Following the ongoing debate over the US’ proposal to introduce a temporary waiver of COVID-19 vaccine patent requirements, the introduction of compulsory licensing measures has been put forward by the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a solution to the potential problems a waiver could cause.
The implications behind the largest ever hydroelectric dam to be built!
Trade War: Titans Tussle on Tech
Will the new Whiplash Reforms Stop Fraudsters?
Big Tech Targeted by G7
The Changing of the Guard; How is UK Patent Law affected by Brexit?
Location, Location, Location: Business relocation following Brexit
The woes of Brexit continues as businesses seek to relocate UK jobs and operation to the EU. To combat this the Bank of England is “demanding that lenders seek approval” from the Bank prior to relocation. Following concerns that EU regulators are asking more and more firms to move back to the continent.
The use of Lethal Injection for the death penalty in the USA and its ethical and legal implications
Many words can be employed to fit the description of Donald Trump’s last days in office. The contempt he had demonstrated for national institutions, the electoral process and Joe Biden, his lack of grace in defeat, his inflammatory rhetoric… We equally observed his ruthless step-up of federal executions.
NFT’s and their legal implications: venturing into uncharted territory?
The Art of Deception: Impact of mis-handling data!
Party-Pooping the Beautiful Game
The football world had erupted into chaos in a matter of days with big English teams including Manchester United, Chelsea, and Arsenal signing up for the proposed European Super League. The clubs in the proposed Super League will only play against one another in a knockout system. The formation of the Super League comes at a time when the global pandemic has accelerated the instability in the existing European football economic model.
Furthermore, for a number of years, the founding clubs have had the objective of improving the quality and intensity of existing European competitions throughout each season, and of creating a format for top clubs and players to compete on a regular basis.
This has caused a massive uproar from fans of these clubs and football fans in general.
Chanel loses in European court trademark dispute against Huawei
The Covid vaccine patent waiver: a real solution to the vaccine shortage in developing nations?
With backing from the Pope, on 5th May President Biden expressed support for a temporary waiver on patents for Covid vaccines. At the WTO conference in Porto however, EU nations have pushed back against the proposal, suggesting instead that the US should allow the increased export of doses and key ingredients to countries that are currently facing a shortage of doses and rising death tolls,1 such as India and Brazil.
Unlawful Discrimination! Corona-Virus Act Large £10,000 Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs)
This article will examine the issue of widespread unlawful discrimination in the use of Covid-19 Fixed Penalty Notices in breach of Articles 7, 8, and 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and some of the damaging findings before then exploring some of the suggested solutions advanced by the Committee.
H&M crisis: President Xi orders his forces to “show no mercy” in ethnic cleansing of China’s Xinjiang Uighur Muslims (PART 2)
H&M crisis: President Xi orders his forces to “show no mercy” in ethnic cleansing of China’s Xinjiang Uighur Muslims (PART 1)
A Step Forward in the LIBOR Transition
Surge in M&A activity in the Fashion Industry
Diversity and Inclusion: A Regulatory Matter of Compliance
It was in February 2021 that Green Park, a recruitment and consultancy agency, published the findings from the Green Park Business Leaders 2021 index, with one of the headline statements concluding that only “10 of the 297 people in the top three roles of FTSE 100 companies have ethnic minority backgrounds.”
Does clicking a link in a web page to an authorized copyright work constitute copyright infringement? Court of Appeal Rules
The Court of Appeal ruled on hyperlinking in the case of Warner & Sony v Tunein by stating that the Defendant, Tunein, infringed the right to communicate a copyright work to the public by allowing its users to access around 70, 000 music stations all around the world broadcast using its online platform ‘TuneIn Radio”. Post Brexit when the decisions of the CJEU are no longer binding on English Courts, the Court of Appeal, in this particular case, continued to follow the jurisprudence developed by the CJEU.