Chinese high court's ruling that cryptocurrency ‘not protected by law’ seen as setting precedent

Aug 24, 2021 03:52 am UTC| Law Digital Currency

Northern Shandong provinces high court ruled that cryptocurrency is not protected by law that could set a precedent for other Chinese courts now that investment and trading in digital assets are outlawed. The plaintiff...

Hundreds of cryptocurrency traders to sue Binance for millions lost due to outage

Aug 20, 2021 23:53 pm UTC| Digital Currency Law

Hundreds of cryptocurrency investors are expected to join arbitration proceedings against Binance to recover losses caused by the exchanges outage on May 19. That day, bitcoin and ethereum posted their highest one-day...

Judge rules Google infringed Sonos' 5 patents

Aug 15, 2021 21:30 pm UTC| Law Technology

Shares of wireless audio company Sonos Inc. jumped more than 5 percent in after-hours trading after US International Trade Commission (ITC) judge Charles Bullock found that search giant Google infringed its five...

McDonald's franchise settles dispute of letting staff use dog diaper as COVID-19 mask

Aug 13, 2021 23:26 pm UTC| Law Economy

A McDonalds franchise in Oakland, California has settled a dispute with workers who accused bosses of letting them use dog diapers as COVID-19 masks. The bosses also let the staff use masks made out of coffee...

India's top court rules in favor of Amazon in battle for country's retail market

Aug 07, 2021 23:48 pm UTC| Law Economy

The Supreme Court of India ruled that an international court decision favoring Amazons effort to stop Reliance Industries from buying Future Retail, a local, cash-strapped retailer, for $3.4 billion was...

With abortion heading back to the Supreme Court, is it time to retire the 'my body, my choice' slogan?

Aug 06, 2021 10:21 am UTC| Law

One of the blockbuster cases the U.S. Supreme Court will hear in its upcoming session is a challenge to Mississippis 15-week abortion ban. Mississippi made clear that it aims to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade...

Animal sentience bill is necessary for the UK to be a true world leader in animal welfare

Aug 06, 2021 09:43 am UTC| Law

The UK has a proud history as a leader in animal welfare, passing one of the worlds first animal protection laws in 1822, to prevent the cruel treatment of cattle. While such laws have continued to improve the Animal...