MAY
13
2016

Dilma Rousseff suspended as senate votes to impeach Brazilian president

Brazil’s first female president stripped of duties in country’s first impeachment in 24 years

MAY
12
2016

Nonlawyer Ownership of Law Firms Is a Bad Idea, Say Bar Groups

Should non-lawyers be allowed to own stakes in law firms? A resounding “no” is the opinion of many state bar association leaders

MAY
12
2016

Court rejects request by same-sex Indian couple to remain in UK

Women lose case despite fact their relationship will not be legally recognised in south Asian country

MAY
11
2016

Turkey’s President Erdogan Fails to Silence German Publisher

Mathias Döpfner, the chief executive of the media firm Axel Springer, wrote an open letter in defense of Jan Böhmermann, a comedian who has lampooned Mr. Erdogan

MAY
11
2016

Nissan in talks to own third of Mitsubishi Motors for $1.8 billion: sources

Nissan Motor shares are slumping on reports that the car maker is in advanced talks to invest more than US$1.84 billion in struggling Mitsubishi Motors

MAY
11
2016

Judge Rules Against FTC in Hospital Merger Case

The ruling is an unusual setback for the FTC, which has otherwise prevailed in a string of cases against hospital mergers in recent years

MAY
11
2016

UK government spent £105,000 in legal fees on lost air pollution case

Government is wasting time and taxpayers’ money as it faces a second court challenge over illegal air pollution, say green lawyers

MAY
11
2016

Germany to quash historical convictions of gay men

Government plans to annul convictions of tens of thousands of men who were criminalised under 19th-century law

MAY
11
2016

Michel Temer prepares to take Dilma Rousseff’s top seat

Brazil Senate set to vote on impeachment that could lead to six-month suspension

MAY
11
2016

Panama-Leak Database Makes 200,000 Shells Searchable Online

The database features information derived from millions of leaked documents created by the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca

MAY
10
2016

Miami judge: Florida death penalty law unconstitutional

A Miami-Dade County judge ruled that a state law allowing the death penalty is unconstitutional, adding to the challenges facing Florida’s capital punishment structure

MAY
10
2016

Irish Labour Party head Burton to resign

Joan Burton resigns as Labour Party leader saying ´We didn´t do everything right´

MAY
10
2016

FBI Suspects Insider Involvement in $81 Million Bangladesh Bank Heist

Computer hackers tried to steal nearly $1 billion in a brazen attack

MAY
10
2016

Court refuses request to force alleged hacker to divulge passwords

Landmark ruling denies National Crime Agency access to computers used by Lauri Love, who is accused of hacking Nasa

MAY
9
2016

Vote to impeach president Dilma Rousseff in Brazil is annulled

The decision create even greater tumult amid the power struggle gripping Latin America’s largest country

MAY
9
2016

North Carolina Governor Sues Justice Department Over Bias Law

Pat McCrory filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department over a state law that prohibits people from using public restrooms that do not correspond with the gender listed on their birth certificates

MAY
9
2016

Alabama´s top judge faces ethics charges over gay-marriage order

Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore already lost his job once. Now he’s at risk of losing it again

MAY
9
2016

Yellow cab rivals put lenders under pressure

Taxi drivers squeezed by competition struggle to keep up with licence loan repayments

MAY
9
2016

Facebook Wins a Trademark Battle in China

The court battles on American trademarks in China keep coming. But this time, a U.S. company has walked away with a win

MAY
9
2016

British bill of rights could ´unravel´ constitution, say peers

House of Lords’ EU justice committee urges ministers to rethink plans to scrap Human Rights Act

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