Electric Vehicle Series

The EU’s anti-subsidy investigation into electric vehicles is a risky strategy that may backfire

Sep 21, 2023 01:52 am UTC| Law Business

In her State of the Union address on 13 September, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced a new anti-subsidy investigation into electric vehicles (EVs) from China, claiming that the market is being...

Bill C-22 will provide income security to Canadians with disabilities, but it needs to be done right

Sep 20, 2023 11:40 am UTC| Law

Canadas first national disability benefit, Bill C-22, received royal assent on June 22, 2023. The bill was reintroduced in 2022 after initially being tabled two years prior. Bill C-22 remains short on details, but has...

Canada’s war crimes investigation may not deter Russia, but it matters to Ukrainians

Sep 20, 2023 02:01 am UTC| Law

In June 2022, United States Attorney General Merrick Garland travelled to Ukraine to call for the prosecution of Russian war crimes. The United States is sending an unmistakable message to those who have committed...

Digital Currency Revolution

New York DFS Updates Crypto Oversight, Ripple, Dogecoin, Litecoin Among Impacted Tokens

Sep 19, 2023 06:41 am UTC| Economy Digital Currency Business Law

In a significant shift, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) refines its virtual currency framework, streamlining the approval process while bolstering user protection. As the crypto industry navigates...

SK Broadband, Netflix Resolve Years-Long Network Fee Dispute; Announce Strategic Partnership

Sep 18, 2023 08:15 am UTC| Economy Law Business

SK Broadband and Netflix conclude their long-standing dispute, entering a strategic partnership to amplify customer experiences on pay TV and smartphones, beginning next year. The legal feud between SK Broadband, a...

Legal go-ahead for safe consumption room is gamechanger for Scottish drug policy

Sep 18, 2023 05:56 am UTC| Law

On the basis of the information I have been provided, I would be prepared to publish a prosecution policy that it would not be in the public interest to prosecute drug users for simple possession offences committed within...

Despite legal costs awarded to Rogers-Shaw, the competition commissioner’s challenge to the telecom merger was not a waste of taxpayer money

Sep 18, 2023 05:52 am UTC| Law

Months after rejecting the Commissioner of Competitions application to challenge the merger between Rogers and Shaw Communications, the Competition Tribunal ordered the commissioner to pay nearly $13 million in costs to...