How Australian attitudes to cannabis compare to state laws

Jul 05, 2018 13:35 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

Australians have a more progressive stance to cannabis reform than current laws reflect. A poll conducted by the Greens this week found that the majority of Tasmanians support the decriminalisation of recreational use...

Digital Currency Revolution

No momentary stay on RBI’s restriction for cryptocurrency, final hearing on July 20th, Zebpay announces on INR withdrawals

Jul 03, 2018 09:33 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Law Insights & Views

Supreme Court of India (SC), refuses to grant momentary stay today against RBIs restriction on cryptocurrencies. On July 3rd SC has scheduled for rebuff the appeal for a momentary injunction against restrictions imposed on...

Why electronic surveillance monitoring may not reduce youth crime

Jun 14, 2018 04:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

Last week, the Victorian government announced a new surveillance monitoring scheme directed at young criminal offenders aged 16 and older. Under the legislation to be introduced later this year, the Youth Parole Board...

Commonwealth Bank's $700 million fine will end up punishing its customers

Jun 09, 2018 01:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) this week agreed to pay a record penalty to settle its violations of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws. The A$700 million fine plus legal costs will become...

Government needs to slow down on changes to spying and foreign interference laws

Jun 08, 2018 05:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

Whats the rush? If you believe Commonwealth Attorney-General Christian Porter, unless two pieces of security legislation are in place in the remaining two weeks of parliament before the winter recess, the country will be...

California SC Rules Social Media Providers Should Grant Criminal Defendants Access to Requested Data

May 25, 2018 13:08 pm UTC| Technology Law

The California Supreme Court recently ruled that criminal defendants should be granted access to certain social media posts and communications in order to build their case. In the age of prevalent social media use among...

Apple Bags $539 Million in Damages From Patent Infringement Lawsuit vs. Samsung

May 25, 2018 12:37 pm UTC| Technology Law

After a seven-year legal battle, the jury has decided that Apple is entitled to a $539 million payment in damages over a patent infringement case against their top smartphone industry rival, Samsung. The said amount...