Apr 04, 2021 10:05 am UTC| Law
Abortion was decriminalised in Northern Ireland in October 2019. In March the following year, the legal framework was in place to provide terminations. A year later, though, it hasnt happened. The Department of Health in...
Federal Court rules insurance companies must behave decently. That's a big deal
Mar 18, 2021 14:28 pm UTC| Law
It almost reads like a John Grisham novel. Self-employed woman contracts cancer. Claims under her income-protection insurance policy. Insurer cancels the policy after investigation reveals omission of unrelated health...
India to criminalize cryptocurrency possession, trading
Mar 15, 2021 23:55 pm UTC| Law Digital Currency
India will propose a law criminalizing possession, issuance, trading, mining, and transferring crypto-assets in the country. The bill, one of the worlds strictest cryptocurrency policies, is in line with a government...
Virgin sues US rail company for $251 million on brand damage claims
Mar 09, 2021 23:25 pm UTC| Business Law
Virgin Enterprises sued US rail company Brightline for $251 million for reneging on its 20-year licensing deal by dropping the Virgin name from its trains and claiming the brand has been damaged. According to Virgin,...
S. Korea to revise outdated e-commerce law to better protect consumers
Mar 08, 2021 02:26 am UTC| Law Technology
South Koreas Fair Trade Commission is revising the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce to cover new forms of online transactions and to impose more responsibilities to e-commerce platforms and online...
US commission says SK stole LG's EV battery trade secrets
Mar 05, 2021 13:02 pm UTC| Law
The US International Trade Commission ruled that SK Innovation Co. misappropriated the EV battery rade secrets of its South Korean rival LG Energy Solution Ltd. According to the ITC, SK ordered the destruction of...
Feb 20, 2021 12:32 pm UTC| Technology Law
Under new draft laws, the eSafety Commissioner could order your nude selfies, sex education or slash fiction to be taken down from the internet with just 24 hours notice. Officially, the Morrison governments new bill...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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