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New York Cancels September Bar Exam

17th July 2020
Citing the ongoing threat of COVID-19, the New York state bar exam has been postponed with no alternative arrangements yet announced.
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EU-US ‘Privacy Shield’ Struck Down By EU Court

16th July 2020
The flagship agreement governing the transfer of EU citizens’ data to the US has been invalidated for its “inadequate” protection of privacy rights.
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Apple Wins Legal Battle Against EU’s €14.3 Billion Irish Tax Order

15th July 2020
Europe’s second-highest court has overturned a ruling from 2016 that would have forced Apple to pay Ireland €14.3 billion in back taxes.
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German Court Bans Tesla From Claiming Car “Autopilot” in Ads

14th July 2020
A Munich judge barred Tesla Germany from repeating “misleading” claims regarding its automated driving technology in advertisements.
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UK to Ban Huawei from 5G Networks

14th July 2020
The United Kingdom’s mobile network operators will no longer be allowed to buy from the Chinese telecom company and will be forced to strip its tech from their networks.
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Dentons Closes Two UK Offices in Shift to Remote Working

13th July 2020
The world’s largest law firm by headcount plans to shut its offices in Aberdeen and Watford, with staff directed to work from home full-time.
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MIT and Harvard File Suit Against New ICE Regulations

9th July 2020
In a surprising development for some,  the division of Immigration and Customs Enforcement had announced that it will not permit international students on F-1 visas to remain in the US whilst taking a full online course load when the new semester starts in autumn. Prior to this, Harvard had announced that all course instruction will […]
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Ferrari Loses World's Most Expensive Car Trademark Battle

7th July 2020
Ferrari lost a landmark legal battle regarding its trademark covering the shape of its iconic 250 GTO, the world’s most expensive car.
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Allen & Overy, Slaughter & May Among 17 City Firms Signing up to The Race Fairness Commitment

6th July 2020
Seventeen major city law firms including Allen & Overy, Pinsent Masons and Slaughter & May have joined forces to conduct a data-driven investigation with the aim of finding out where BAME lawyers are falling behind their white peer group.
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High Court Hears Legality of the Government’s Lockdown Measures

3rd July 2020
Businessman Simon Dolan, whose Jota Aviation company has been delivering personal protective equipment (PPE) to the NHS, wants to test the full extent of the powers under which England has been confined over the past 102 days. The hearing took place via video and was opened by Philip Havers QC, for Dolan, who said it […]
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