Silk Road Operator Ross Ulbricht Seeks Fresh Trial

Jan 13, 2016 11:08 am UTC| Digital Currency Law

Ross Ulbricht, the creator and operator of the online dark market Silk Road, is seeking a new trial. Ulbricht waswas found guilty on a total of seven charges, which include narcotics trafficking on the Internet, conspiracy...

Europol Arrests Key Suspects of Bitcoin Extortionist Group DD4BC

Jan 13, 2016 06:16 am UTC| Digital Currency Law

In a major breakthrough in the DD4BC case, the European Unions top law enforcement agency, Europol, announced on Tuesday that one individual had been arrestedand anotherdetained as part of an effort called Operation...

Why politicians hate the idea of taxing the homes of 'the rich'

Jan 13, 2016 05:38 am UTC| Law

A call from the Australia Institute to remove the exemption of capital gains tax (CGT) on main residences was never likely to go anywhere, considering the inherent political issues associated with such a...

Why the UN isn't winning its battle against sexual abuse by peacekeepers

Jan 13, 2016 05:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

The fact that recent allegations of sexual abuse of four young girls in the Central African Republic by United Nations peacekeepers were not more widely publicised suggests, perhaps, the frequency of such...

Governments undermining encryption will do more harm than good

Jan 13, 2016 02:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Technology

Western governments, notably the UK and the US, are pushing the software industry to open backdoors into our encrypted communications. The argument touted by government agencies for nearly 20 years is that terrorists...

Reforming bankruptcy laws is the first step - next, remove the stigma

Jan 13, 2016 00:27 am UTC| Law

In Australia, there is a lingering belief that bankruptcy should not be too easy. The federal governments plan to reduce the period of bankruptcy from a minimum of three years to one year, announced in Decembers...

Console Law Offices Wins Jury Verdict Against AT&T on Behalf of Employee

Jan 13, 2016 00:18 am UTC| Law

Console Law Offices LLC won a unanimous jury verdict in federal court on behalf of former employee, Jack Gerundo, in an age discrimination case against ATT. Mr. Gerundo, age 66 at the time, alleged that he was terminated...