MAY
19
2016

Louisiana legislature bans controversial abortion procedure

The Louisiana state Senate voted to pass House Bill 1081 banning dilation and evacuation abortion procedures

MAY
19
2016

US Senate approves bill allowing Saudi Arabia to be sued for 9/11 attacks

The US Senate unanimously approved a bill that would let the families of those killed in the September 11 attacks sue Saudi Arabia for any role it had in the terrorist plot

MAY
19
2016

Court Shows Mercy to Aspiring Lawyer Denied Bar Membership for ‘Dishonesty’

The Wisconsin´s highest court wonder if a recent law school graduate was honest enough to practice law

MAY
18
2016

Canada Moves to Ban Discrimination Against Transgender People

Canada´s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced legislation on Monday to protect trans people from hate speech and discrimination

MAY
18
2016

Federal Lawsuit Alleging Google Improperly Censored Search Results Clears Hurdle

The company claims that Google had “anti-competitive, economic” reasons to manually exclude its websites from Google search results

MAY
18
2016

Netflix and Amazon face EU quota threat

Video streaming services may have to devote ‘at least’ 20% of catalogue to European content

MAY
17
2016

Columbia University to Launch First Amendment Institute

The fight to preserve freedom of the press is getting a $60 million war room

MAY
17
2016

U.S. top court rejects Exxon appeal in groundwater contamination case

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Exxon Mobil´s appeal of a $236 million judgment against the oil company

MAY
17
2016

High Court Takes Broad View of Fraud in Bankruptcy Cases

7-1 Ruling Represents a Win for Creditors Claiming They Were Duped by Debtors

MAY
17
2016

German court grants Erdogan injunction against TV comedian

Turkey´s president is pursuing legal action against the head of one of Germany´s biggest publishing houses

MAY
16
2016

Supreme Court rejects Philip Morris appeal of OR judgement

US Supreme refused to consider an appeal of Philip Morris against a ruling that had sentenced to pay US$ 25 million to a man whose wife died of cancer

MAY
16
2016

Google faces record three billion euro EU antitrust fine

Google faces a fine around US$ 3,4 million for having promoted its shopping service Internet searches at the expense of its rivals

MAY
16
2016

Pfizer buys Anacor for $5.2bn to boost innovation

Pharma group in deal for new products ahead of potential break-up

MAY
16
2016

Could freelance be the future for lawyers?

The high-pressured life of a desk-bound solicitor can leave you burnt out and stale. Why not swap the office for a cafe and go freelance?

MAY
16
2016

A major law firm will soon be using a robotic lawyer

The robot, called ROSS, has been marketed as “the world’s first artificially intelligent attorney.”

MAY
16
2016

Nissan UK-built Qashqais accused of emission cheat by South Korea

South Korea´s government said earlier it plans to fine the Japanese company 330 million won for manipulating emissions tests

MAY
13
2016

Apple Puts $1 Billion in Didi, a Rival to Uber in China

Marking the technology giant’s largest investment in a critical market at a time when its global fortunes are flagging

MAY
13
2016

South African court allows landmark silicosis suit against gold firms

Up to 500,000 miners may be eligible to seek damages for lung diseases, a decision that could cost the industry millions

MAY
13
2016

US gives directive to schools on transgender bathroom access

Transgender students can use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity

MAY
13
2016

Italy approves same-sex civil unions

But critics say the bill, which leaves out adoption, does not go far enough

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