Australia is not ready to criminalise coercive control — here's why
Oct 01, 2020 15:24 pm UTC| Law
There are increasing calls to making coercive control a criminal offence across Australia. The NSW Labor opposition has proposed a bill to criminalise coercive control, with a ten year maximum penalty. This follows...
Naver fined 1 billion won for predatory real estate practices
Sep 06, 2020 22:52 pm UTC| Business Law
South Koreas Fair Trade Commission (FTC) slapped Naver with 1.032 billion won in fines and advised it to take corrective action for predatory real estate practices in actively blocking Kakao from entering the real estate...
The labor-busting law firms and consultants that keep Google, Amazon and other workplaces union-free
Aug 26, 2020 11:26 am UTC| Law
American companies have been very successful at preventing their workers from organizing into unions in recent decades, one of the reasons unionization in the private sector is at a record low. What you may not realize...
Uber supreme court battle: even if drivers win, they need new laws to protect them
Jul 24, 2020 14:15 pm UTC| Law
The UK supreme court has just heard an appeal from Uber that has far-reaching implications for UK drivers and the wider gig economy. Uber wants to overturn an employment tribunal ruling from 2016, which improved the lot of...
Cars rule as coronavirus shakes up travel trends in our cities
Jul 22, 2020 12:30 pm UTC| Law
As with other parts of the global economy, COVID-19 has led to rapid changes in transport trends. The chart below shows overall trends for driving, walking and public transport for Australia as of July...
The verdict: Canada's legalization of cannabis is a success
Jul 21, 2020 14:29 pm UTC| Law
A highly regarded British think tank focused on reforming drug laws thinks Canadas legalization and regulation of cannabis has gone well. Transform has been monitoring Canadian reform efforts for some time. Its positive...
S. Korea fines TikTok 186 Million won over privacy issue
Jul 17, 2020 00:26 am UTC| Business Law
South Korea had fined video sharing platform TikTok Pte Ltd. 186 million won for mishandling user data amid growing global privacy concerns of the social media service. According to the Korea Communications Commission...
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