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A Thousand Brit Lawyers Say No Exit

More than a thousand British lawyers have signed a letter to prime minister David Cameron, arguing that the Brexit vote was advisory only and is not legally binding.

Philippines New Lawyer-President Is Hard To Figure

The new President of the Philippines, a former state prosecutor, has called the pope “the son of a whore,” vows to execute […]

SCOTUS, Again, Limits Foreign Access To US Legal Remedies

The case initially involved a RICO claim by the European Community and 26 of its member states. alleging that RJR participated in a money-laundering scheme by selling cigarettes to Colombian and Russian drug dealers…

Privacy Assurances Save U.S., EU Data Transfer Pact

The European Union and United States’ Privacy Shield agreement is likely to be approved, after the U.S. provided reassurances that […]

IP Protection In Europe After Brexit

A summary of the impact of Brexit on patent, design, and trademark rights and their related agreements in both the […]

Cheers To Brexit: Sam Adams Wants To Trademark Term

The Boston Beer, maker of Sam Adams, is hoping to trademark the term “Brexit” for a hard cider. The company […]

Dealing With UK Privacy Compliance After Brexit: “Carry On”

For now, UK-U.S.data-transfer relations continue to be bound by the UK Data Protection Act of 1998. In the future the […]

Brexit Short-Term Bonanza For Law Firms, But Then What?

You could think of membership in the EU as a way to settle a lot of issues wholesale. Those issues […]

Chinese Cyber-Espionage Abates

Moves by the U.S., including indictments and the threat of economic sanctions, have led to a sharp decrease in instances […]

Corruption Risk For Multi-Nationals In India

The government of India, seeking foreign investment, has been actively addressing corruption issues by bringing its anti-corruption legislation in line […]

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