JUL
6
2016

McDonald´s wins EU ´Mac´-ruling

A European court upheld a 2013 ruling that said the MacCoffee trademark of a Singaporean company, Future Enterprises was invalid.

JUL
6
2016

Brexit Effect Begins to Drag on Profit at Allen & Overy Law Firm

Revenue increased 2.3 percent to 1.31 billion pounds while profit per equity partner was little changed at 1.2 million pounds in the 12 months ended April 30, the London-based law firm said Wednesday in a statement. The firm had pretax profit of 570 million pounds in the year-earlier period.

JUL
5
2016

Reining in Prosecutorial Misconduct

Criminalizing financial conduct, not disclosing evidence—the rulebreakers need new and clearer rules

JUL
5
2016

China sentences former president´s top aide to life for corruption

The sentence comes after the Supreme People´s Court of China´s confirmation that the maximum penalty for the crime of corruption in the form of embezzlement or accepting bribes amounting to high sums of money will be the death penalty

JUL
5
2016

Abortion-Rights Supporters to Take Clinic Fight to 8 States After Supreme Court Ruling

Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the political arm of the network of reproductive health clinics, said it will lobby against laws in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

JUL
5
2016

Standard Life shuts property fund amid rush of Brexit withdrawals

Firm closes £2.9bn commercial fund citing ‘exceptional market circumstances’ in reportedly first such UK closure since the financial crisis

JUL
4
2016

ICC will not prosecute Blair for war crimes over Iraq war

The Iraq War has been plagued with accusations of war crimes and atrocities, aimed at the different parties and countries involved in the conflict

JUL
4
2016

Nigel Farage resigns as Ukip leader

Anti-EU campaigner says he ‘wants his life back’ following referendum victory

JUL
4
2016

Future of EU nationals in UK more uncertain after May comments

Tory leadership hopeful’s refusal to guarantee position of European citizens goes against a cross-party consensus

JUL
4
2016

UK government faces pre-emptive legal action over Brexit decision

Law firm says article 50 cannot be triggered without full debate and vote by parliament

JUL
1
2016

Battle Over Cards Heats Up as Court Rejects Visa, MasterCard Deal With Retailers

Federal appeals court throws out settlement between Visa and MasterCard and millions of retailers

JUN
30
2016

Justice Department Won’t Alter Music Industry Royalty Rules

The Justice Department denied requests by Ascap and BMI for more control over licensing music to digital services

JUN
30
2016

New York Banking Regulator to Publish New Rules to Fight Money Laundering

The regulations would require banks to maintain electronic filters to flag suspicious transactions

JUN
30
2016

German Court Rules Against Headscarf Curbs for Law Students

The Court found there was no legal basis for such an intrusion into freedom of religion and education

JUN
30
2016

Couple win legal battle against ruling on dead daughter´s eggs

Court of appeal orders Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority to reconsider application to use eggs in US fertility clinic

JUN
30
2016

Maldives Supreme Court upholds prison sentence of former president

Nasheed was originally sentenced in March 2015 after he was found guilty of unilaterally arresting then-Chief Justice Abdulla Mohamed on corruption charges

JUN
30
2016

India Supreme Court refers decision on challenge to homosexuality ban to Chief Justice

Justices Sharad Bobde and Ashok Bhushan deferred judgment on the petition and referred the case to Chief Justice T.S. Thakur

JUN
30
2016

ACLU suing US over law that could let software discriminate by race or gender

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act makes technology terms of service legally enforceable, which the ACLU says can be used to hide illegal activity

JUN
29
2016

Google and Viacom not liable for tracking children´s online activity

In a class action lawsuit, parents claim that the companies are illegally collecting data about children who watch videos and play video games on the Nickelodeon website

JUN
29
2016

European Parliament to Britain: Hurry Up and Leave

A majority of lawmakers voted in an emergency session to approve a nonbinding resolution that asks Britain to set the clock ticking “as soon as possible”

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