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Compulsory Licensing: A solution to the COVID-19 vaccine patent debate?

Compulsory Licensing: A solution to the COVID-19 vaccine patent debate?

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!

The implications behind the largest ever hydroelectric dam to be built!

Two hydroelectricity plants of the Baihetan Giant, the largest ever hydroelectric dam to be built worldwide, produced energy for the first time on Monday on the Yangtze River in Southwest China.

Location, Location, Location: Business relocation following 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

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?

NFT’s and their legal implications: venturing into uncharted territory?

Since the start of 2021, there has been an insurgence of NFT based art-work sales, with the $250 million of total NFT volume traded in 2020, being surpassed by March of 2021. But what are NFT’s, and how do they impact the legal industry?

The Art of Deception: Impact of mis-handling data!

The Art of Deception:  Impact of mis-handling data!

The popular online video sharing platform, TikTok, is being sued by former children’s commissioner for England, Anne Longfield over how it collects and uses children’s data. The claim is being filed on behalf of millions of children in the UK and EU who have used the platform.

Party-Pooping the Beautiful Game

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.

The Covid vaccine patent waiver: a real solution to the vaccine shortage in developing nations?

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)

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 2)

On 17th March 2021, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation website reported that the Chinese Communist Party was suing Dr Zenz “in its latest attempt to cover up its crimes against Uyghur Muslims and other religious minorities in Xinjiang”.

H&M crisis: President Xi orders his forces to “show no mercy” in ethnic cleansing of China’s Xinjiang Uighur Muslims (PART 1)

H&M crisis: President Xi orders his forces to “show no mercy” in ethnic cleansing of China’s Xinjiang Uighur Muslims (PART 1)

On 25th March 2021 the Wall Street Journal reported that the major Swedish company H & M, one of the world’s largest clothing retailers, had effectively ceased to exist online after being erased from the majority of China’s leading e-commerce, ride-hailing, daily deals and map applications.

A Step Forward in the LIBOR Transition

A Step Forward in the LIBOR Transition

From 11 May this year liquidity providers in the sterling non-linear derivative market are being encouraged by the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to adopt new quoting conventions for inter-dealer trading based on SONIA instead of LIBOR.

Surge in M&A activity in the Fashion Industry

Surge in M&A activity in the Fashion Industry

During the final quarter of 2020, there was a number of high-profile fashion sector Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A). For example, LVMH agreed to pay $15.8 billion for Tiffany and Co and VF Corporation bought the brand Supreme for $2.1 billion.

Diversity and Inclusion: A Regulatory Matter of Compliance

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

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.