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The Regulatory Sandbox – a Wake-Up Call for the Legal Industry?

30th June 2021
Stephen Cheeseman, VP of Legal and Compliance at Canada Protection Plan, explores the global surge of interest in the concept of the Regulatory Sandbox and the significant shifts it may prompt in the financial and legal industries.
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Huawei Lawyers Say HSBC Emails Debunk US Extradition Claim

30th June 2021
The US justice department has been pushing to extradite Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou from Canada. In 2018, she was arrested on a US warrant at Vancouver airport on charges of fraud. Wanzhou’s detention enraged the Chinese government and has brought the relationship between Beijing and Ottawa to its lowest point in many years. Lawyers defending […]
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Uber And Deliveroo: Mixed Messages?

29th June 2021
Jamie Webster, Associate at Waterfront Law, explores the recent Supreme Court ruling that Uber drivers should be treated as “workers” and thus granted certain employment rights such as national minimum wage and paid holidays. 2021 has already been a significant year for the interpretation of worker status. In February, Uber lost the final round of […]
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US Judge Dismisses Antitrust Lawsuits Against Facebook

29th June 2021
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a coalition of state attorney generals launched the antitrust lawsuit against Facebook. The case was introduced in December by the US government alongside 48 states. They accused the social media giant of abusing its market power to trump its smaller competitors. However, on Monday in Washington DC, US district […]
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YouTube Faces Close Scrutiny As Part Of Europe’s New Google Probe

28th June 2021
The investigation is Europe’s fourth into Google, with Google-owned video-sharing platform YouTube catching the investigator’s attention this time around. As part of the European Commission’s antitrust probe, the “obligation” to use Google services, such as the Good Ads platform to purchase online display ads, will be examined. The European Commission has also stated that it […]
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Johnson & Johnson To Pay $230 Million In Opioid Settlement

28th June 2021
Johnson & Johnson did not admit liability or wrongdoing in the settlement with New York. The $230 million payment will remove the firm from a trial that was due to begin on Tuesday and in which numerous large opioid manufacturers and distributors are defendants. Johnson & Johnson have said that the settlements were consistent with […]
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Amazon And Google Investigated Over Fake Reviews

25th June 2021
The Competition And Markets Authority (CMA) will launch a formal investigation into whether Amazon and Google have breached consumer law. Last year, an initial probe was launched when the CMA examined whether the online firms were sufficiently protecting consumers. The probe raised specific concerns about the two companies, with the main concern being whether or […]
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Jury Sides With CVS In $121 Million Drug Overcharge Trial

25th June 2021
Back in 2015, a group of customers from six states filed a lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy. The group claimed that CVS had overcharged both them and their insurance companies for generic drugs, whilst cash-pay customers were charged low prices through a discount programme. However, on Wednesday, a California federal jury unanimously determined that CVS’s Health […]
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Vaccine Injury Lawsuits: Can Vaccines Cause Health Problems?

25th June 2021
The world needs to prepare in combating complex molecular strains of invisible microbes. Researchers, scientists, and healthcare professionals working in pharmaceutical companies are striving hard to develop new vaccines to prepare for the existing and future health needs of the public. Because new viruses and bacteria are proliferating and mutating, vaccines need to undergo continuous […]
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UK Court Of Appeal Confirms Deliveroo Riders Are Self-Employed

24th June 2021
Today, the UK Court of Appeal confirmed that Deliveroo riders are classified as self-employed, dismissing an appeal by the IWGB union.
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