While not entirely CO2-free, cycling is still better for the environment than driving. It’s also healthier: countries where “bicycle culture” is part of daily life, such as the Netherlands and Finland both have comparatively lower CO2 emissions and more positive health outcomes. In America, where health outcomes are relatively lower and emissions higher, the car […]
The Wikimedia Foundation, which owns free online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, has filed an appeal against a Russian court decision demanding that it take down information on Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The Wikimedia Foundation says the public has the right to know the facts of the Russia-Ukraine war. A Moscow court fined the Wikimedia Foundation $88,000 for […]
On Wednesday, US tech giant Meta Platforms Inc compared searches by EU antitrust regulators to a fishing trawler amid investigations into the Facebook owner’s data and online marketplace. Meta says it has already given the European Commission access to over one million documents since 2019 when it first made a request regarding Meta’s Facebook Marketplace, […]
On 31 March 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree requiring Gazprom to demand that buyers of Russian gas pay in Russian roubles. The decree’s apparent purpose is to shore up the value of the Russian rouble in the wake of EU sanctions. But it might not be a lawful basis for Gazprom to […]
Somewhat unnoticed, both by the art market and the legal community, the Council of Europe Convention on Offences relating to Cultural Property (also known as the “Nicosia” Convention) entered into force on 1 April 2022. This article explains the background to the Convention, what it is seeking to achieve, how it fits into the wider […]
Niall Hearty of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli takes a look at whether the recently-announced Public Sector Fraud Authority will be effective. Spring, as they say, has sprung. It is the season for new beginnings. So it is perhaps appropriate that the government chose its Spring Statement to announce its latest attempt to tackle fraud. […]
On Monday, Johnson & Johnson announced it had agreed to pay $99 million to settle claims by West Virginia that it had contributed to an opioid addiction crisis in the US state. The settlement removes Johnson & Johnson from an ongoing trial that commenced earlier this month. Johnson & Johnson did not admit liability or […]
A jury trial accusing Walgreens Boots Alliance of contributing to Florida’s opioid crisis began on Monday after the pharmacy store chain decided not to join a multimillion-dollar settlement by other defendants. Florida claims that Walgreens acted with poor oversight in its dispersal and distribution of opioids across the state and allowed the drugs to be […]
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