This is no time to turn fire on the judiciary September 25, 2019 The decision of the Supreme Court to find Boris Johnson’s conduct unlawful was truly momentous and will have consequences not just for immediate political considerations but for the future understanding of our constitution. The judgment itself also allowed those who would seek it to find some perspective, relying as it did on a court ruling [...]
City of London Corporation accused of politicising its primary council October 16, 2019 The City of London Corporation has been accused by one of its councillors of going beyond its remit and attacking the government in a “political stunt”. The corporation’s Court of Common Council, its key decision making body, approved a motion last week to give its “full and unequivocal support” to the independence of the UK’s [...]
Greenpeace defeated in Norway Arctic oil exploration lawsuit January 23, 2020 Greenpeace has lost its attempt to disrupt Norway’s plans to expand oil exploration operations in the Arctic after an Oslo appeals court ruled against the climate group. Along with the Nature and Youth group, the environmental organisation had tried to argue that the activities violated people’s right to a healthy enivironment. Article 112 of Norway’s [...]
Switzerland files criminal complaint over alleged use of crypto tech for US spying March 1, 2020 The Swiss government has filed a criminal complaint over the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) allegedly using a Swiss crypto company as a front to spy on foreign governments. The complaint is against unnamed persons for alleged breaches of the law governing export controls, Reuters reports. Swiss company Crypto AG was secretly owned by US [...]
Dutch court reinstates $50bn Yukos award against Russia February 18, 2020 A Dutch appeals court today reinstated a $50bn (£38bn) award to shareholders in the now defunct oil giant Yukos. Yukos went bust in 2006 after its former chief executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky fell out with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Russian government began demanding billions in back taxes from Yukos and the company was ultimately expropriated [...]
Sterling falls nearly one per cent against the dollar as UK’s constitutional crisis bites September 25, 2019 The pound fell 0.9 per cent against the dollar today as the UK’s constitutional crisis reached a new pitch following yesterday’s dramatic Supreme Court ruling. At 4pm £1 was trading at $1.2373, a fall of more than 0.9 per cent. The pound also fell 0.37 per cent against the Euro with £1 buying €1.1294. Read [...]
Vodafone’s India operation on brink of bankruptcy after court ruling February 14, 2020 India’s Supreme Court has rejected an application to delay the payment of billions of dollars in backdated taxes and penalties from telecoms firms in a ruling that threatens to put Vodafone’s operation in the region out of business. Vodafone Idea and fellow telecom company Bharti Airtel, have been ordered to pay the Indian government $13bn [...]
Dominic Raab hints parliament could be suspended for a second time September 22, 2019 Foreign secretary Dominic Raab has refused to rule out proroguing parliament for a second time. The Supreme Court, the UK’s highest court, is due to hand down its ruling on two cases lodged against Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament. Read more: Brexit negotiations are moving forward with momentum, says Stephen Barclay One is an [...]
Vodafone will spend €200m to rip Huawei from core networks February 5, 2020 Vodafone said the government’s decision to leave Huawei out of the core of the UK’s 5G network would cost the operator €200m (£169m) as it revealed third quarter results today. The mobile operator welcomed Boris Johnson’s “facts-based” decision to keep Huawei at arm’s length and vowed to remove it from its own core. Chief executive [...]
UK coronavirus death toll rises 381 to 1,789 March 31, 2020 The number of deaths from coronavirus in the UK rose 27 per cent in the past day to 1,789, according to government figures. Figures from the Department of Health show an increase of 381 deaths, by far the biggest daily increase so far. The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK rose 14 [...]