JAN
8
2016

Monkey selfie case: judge rules animal cannot own his photo copyright

A San Francisco court said that while the protection of law could be extended to animals, there was no indication that it was in the Copyright Act.

JAN
8
2016

Twitter files lawsuit against Turkish fine over ´terrorist propaganda´

A Turkish official said much of the material in question was related to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) which Ankara deems as a terrorist organization.

JAN
7
2016

Alabama chief justice tells judges to keep denying gay marriage licenses

Roy Moore says state probate judges remain under a court order to refuse marriage licenses to same-sex couples despite US supreme court’s June decision.

JAN
7
2016

Uber Agrees to $20,000 Fine and Controls on Data in Privacy Probe

The probe began after an executive made comments suggesting the company could tap into its data to track the whereabouts of specific riders.

JAN
6
2016

China´s first same-sex marriage case accepted by court

China court accepts country’s first same sex marriage case, lodged by gay man against civil affairs bureau which refused him license to marry.

JAN
5
2016

Fifa’s secretary general Jérôme Valcke faces nine-year ban

Valcke had already been put on leave over allegations concerning the sale of World Cup tickets.

JAN
5
2016

Nissan investing BRL 750 million to produce new model in Brazil

The investment would create 600 jobs at the Resende factory, which opened in 2014.

JAN
4
2016

U.S. Sues Volkswagen Over Emissions Scandal

DOJ alleges VW installed illegal emissions defeat devices in nearly 600,000 diesel-engine vehicles.

JAN
4
2016

Obama´s gun control options each have legal pitfalls

President Barack Obama is expected to announce new gun control curbs this week

JAN
4
2016

As U.S. abortion case looms, both sides seek personal touch

The case, which arises from a challenge to new Texas regulations covering clinics and physicians that perform abortions.

JAN
4
2016

France´s Orange may buy Bouygues telecom unit

Orange would pay Bouygues EUR8 billion in shares and EUR2 billion in cash.

JAN
4
2016

Adidas Had Record Sales in China in 2015

Adidas has high hopes for this year´s European football championship.

DEC
30
2015

Court throws out Facebook lawsuit against fugitive claiming 50% stake

New York appeals court ruled there was not enough evidence to show that DLA Piper and other law firms representing Paul Ceglia knew case was fraudulen

DEC
30
2015

Number of female solicitors in Scotland overtakes male for first time

Just over half of practising solicitors are women, but they are still under-represented in senior roles

DEC
30
2015

Give magistrates more leeway to turn around lives, US judge tells Gove

Alex Calabrese says Britain could learn from his ‘problem-solving’ courts in Brooklyn – and the justice secretary seems to be listening

DEC
30
2015

Legal highlights: the law stories you may have missed in 2015

Law students spend a lot of time with their heads buried in books, which can mean legal news from the outside world passes them by

DEC
30
2015

Apple agrees to pay £234m to settle Italian tax dispute

Corporation tax deal follows Apple Italia’s alleged failure to declare earnings in Italy but settlement is thought to be one-third of the estimated £650m bill

DEC
29
2015

China officially ends one child policy

All married couples will be allowed to have a second child but the legislation maintains limits on additional births

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