Lawsuit Against Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley Over Archegos Collapse Dismissed by US Judge
Mar 29, 2024 05:23 am UTC| Business Law
A US judge on Thursday ended investor litigation against two banking giants, Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Morgan Stanley. The lawsuits accused them of market manipulation and insider trading, which allegedly contributed to...
Julian Assange: how British extradition law works
Mar 28, 2024 12:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Julian Assange will have to wait a further few weeks to learn whether he can appeal his extradition to the US. The UK High Court has delayed making a decision on the case, giving the US three weeks to provide assurances...
Updated U.S. law still leaves Indigenous communities in Canada out of repatriations from museums
Mar 28, 2024 12:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
A new amendment to the United States Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) came into effect in January 2024. The amended law now has some teeth to penalize museums who have thus far been very slow...
Walmart Wins Legal Battle to End Credit Card Partnership with Capital One
Mar 27, 2024 05:44 am UTC| Business Law
On Tuesday, a federal judge ruled in favor of Walmart, allowing the retail giant to terminate its credit card partnership with Capital One ahead of schedule. The decision was based on Capital Ones failure to meet the...
Lower Maximum Stake Limits for Online Slots to be Introduced
Mar 25, 2024 03:18 am UTC| Law Business
The United Kingdom has long had a successful gambling industry. It is one that has seen many changes over the years and there are some key ones on the way. Stricter regulation is being planned by the current...
This is how President Ramaphosa got to the 25% figure of progress in land reform in South Africa
Mar 22, 2024 11:50 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Economy
Nearly three decades into democracy, land reform remains central to South Africas transformation policies and agricultural policy. We have over the years pointed out that the progress on land reform has been incorrectly...
Mar 20, 2024 12:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion on March 19, 2024, that Texas can at least for now have state authorities deport undocumented migrants, which has traditionally been the federal governments...
Putin’s Russia: first arrests under new anti-LGBT laws mark new era of repression
Canada needs a national strategy for homeless refugee claimants