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EU Copyright Official Wants Google To Pay

November 2, 2014

The European Union’s new digital economy and society commissioner, Günter Oettinger, wants to create an EU-wide copyright law to replace […]

Locavores Lament, As WTO Shoots Down Country Of Origin Labeling

October 29, 2014

Earlier this year, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld a district court’s denial of the American Meat […]

Labor Unrest On The Rise In China

October 24, 2014

Strikes, lock-outs, slow-downs, legal actions, media campaigns – much of it targeting foreign companies.

Europe’s “Right to Be Forgotten” Curtailed In Court Test

October 16, 2014

A European court has for the first time applied the “right-to-be-forgotten” precedent from the European Court of Justice Google Spain […]

UK Regulator To Bankers: If You Don’t Want Liability, Quit

October 16, 2014

The Governor of the Bank of England said directors and top executives should be made liable for reckless bank behavior, […]

Latest Nobel Prize Winner Is Said To Explain Europe’s Competition Law And High Prices In The U.S.

October 14, 2014

An article in the New York Times about the man who has just received the Nobel Prize for economics notes […]

German Bank To Pay $650M To U.S. Regulators

October 13, 2014

According to Reuters, Commerzbank AG will soon agree to pay about $650 million to U.S. authorities over sanctions-related violations. Half […]

EU Accuses Ireland Of Sweetheart Tax Deals

October 13, 2014

The European Commission has issued a report accusing Ireland of illegally subsidizing Apple in the form of tax breaks. According […]

When Cross-Border FCPA Investigations Run Into EU Privacy Law

October 6, 2014

Attempts to conduct a cross-border Federal Corrupt Practices Act investigation can run head-on into EU privacy law, providing numerous avenues […]

The Challenge Of E-Discovery In Asia

September 30, 2014

A study of trends and challenges tied to e-discovery in Asia, based on a survey of experts from corporations and […]

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