China recently launched its most liberal and independent exchange for tech firms, called “Star market” that will allow tech firms and start-ups to have the opportunity to list without seeking approval from the government regulator.
Landlords can refuse to let to children, which some view as discriminatory.
The Los Angeles based photography agency Splash News is suing Onika Tanya Maraj, known commonly as Nicki Minaj, for posting seven images on her Instagram without buying the rights or any permission from the agency.
The billionaire businessman and Brexit campaign funder Arron Banks issued a legal threat to Netflix about their new documentary The Great Hack (released on 24th July), demanding “to see any allegations in the film, and be given a chance to respond”.
International Business Machines Corp (IBM) has made the largest acquisition in its 108-year history, as it bought Red Hat (an open-source software company) for $190 per share which amounts to a $34 billion bill.
The risks and sanctions for company directors who breach competition law have never been greater. This is now the case after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) released new guidance promising to ramp up its use of a statutory power to investigate and disqualify directors.
Thomson Reuters, the multinational media and information company, recently acquired legal software provider HighQ.
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) recently announced that it has developed a new service called BCLP Cubed that combines “complex legal advice, volume legal services and operations support,” which will be launched in September.
Following a six-year criminal investigation into fraud and false accounting, one of The Big Four, Deloitte, has been given a £4.2m fine by the accounting watchdog FRC for their misconduct of audits of outsourcing giant Serco’s Geografix (SGL) division.
Global leader Eversheds Sutherland have announced a new LegalTech training scheme for their UK technology partners.