NOV
3
2016

U.S. appeals court hears arguments on scope of Petrobras class action

Class certification can make it easier for investors to recoup larger sums than if they sued individually, though it does not guarantee they will be recover

NOV
3
2016

Lawyer rebuked for gloating at ‘win’ over parents seeking special needs support

Mark Small caused outrage when he posted a tweet celebrating victory in a case against a family seeking educational needs support for their child

NOV
1
2016

Rolls-Royce made ‘secret payments’

An investigation by the BBC and The Guardian has found new evidence that suggests Rolls-Royce was involved in corruption

NOV
1
2016

McDonald’s agrees to $3,75 million settlement with California workers

Latest lawsuit seeking to designate company as joint employer of workers at its franchise restaurants

OCT
31
2016

EU and Canada sign long-delayed free trade deal

The European Union and Canada have signed a long-delayed landmark trade deal, following weeks of uncertainty due to opposition in Belgium

OCT
31
2016

UN elects 14 countries to three-year terms on Human Rights Council

The HRC is a UN body created in 2006 and charged with the responsibility to promote and protect all human rights around the globe and comprises a total of 47 elected member states

OCT
31
2016

Turkey government dismisses 10,000 civil servants and closes 15 media outlets

The aftermath of the failed coup attempt continues as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed that those involved in the coup would "pay a heavy price."

OCT
28
2016

Uber loses right to classify UK drivers as self-employed

Landmark employment tribunal ruling states firm must also pay drivers national living wage and holiday pay with huge implications for gig economy

OCT
28
2016

Woman who posed as Germanwings relative convicted of fraud

A German court has convicted of fraud a woman accused of posing as a cousin of a victim of last year´s Germanwings crash and flying to France twice at parent company Lufthansa´s expense

OCT
28
2016

Court to detain Russian who played ‘Pokemon Go’ in church

The Kirovsky district court on Friday ruled that 21-year-old Ruslan Sokolovsky violated the terms of his house arrest because his girlfriend visited him on his birthday

OCT
28
2016

WhatsApp asked by European regulators to pause sharing user data with Facebook

Article 29 Working Party pan-EU privacy regulator has serious concerns over WhatsApp data and warns Yahoo over data breach and US authority email scanning

OCT
28
2016

French lawmakers want higher taxes on Airbnb renters

Lawmakers want to restore some "equity" between occasional renters and professional ones, who often suffer from the competition

OCT
28
2016

Pennsylvania Senate approves bill preventing public officials from identifying police officers who use force

The US has been facing years of concern over violence between law enforcement agents and civilians

OCT
28
2016

Uber awaits tribunal ruling over drivers’ status as workers

Union cases demanding basic employment rights and paid holidays could affect 40,000 cabbies in the UK

OCT
28
2016

Is Facebook’s facial-scanning technology invading your privacy rights?

A court case threatens the social network with multibillion-dollar claims

OCT
28
2016

High Court in Belfast rejects legal case

A judge at the High Court in Belfast has rejected two legal challenges to Brexit in Northern Ireland

OCT
27
2016

Federal appeals court permits music companies to pursue copyright infringement claims

Copyright issues have become especially prevalent in the digital age

OCT
27
2016

Romania: man asks court to recognize his same-sex marriage

Religious groups want the constitution amended to state that marriage is a union between a man and a woman

OCT
27
2016

EU-Canada trade deal: Belgians break Ceta deadlock

Belgian political leaders have reached a consensus in support of the Ceta trade deal between the EU and Canada, Prime Minister Charles Michel has said

OCT
27
2016

China orders lawyers to support Communist Party

The orders, which take effect next month, require lawyers and law firms to “support the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party,” according to the group

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