Could a truth commission have saved the Star Wars universe from another conflict?
Dec 21, 2015 00:21 am UTC| Law Entertainment
A brutal regime is at last brought to its knees, its key leaders start fighting among themselves, and the old tyrant is killed without trial. Libya in 2011? No: the world of Star Wars at the close of Return of the...
David Cameron has begun a 'battle for Britain' in the EU – but how can he possibly win?
Dec 18, 2015 22:38 pm UTC| Politics Law
David Cameron has called his four key demands for reforming the EUs relationship with the UK a battle for Britain. And at last he has been able to fight it in person albeit over a dinner of chicken terrine and venison,...
Why do people choose expensive branded drugs over cheap generics?
Dec 18, 2015 22:33 pm UTC| Health Law
The Australian federal court has accused Reckitt Benckiser of misleading consumers. The UK-based company has been marketing products in their Nurofen range for specific types of pain. The truth is, they all contain the...
So now we know which companies did not pay tax; time to target aggressive avoidance
Dec 18, 2015 06:03 am UTC| Law
With much anticipation and very little fanfare the Australian Taxation Office quietly released information about corporate tax entities with a total income of $100 million or more for the 201314 income year and how much...
Japan’s Financial Authority Progresses On Bitcoin Regulation
Dec 17, 2015 10:36 am UTC| Digital Currency Law
According to a latest report from Japan Times, a working group under Japans Financial System Council has compiled a draft proposal that focuses on regulating virtual currency businesses. Starting today, the working...
Dec 17, 2015 06:08 am UTC| Business Law
In November 2013, Nokia announced the extension of the patent license agreement between Nokia and Samsung for five years from January 1, 2014, with the parties entering into binding arbitration to settle the amount of...
Court dismisses the Dallas Buyers Club latest copyright claim as 'not Ben-Hur'
Dec 17, 2015 01:03 am UTC| Law
The Dallas Buyers Club LLC v iiNet case appears to have come to an interesting junction yesterday when Justice Nye Perram moved to dismiss the case in its entirety. Justice Perram had already said in August that DBCs...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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