SEP
12
2019

EU court says Germany has to notify EU of copyright law targeting Google

The case underlines the battle between publishers and Alphabet unit Google over the share of revenues from distributing news.

SEP
12
2019

France: we can´t allow Facebook´s Libra in Europe

The minister, Bruno Le Maire, did not spell out how France could keep Libra out of the 28-member European Union.

SEP
12
2019

The group overseeing Facebook’s libra cryptocurrency will apply for a payments license in Switzerland: US

The organization submitted a request to the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) to clarify how the libra coin will be regulated under Swiss rules.

SEP
12
2019

Trump Administration Can Curb Asylum Bids, Supreme Court Says: US

Rule says most must seek asylum in countries they pass through

SEP
12
2019

U.S. House passes two bills to ban new offshore drilling

The bills were not expected to gain traction in the Republican-led Senate

SEP
12
2019

Yahoo Japan bids for control of fashion e-tailer Zozo for $3.7 billion

The stock jumped as much 19% in early Tokyo trade, while Yahoo Japan shares rose as much as 6% in a near-flat market .N225.

SEP
12
2019

UK court grants Nintendo injunction requiring internet providers to block Switch piracy websites

In reaching this decision the court relied on a previous case discussing intellectual property.

SEP
11
2019

China to remove tariffs on some U.S. products, but not pork or soybeans

Further exemptions will be announced in the coming weeks.

SEP
11
2019

California Senate passes bill to tighten ´gig´ worker rule

It has also come under sharp criticism by trade groups and so-called “gig economy” firms that rely heavily on contractors.

SEP
11
2019

Seoul to file WTO complaint over Japan´s ´discriminatory´ export curbs

Bilateral relations deteriorated after South Korea’s Supreme Court last year ordered two Japanese companies to compensate wartime workers

SEP
11
2019
SEP
11
2019

Amazon Probed by U.S. Antitrust Officials Over Marketplace

The FTC is interviewing merchants to determine whether the e-commerce giant is using its market power to hurt competition.

SEP
11
2019

UK Parliament’s suspension is unlawful, Scottish court says

The U.K. Parliament was shuttered Monday and will reconvene on October 14.

SEP
10
2019

UK Parliament is now suspended as Brexit crisis boils over

That divide between Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government and Parliament was thrown into sharp relief in a dramatic week full of intrigue, votes and resignations.

SEP
10
2019

Judge lets Facebook privacy class action proceed, calls company´s views ´so wrong´

He rejected Facebook’s arguments that users suffered no “tangible” harm and had no legitimate privacy interest

SEP
10
2019

Prosecutors raid Commerzbank offices over share-trading scam: Germany

A Commerzbank spokesman said that the bank could not comment on ongoing investigations.

SEP
10
2019

Huawei drops lawsuit against U.S. over seized equipment: court filing

Huawei said the U.S. government returned the equipment in August

SEP
9
2019

Myanmar’s KBZ Bank hires legal powerhouse Williams & Connolly after holding company was implicated in UN report

Kanbawza Bank of Myanmar has tapped Williams & Connolly to be its legal representation in case U.S. sanctions arise after a recent U.N. report.

SEP
9
2019

Boris Johnson ´sabotage´ letter to EU ´would break law´: UK

Judges and lawyers say PM’s reported plan to circumvent no-deal block would be illegal

SEP
9
2019

U.S. states kick off antitrust probe expected to focus on Google

hat probe, likely to include more than 40 state attorneys general.

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