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U.K. Court Puts Brexit in Hands of Parliament
November 4th, 2016
A U.K. court put a hurdle in the country’s route out of the European Union, ruling that Prime Minister Theresa May can’t start the process without approval from Parliament. The High Court decision offers a potential opening to lawmakers to disrupt ...
Court froze $11.7 million of Facebook funds because of a legal case
July 28th, 2016
The public federal prosecutor in the Brazilian state of Amazonas said on Wednesday the court there froze 38 million reais ($11.7 million) of funds held in Facebook Inc’s account for failing to comply with a court order to supply ...
U.S. top court agrees to hear Apple and Samsung patent fight
March 22nd, 2016
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday stepped into the high-profile patent fight between the world’s two fiercest smartphone rivals, Apple and Samsung, agreeing to hear Samsung’s appeal of what it contends were excessive penalties for copying the patented designs ...
Apple asks court to make Samsung pay $180 million more in patent dispute
December 28th, 2015
Just over a week after Samsung paid Apple more than $548 million for infringing the patents and designs of the iPhone, Apple has asked a U.S. court to force its biggest smartphone rival to cough up even more. In ...
In defeat for UBS, Connecticut top court finds broad whistleblower rights
October 6th, 2015
Ex-UBS executive says was fired for complaints State law offers broader protection than US Constitution Connecticut’s highest court made it easier for private sector workers to bring whistleblower claims against their employers without fear of retaliation, ruling in a ...
Clive Palmer case in court: dense legal wrangling with a cast of hundreds
November 27th, 2014
Big money, big legal teams and a big call to make against a larger-than-life tycoon turned political phenomenon. But at the end of another round of labyrinthine legal argument, the accusations against Clive Palmer made by his former Chinese ...
European Court decides to cut rate VAT on digital books
September 19th, 2014
The European Court of Justice has agreed that a reduced rate of value-added tax may be applied to books that are provided in digital form. The case concerned a publishing company that sought a preliminary ruling from the Finnish ...
Tesla wins court over direct sales in Massachusetts
September 16th, 2014
Massachusetts’ highest court on Monday threw out a lawsuit seeking to block Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA.O) from selling its luxury electric cars directly to consumers in the state, enabling it to bypass traditional dealerships. The state’s Supreme Judicial Court ...
UK court rulings show move away from European to common law
August 25th, 2014
Supreme court deputy president questions whether return to constitutionalism is response to rise in anti-European sentiment. Leading judges are putting “renewed emphasis” on British constitutional principles after years of concentrating on European legislation as a source of rights and ...
Tories ‘to challenge European court with British bill of rights’
July 17th, 2014
David Cameron is heading for a major showdown over Europe with a plan to assert the supremacy of parliament over the European court of human rights to avoid a repeat of the rows over the deportation of foreign criminals, ...
