Why a proposed capital gains tax could mean tax cuts for most New Zealanders
Mar 06, 2019 14:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
As part of a major review of New Zealands tax system, the governments Tax Working Group recommended a comprehensive capital gains tax. New Zealand is one of few countries without a capital gains tax, and the proposal has...
Berlin's grassroots plan to renationalise up to 200,000 ex-council homes from corporate landlords
Mar 06, 2019 14:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Real Estate
In major cities throughout the world, the price of housing is on the rise: in 2017 alone, prices leaped by 20.5% in Berlin, 16% in Vancouver and 14.8% in Hong Kong. As rents keep going up, activists in Berlin are...
America's schools are crumbling – what will it take to fix them?
Mar 06, 2019 14:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
When I was asked to support a federal lawsuit that says Detroits deteriorating schools were having a negative impact on students ability to learn, the decision was a no-brainer. Detroits schools are so old and raggedy...
#MeToo whistleblowing is upending century-old legal precedent demanding loyalty to the boss
Mar 06, 2019 14:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
When was the last time you agreed to keep a secret? Perhaps it was a personal confidence shared by a close family member or friend. Or it might have been in a contract with your employer to safeguard confidential...
Media companies on notice over traumatised journalists after landmark court decision
Mar 06, 2019 13:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
A landmark ruling by an Australian court is expected to have international consequences for newsrooms, with media companies on notice they face large compensation claims if they fail to take care of journalists who...
NHS to banish pagers from its hospitals – but is this a rash act?
Mar 04, 2019 13:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Remember pagers? Simple devices, they were used fairly widely before the advent of mobile phones and SMS messaging. If you had a pager, you could receive simple messages, but you couldnt reply. One of the few places you...
Regulations needed after cryptocurrency CEO takes passwords to his grave
Mar 04, 2019 13:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
A high-stakes legal drama featuring cryptocurrencies has been unfolding in a Canadian court recently. The antics that led to the litigation almost defy credulity, and they highlight the need for new regulations to...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects