Lawyers keep secrets locked up – so they get asked to do the dirty work
Apr 12, 2018 14:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics
Lawyers seem to at the center of lot of scandals lately. President Donald Trumps personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, whose office and hotel were raided by the FBI, is only the latest example. Harvey Weinsteins law firm...
Why the business model of social media giants like Facebook is incompatible with human rights
Apr 03, 2018 07:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Law
Facebook has had a bad few weeks. The social media giant had to apologise for failing to protect the personal data of millions of users from being accessed by data mining company Cambridge Analytica. Outrage is brewing...
Big brands ripping off street art is not cool: why illegal graffiti should be protected by copyright
Mar 18, 2018 05:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Business Law
When street artist Jason Revok Williams sprayed his trademark chevrons on a handball court in Brooklyn, he probably didnt imagine he would end up taking a high-street fashion giant to court for breach of copyright. But...
Why do gun-makers get special economic protection?
Mar 14, 2018 08:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Economy
The gun industry is one of very few industries to have congressionally backed immunity from liabilty. As a result, its been largely shielded from responsibility for the deaths and injuries its products cause, with few...
GDPR: ten easy steps all organisations should follow
Feb 20, 2018 12:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Data protection law hasnt undergone a significant update since the EU brought in legislation in 1995 just six years after the birth of the World Wide Web. But GDPR is about to shake things up. Now, 23 years later, the...
North Korea's growing criminal cyberthreat
Feb 20, 2018 12:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The countries posing the greatest cyberthreats to the United States are Russia, China, Iran and North Korea. Like its counterparts, Kim Jong Uns regime engages in substantial cyber espionage. And like Russia and Iran, it...
Does a sugar tax cause alcohol sales to spike? The research doesn't give a decisive answer
Feb 08, 2018 13:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Consuming sugar-sweetened drinks is associated with a range of health issues including weight gain and obesity. These are risk factors for diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, strokes and certain...
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