Samsung Wins Supreme Court Battle Against Apple Over Design Patent Lawsuit
Dec 07, 2016 21:02 pm UTC| Technology Law
After years of legal fighting and taking the battle to the highest court in the U.S., Samsung emerges victorious over Apple. In a unanimous decision, the justices presiding over the case stressed that the patent...
Asia is in the grip of a transnational crime crisis – but governments look away
Dec 06, 2016 07:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The immense demand for methamphetamine (ice), ecstasy and new psychoactive substances among the wealthy urban residents of East Asia and beyond has revitalised organised crime in the region. The scale of recent drug...
Brexit in the Supreme Court – here's what it all means
Dec 05, 2016 10:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
The UK supreme court is hearing argument in one of the most important cases to be decided by British judges. Miller v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union concerns the question of whether the British...
Central Bank of Bahrain considers fintech regulations
Dec 05, 2016 06:26 am UTC| Fintech Law
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) is considering introducing regulations on fintech and startups that focus on fintech are invited to set up their offices in Bahrain and use it as a base to serve the entire GCC and...
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EU Putting The Screws On Facebook Over Hate Speech
Dec 05, 2016 04:43 am UTC| Technology Law
Mark Zuckerberg has been hesitant to outright censor Facebook users who are propagating hate speech on the social media platform despite the hailstorm of criticisms he has been receiving with regards to fake news and...
Snoopers' Charter: why journalists (and the rest of us) should be afraid
Dec 04, 2016 22:51 pm UTC| Law
The Snoopers Charter mark two or Investigatory Powers Act which has recently passed into law demonstrates again how successful Islamist terrorism has been in changing British society into a secret state. With the...
Does the UK Supreme Court have enough power?
Dec 04, 2016 04:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The Supreme Court is about to embark on a politically momentous and contentious case. On December 5 it will begin hearing the governments appeal against a High Court ruling which said parliament must pass legislation 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’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects