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US Bans Solar Product Imports From Chinese Company

24th June 2021
As well as the block on Hoshine solar products, the Biden administration has also added five polysilicon companies to the commerce department’s “entity list”. The list requires US-based businesses to first secure a license from the government before any trading is permitted. The block comes as part of the Biden administration’s attempt to pressurise the […]
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Corporate Criminal Liability: The Why And The How

23rd June 2021
John Binns, partner at BCL Solicitors LLP, details the issues surrounding corporate criminal liability.  Two things, at least, are clear from the Law Commission’s latest discussion paper on corporate criminal liability. The first is that there is a high degree of consensus (from those whose opinions seem to matter, namely investigators, prosecutors, pressure groups, and the […]
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TUI, Virgin Atlantic, And British Airways Join Legal Action Against UK Travel Rules

23rd June 2021
On Tuesday, the UK’s largest tour operator, TUI, announced it has joined several airlines in suing the UK government over its traffic light travel system. The travel giant condemned the decision by UK ministers to move Portugal onto the amber travel list last month and voiced disappointment in their decision not to move the Greek […]
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Google Faces EU Antitrust Probe

22nd June 2021
On Tuesday, the EU launched a formal antitrust investigation into allegations that Google has abused its leading role in the ad-technology sector. The Europe Commission's investigation, which informally began in 2019, will assess numerous allegations of anti-competitive business practises surrounding Alphabet Inc’s brokering of advertisements and distribution of user data with advertisers across mobile apps […]
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Sun Pharma Settles Patent Litigation With US-based Celgene Corporation

22nd June 2021
Indian multinational pharmaceutical company Sun Pharma has reached an agreement with US pharmaceutical company Celgene Corporation (Celgene), resolving the patent litigation regarding submission of new drug ANDA for generic versions of oral cancer drug Revlimid in the US. In accordance with the terms of the settlement, Celgene will permit Sun Pharma a license to its […]
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On the Rise — Why More Assets Are Being Targeted

21st June 2021
Niall Hearty of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli considers the increasing appeal to the authorities of account freezing orders and account forfeiture orders. The force issued account freezing orders and account forfeiture orders against assets with a total value of £36 million in 2020 – a figure that dwarfs the 2019 total of just under […]
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US Appeals Court Upholds FCC Ban On Huawei

21st June 2021
On Friday, The US Court of Appeals ruled against Chinese tech company Huawei’s plea to override the FCC's ruling. Under the ruling, the FFC classified Huawei as a national security risk. Federal government subsidy recipients were banned from utilising funds to purchase products or services from companies classified as a “national security risk”.  Huawei’s challenge […]
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A Key Role For English Courts In International Fraud Cases

18th June 2021
Hannah Sharp, Partner at Rosling King LLP, relays their victory in an international fraud case that saw the freezing of fraudulent assets in Ukraine. The case has many implications for the British courts and demonstrates the unyielding international influence of UK courts in spite of Brexit. An attempt by a Ukrainian national to challenge the […]
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Substantial Prison Time For Avenatti In Nike Extortion Case

18th June 2021
Prosecutors in Manhattan have urged a federal judge to hand Avenatti a hefty punishment for his attempts to extort millions of dollars from Nike. Although the government is calling for a tough sentence, it agrees with the probation office’s assertion that a below-guidelines sentence would be substantial enough. While the guidelines could put Avenatti away […]
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How Can We Improve Mental Health In The Legal Sector?

17th June 2021
Although ill mental health affects society widely and diversely, there are nonetheless particular professions where the impacts of ill mental health have greater prevalence. For the legal sector, mental health is a rapidly growing issue.
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