Watch: Bolsonaro supporters invade Brazil’s Congress and Supreme Court in Brasilia January 8, 2023 Supporters of Brazil’s former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday invaded the Supreme Court, the Congress building and surrounded the presidential palace in Brasilia, according to television images. In an echo of the Jan. 6, 2021 invasion of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump, Several thousand protesters broke into the [...]
Shares dip for British American Tobacco as Supreme Court clear vape ban December 13, 2022 Shares dipped for British American Tobacco this morning after the US Supreme Court blocked an emergency request to put the ban of flavoured tobacco on hold. The court cleared the way for the state of California to push ahead with a voter-approved ban, rejecting a plea from British American Tobacco (BAT)’s Reynolds unit. The arm, [...]
Ryanair to compensate travellers for 2018 strikes after Supreme Court appeal dropped December 12, 2022 Ryanair is set to compensate travellers for strikes that took place over four years ago after it dropped a UK Supreme Court appeal. “Ryanair’s decision to discontinue the Supreme Court appeal of the Court of Appeal judgement means that affected passengers will now be able to make a claim for compensation,” said Paul Smith, consumer [...]
Flat owners win Supreme Court privacy case over Tate Modern viewing platform February 1, 2023 The owners of four flats overlooked by the Tate Modern in London have won a Supreme Court privacy bid over the use of the gallery’s viewing platform. Residents of the Neo Bankside development on the capital’s South Bank took legal action against the gallery’s board of trustees in a bid to stop “hundreds of thousands [...]
Deliveroo gears up for Supreme Court challenge over workers’ rights September 5, 2022 A gig economy union is readying to take Deliveroo to the Supreme Court, following its partnership deal with another union. The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) said it is set to challenge Deliveroo in the Supreme Court, alleging a denial of collective bargaining rights. In May, the union received criticism from workers after announcing [...]
UK’s Supreme Court to decide whether £1.6bn Tuna Bonds case should be heard in London’s courts January 22, 2023 Britain’s top court will this week hear a long-running dispute between Mozambique and a Lebanese shipmaker over whether a case relating to the ‘Tuna Bonds’ should be heard in London’s courts. The UK’s Supreme Court will decide whether the dispute between shipping company Privinvest and the Republic of Mozambique over the $2bn (£1.6bn) scandal should [...]
Artificial Intelligence: UK’s Supreme Court to rule on letting robots patent inventions September 4, 2022 The UK’s highest court is set to decide whether artificial intelligence (AI) robots should be allowed to patent their own inventions. Britain’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear a computer scientist’s bid to list his AI machine as the sole inventor of two separate products, in an application to the UK’s patent office. The Supreme [...]
PPI scandal: Supreme Court case could ‘open door’ for hundreds-of-thousands of new claims for UK banks January 12, 2023 British banks could face a new wave of payment protection insurance (PPI) claims following a hearing at the UK’s Supreme Court. The Supreme Court will decide whether to expand the reach of a six-year time limit to let thousands more PPI claims be heard in UK courts. PPI policies cover the costs of debt repayments [...]
Explainer-in-brief: A very leaky Supreme Court judgment May 4, 2022 Yesterday, a leaked draft judgment from the Supreme Court suggested Roe v Wade could be overturned. The ruling has protected a woman’s right to an abortion in the US since 1973. If it is overruled, it would return the power to decide on abortion reforms to individual states. A host of states have already begun [...]
Directors only owe duty to creditors on real risk of insolvency, UK’s Supreme Court rules October 5, 2022 The UK’s Supreme Court has dismissed a claim calling for the law to be changed to force company directors to start taking creditors into account at the first risk of insolvency. The Supreme Court ruling reaffirms the current position in law, in stating company directors are only required to begin prioritising creditors if it is [...]