JPMorgan Chase has won a London High Court trial against Nigeria, in which the nation was seeking $1.7 billion in damages over the US investment bank’s role in a disputed 2011 oil deal. The bank said the judgement reflects its commitment to high professional standards, while Nigeria said it was disappointed with the verdict and […]
However, before you get excited about your wild camping trip, you must be aware of the laws concerning wild camping in the area where you plan to set up your tent. To help you with this, here's everything you need to know about wild camping law. What Is Wild Camping? Wild camping means setting up […]
On Thursday, Sterling Jewelers-owner Signet Jewelers Ltd announced a $175 million settlement of a long-running gender bias lawsuit in which 68,000 female Sterling Jewelers employees claimed the retailer had paid women less and promoted them less often than their male counterparts. Sterling was originally sued in 2008, accused of violating Title VII of the Civil […]
On Monday, the family of the author whose article inspired the 1986 film “Top Gun” sued Paramount Pictures for copyright infringement over this year’s sequel and biggest box office hit “Top Gun: Maverick.” The complaint by Shosh Yonay and Yuval Yonay — the author’s widow and son — claims that the Paramount Global unit failed […]
International law firm Brown Rudnick has promoted its associate Camille Vasquez to partner after she helped American actor Johnny Depp secure a $15 million jury verdict in his defamation trial against his former wife Amber Heard. The televised defamation trial, which lasted several weeks, saw Vasquez become the public face of Depp’s legal team. The […]
On Wednesday, June 1, American actor Johnny Depp won his defamation trial against his former wife Amber Heard, with Heard also losing the majority of her countersuit. Watched by millions, the televised court battle is one of the most famous defamation cases of all time, with the hashtag #justiceforjohnnydepp receiving around 19 billion views on […]
The world’s richest man is represented by US law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, who wrote to Twitter on June 6 accusing it of refusing to provide sufficient information on its number of false accounts. In a letter to Twitter’s chief legal officer, Vijaya Gadde, Musk’s Skadden legal team said: “Mr Musk does […]
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, […]
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