Jo Cox murder reminds us that terrorism comes in many forms
Nov 26, 2016 02:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The conviction of Thomas Mair for the murder of the British MP Jo Cox serves as a reminder that terrorism comes in many guises. Mair was tried for murder, rather than terrorism, but the judge in his case made it clear when...
The UK government wants to control porn viewing habits
Nov 26, 2016 02:00 am UTC| Law
The British government has already won the power to record everything we access on the internet. Now it wants to have a say over what we are and arent allowed to look at online. The Digital Economy Bill currently moving...
It's Iceland vs Iceland as trademark row erupts between country and frozen supermarket chain
Nov 26, 2016 00:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Business Law
Under European trademark law it is possible to obtain wide-ranging protection for a single word such as Apple, Google or Gucci which gives the owner the exclusive right to use the mark in commercial contexts in the EU....
Race to the bottom on company tax cuts won't stop tax avoidance
Nov 25, 2016 01:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
US President-elect Donald Trump made an election promise to cut the US federal corporate tax rate from the current 35% to 15%. A somewhat more modest proposal is under way in Australia. The plan outlined in the 2016-17...
North Carolina Amends Money Transmitter Bond Amounts
Nov 24, 2016 06:52 am UTC| Commentary Law
As of October 1 this year, North Carolina money transmitters must comply with a new requirement concerning their money transmitter bond. House Bill 289, which was passed at the end of June, introduces a different way for...
Fracking, mining, murder: the killer agenda driving migration in Mexico and Central America
Nov 24, 2016 01:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Life
Gang violence is forcing people to flee Central America and Mexico, heading north to the United States in record numbers. Right? Thats the standard narrative: organised crime and drug trafficking have given Central...
Nov 24, 2016 00:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
You might not have noticed thanks to world events, but the UK parliament recently approved the governments so-called Snoopers Charter and it will soon become law. This nickname for the Investigatory Powers Bill is well...
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
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