What the Harvey Weinstein case tells us about sexual assault disclosure
Oct 13, 2017 09:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment Law
Explosive reports from The New York Times and The New Yorker in recent days have revealed decades of alleged sexual harassment and assault perpetrated by high-profile Hollywood movie executive Harvey Weinstein. In the wake...
#LstTxt&Tstmnt: an unsent text message can count as a will, in the right circumstances
Oct 13, 2017 09:13 am UTC| Technology Law
The unsent text message read: Dave Nic you and Jack keep all that I have house and superannuation, put my ashes in the back garden with Trish Julie will take her stuff only shes ok gone back to her ex AGAIN Im beaten...
The pull of energy markets – and legal challenges – will blunt plans to roll back EPA carbon rules
Oct 13, 2017 09:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Law
On Oct. 10, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt formally announced a repeal of the Clean Power Plan, regulation intended to curb greenhouse gas emissions from existing coal- and natural gas-fired power plants. This follows a...
Let's face it, we'll be no safer with a national facial recognition database
Oct 08, 2017 10:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
A commitment to share the biometric data of most Australians including your driving licence photo agreed at Thursdays Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting will result in a further erosion of our...
Uber can't be ethical – its business model won't allow it
Oct 04, 2017 09:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Following TfLs decision to withdraw Ubers license to operate in London, there has been a widespread picking over of the ride-hailing apps recent history and speculation about its future. A fairly common conclusion is that...
Japan FSA approves 11 firms as cryptocurrency exchange operators
Oct 02, 2017 07:18 am UTC| Digital Currency Law
Japans Financial Services Agency (FSA) has announced the names of 11 companies that have been approved as operators of cryptocurrency exchanges. These companies include Zaif Exchange, QUOINE, bitFlyer, Bit Bank, Tech...
Oct 02, 2017 05:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Law
The public debate over how best to keep the internet open and free and what exactly that means has dragged on for more than a decade. The principle that internet service providers should deliver all online content...
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
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight