Not So Fair-Trade: Tackling the gender pay gap in the global chocolate industry
Fairtrade’s She Deserves campaign aims to tackle the startling pay inequality faced by female cocoa farmers.
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March 23, 2020
ABC, it’s Not as Easy as 1, 2, 3: The Australian Broadcaster Corporation (ABC) loses legal battle over police raids
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has lost its legal challenge against the Australian Federal Police (AFP) over the police raids of its headquarters last June. These searches were in relation to reports which contained allegations of unlawful killings by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan.
March 17, 2020
Rinse and Repeat: EU implements 5th money laundering directive
On 10 January 2020, the European Union’s 5th Money Laundering Directive came into force, after its introduction in March 2018. This marks the deadline for all EU states to implement its requirements.
March 4, 2020
London’s Calling: Huawei to implement 5G network in the UK
Boris Johnson has approved Huawei’s help to build the UK’s non-core 5G network.
March 2, 2020
Dude, Where’s My Cab? Careem to cease services in Oman
Careem, the Dubai-based ride-sharing company owned by Uber, announced it is pulling out of operations in Oman after 3 February 2020.
February 12, 2020
Civil Procedure / Human Rights / International Relations / Litigation / Politics / White Collar Crime
Speeding Away From Justice: Ex-Nissan CEO flees “rigged Japanese justice system”
Former Nissan chief executive, Carlos Ghosn, has fled to Lebanon in an attempt to escape the “rigged Japanese justice system”. The Brazilian-born business tycoon was smuggled out of his home in Japan, in breach of his bail conditions. He has sought refuge in Lebanon due to his Lebanese citizenship and his widespread popularity in the country. Reporters are unsure how he was able to flee the country as his three passports remain in Japan.
January 31, 2020
Steadfast Singapore: Facebook forced to comply with Singapore’s “fake news” law
Facebook has added a correction notice to a post that Singapore’s government said contained false information.
January 22, 2020
Floating by on $2 Trillion: Saudi oil giant debuts on stock exchange
The world’s most profitable company has gone public. Saudi Aramco listed its shares on the Saudi Stock Exchange in early December.
December 27, 2019
An Update on Hong Kong
Towards the end of November political shockwaves rocked Hong Kong: from district council elections turning the city from blue to yellow, the emergency mask ban ruled ‘unconstitutional’ and Beijing and Washington firing shots at each other in the form of a US Bill and returning sanctions.
December 26, 2019
(Un)diplomatic relations?: The diplomatic immunity row over Anne Sacoolas intensifies
The fatal crash in August 2019 that killed British teenager, Harry Dunn, involving US citizen, Anne Sacoolas, has escalated to a row about diplomatic immunity, after Sacoolas flew back to the US in a US Air Force plane.
November 16, 2019