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Djokovic Wins Court Battle To Stay In Australia, But Government May Cancel His Visa A Second Time

10th January 2022
On Monday, Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic won a court battle to stay in Australia to compete in the Australian Open despite being unvaccinated against Covid-19. However, the Australian government has threatened to cancel the tennis star’s visa a second time.  Federal Circuit Court Judge Anthony Kelly reinstated Djokovic’s visa after it was cancelled following […]
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The NatWest Fine: A Sign Of Things To Come?

7th January 2022
Aziz Rahman, Senior Partner at Rahman Ravelli, assesses the NatWest money laundering penalty for any pointers to the future. NatWest being fined £265 million for its money laundering failings will have come as little surprise to anyone – certainly not the bank. It pleaded guilty two months ago to charges brought by the Financial Conduct […]
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Russia Fines Twitter For Failing To Delete Banned Content

23rd December 2021
On Thursday, a Moscow court announced it had fined social media giant Twitter 3 million roubles for failing to take down content that is deemed illegal in Russia. The fine comes as part of a long string of penalties against foreign technology firms operating in the country. Moscow has ramped up pressure on big tech […]
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Apple Loses Bid To Block Shareholder Proposal On Forced Labour

23rd December 2021
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has rejected a bid by Apple Inc to block a shareholder proposal asking the tech giant to provide greater transparency in its effort to keep forced labour out of its supply chain. Earlier this year, a group of shareholders asked Apple’s board to prepare a report on how […]
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US Files Civil Action To Return $150 Million Embezzled Funds To Sony

21st December 2021
On Monday, the United States filed a civil forfeiture complaint to return over $150 million to a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corp after the funds were allegedly stolen then seized by law enforcement during the FBI’s investigation of the incident.  Back in May, an employee of Sony Life Insurance Company Ltd in Tokyo allegedly embezzled […]
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US Says Antitrust Suit Challenging Northeast Alliance Should Go Ahead

14th December 2021
The lawsuit was filed in September of this year by the US government and six US states that claim the deal between the two companies would result in higher fares in busy Northeastern US airports.  In a court filing on Monday, the Justice Department and six states, which include California, Arizona, and Massachusetts, said that […]
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OSHA Opens Probe Into Fatal Amazon Warehouse Collapse in Illinois

14th December 2021
Police have confirmed that the workers were killed when the Edwardsville, Illinois Amazon warehouse buckled under the strength of a devastating storm. According to the National Weather Service, the area was hit by a tornado at around 8:30 pm CST on Friday. Peak winds were estimated to have reached 150 miles per hour.  Other US […]
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Bouncing Back Badly: Fraud-Friendly Faults In Bounce Back Loan Scheme

13th December 2021
Syed Rahman of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli examines the fraud-friendly faults that have been highlighted in the government’s Bounce Back Loan Scheme. As an end-of-year report, the National Audit Office’s assessment of the government’s fraud prevention measures for its Covid-19 Bounce Back Loan Scheme has a very strong “could do better’’ tone about it. […]
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WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Can Be Extradited To US, Rules UK Court

10th December 2021
The decision comes as a major blow to Assange’s effort to prevent his extradition to face espionage charges in the US. However, his finance immediately expressed that an appeal would be launched against the court’s ruling. Assange is wanted in the US over the publication of thousands of classified documents in 2010 and 2011. Senior […]
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Russia Fines Google For Failing To Delete Content Deemed Illegal By Government

7th December 2021
On Tuesday, Moscow’s Tagansky District Court said that Russia has fined Alphabet’s Google 9 million roubles in the latest chain of penalties against the tech giant for failing to delete content deemed illegal by the Russian government. Moscow’s Tagansky District Court cited legislation that said this may include posts containing child pornography, extremist activities, or […]
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