Ecstasy Now FDA-Approved PTSD Treatment

Aug 29, 2017 06:17 am UTC| Science Law

What is commonly known as a party drug is now an actual method of treating patients who are experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially classified Ecstasy as a...

Blockchain Revolution Series

DLT-based securities settlement without regulation could lead to monopolies – BoE paper

Aug 29, 2017 05:59 am UTC| Digital Currency Law

Distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based securities settlement without regulation could lead to monopolies, according to a new paper from the Bank of England. Authored by Evangelos Benos, Rodney Garratt, and Pedro...

How noncompete clauses clash with US labor laws

Aug 28, 2017 15:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

Most Americans with jobs work at-will: Employers owe their employees nothing in the relationship and vice versa. Either party may terminate the arrangement at any time for a good or bad reason or none at all. In keeping...

Amazon's Whole Foods deal could still fall apart thanks to forgotten antitrust case

Aug 28, 2017 13:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

Amazon formally takes ownership of Whole Foods after the Federal Trade Commission signaled on August 23 that it wouldnt stop the deal. The online retailer isnt wasting any time remaking the high-end grocery chain in its...

US Department Of Energy Officially Declares War On Renewable Energy

Aug 27, 2017 04:42 am UTC| Technology Law

When Rick Perry was appointed the head of the US Department of Energy (DOE), there were justifiable concerns that his predisposition to favor fossil fuel over renewable energy would influence the agencys actions. These...

High Court sets dual citizenship hearings for October

Aug 24, 2017 04:55 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

The High Court has rejected the governments request to have MPs dual citizenship cases heard in mid-September, instead setting hearing dates of October 10, 11 and 12. This prolongs the uncertainty for the government,...

Emerging Market Crisis Series

Central bank case exposes incompetence of South Africa's public protector

Aug 22, 2017 15:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Law

The South African Reserve Bank has won a critical court battle. The Pretoria High Court has set aside a ruling by the countrys Public Protector that the central banks constitutional mandate should be changed. The...