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Kenyan Tea Workers File UN Complaint Against Unilever

3rd August 2020
The 218 tea plantation workers allege that Unilever failed in its duty to protect employees from foreseeable ethnic violence.
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Netflix Fails to Dismiss Patent Infringement Claims

31st July 2020
The streaming giant failed to convince a New York federal judge to throw out claims that its streaming technology infringed patents.
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Slack Files EU Antitrust Claim Against Microsoft

23rd July 2020
Slack has accused Microsoft of “reverting to past behaviour” in attempting to use its market dominance to kill off competitors.
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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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Scoring the Winning Strategy in Sports Law

30th June 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has sent shockwaves around the world, leading to a public health emergency and plunged the global economy into a sharp downturn. COVID-19 has had a direct and negative effect on the sports industry and has led to a suspension of the sporting calendar, with professional leagues everywhere suspending their activities to limit […]
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Managing Yourself Through Construction Politics

30th June 2020
Speaking to Jamil Soucar, we explore what happens when politics or opposing personalities cause problems down the construction line. What “undisclosed causes” can cause issues during construction projects? The undisclosed causes for conflicts on construction projects have to do with human nature. Construction project teams involve a wide variety of people, who never met before, […]
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Novartis Agrees $347 Million Settlement for Bribery Charges

26th June 2020
The Swiss multinational pharma company admitted to improper conduct wherein staff of its overseas subsidiaries were paid to boost drug sales through bribery.
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