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US Judge Orders Facebook To Release Anti-Rohingya Content Records For Genocide Case

23rd September 2021
On Wednesday, a judge in Washington DC criticised Facebook for its failure to hand over information to investigators seeking to prosecute the Myanmar for international crimes against the Rohingya people.  Facebook had refused to release the data, arguing that it would violate US law barring online communication services from disclosing users’ conversations. However, the judge […]
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Elizabeth Holmes Called Herself The “Best Businessperson Of The Year” In Private Texts

23rd September 2021
In text messages to Balwani in November 2014, Holmes proclaimed she had “total confidence in myself best business person of the year” and also wrote, “don’t give what anyone thinks - engage employees in meetings by stories and making it about them (i.e. prepare well).”  These messages to her then-partner and former Theranos President Balwani […]
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Walmart Beats Greenpeace’s Recycling Lawsuit

22nd September 2021
On Monday, US District Judge Maxine Chesney dismissed claims by Greenpeace that Walmart violated California's Unfair Competition Law by marketing and selling single-use plastic products. Greenpeace’s complaint argued that Walmart customers who bought plastic items, including plastic party cups, cutlery, and fruit snack cups, do not have access to recycling programmes that accept these items.  […]
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Reducing GDPR Rules May Be A Brexit ‘Win’ But Likely Not Worth The Cost

22nd September 2021
Jon Belcher, specialist data protection lawyer at Excello Law, examines the government’s aim and its recent consultation and argues that, while the current data protection law is far from perfect, reducing compliance obligations will weaken individuals’ data rights. Brussels has warned that it will sever the adequacy decision granted to the UK if the UK […]
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US Sues To Block Deal Between American Airlines And JetBlue

22nd September 2021
The lawsuit asks a federal court in Boston to block the “Northeast Alliance” partnership which was announced in July 2020 following its approval by the US Transportation Department. The suit takes aim at American Airlines, arguing that the alliance would dramatically increase prices for consumers.  Both American Airlines and JetBlue have said they will contest […]
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Why General Counsel Need To Go On The AI Offensive

21st September 2021
Eleanor Weaver, CEO of Luminance, explains the benefits of AI for the legal sector. The role of General Counsel and in-house lawyers has expanded dramatically over the past few years. Whilst before, GCs were considered specialists to be consulted on specific legal issues, now they are seen as business enablers, helping to navigate complex legal […]
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The 2021 Global 100 Ranked By Profits Per Equity Partner

21st September 2021
According to Law.com, profits per equity partner amongst Global 100 firms averaged at $19,903,000 in 2020, a significant increase of 10.4% from the $1,723,000 average seen pre-pandemic in 2019.  The increase follows 2019’s limited growth of 0.4% over the previous year. Last year, 75 law firms either matched or topped $1 million in PEP, while […]
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Twitter To Pay Over $800 Million To Settle 2016 Class Action Lawsuit

21st September 2021
The settlement resolves a case that had been close to heading to trial, with jury selection scheduled to begin on Monday. However, at a September 17 hearing in California, US District Judge Jon Tigar postponed it until November.  The social media platform’s former CEO Richard Costolo and former COO Antony Noto denied wrongdoing in agreeing […]
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Lodders Expands Its Family Law Offering

21st September 2021
Lodders’ family team has been routinely recognised as Band 1 in Chambers & Partners and Tier 1 by the Legal 500 for its expertise across the spectrum of family law. The Cheltenham bespoke family law service will replicate the work already undertaken at the firm’s Birmingham office, best known for its high-end financial remedy work […]
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Diesel Emissions Issues Continue To Plague The European Automotive Industry

20th September 2021
Guy Robson, partner at Keller Lenkner UK, discusses Dieselgate and how the past continues to haunt the car industry. In July this year, the European Commission fined the Volkswagen Group (which includes Volkswagen, Porsche and Audi) and BMW €875 million for breaching EU competition law by colluding in a cartel with Daimler (Mercedes-Benz’s parent company), […]
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