EXETER, 11-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Space and military law experts from Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have joined forces to take the lead on understanding how our Earth-bound laws will be applied in times of armed conflict in … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Law, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged conflict, Heather Wilson, Jack Beard, law, Michael Schmitt, military, outer_space, Professor Dale Stephens, Professor Jack Beard, Professor Melissa de Zwart, Professor Michael Schmitt, Professor Rob McLaughlin, Rob McLaughlin, SECURITY, security law, space, Woomera Manual
Xavier Dedullen is appointed Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Head of Group Function Legal Affairs & Compliance, and member of Ericsson’s Executive Team, effective April 1, 2018 Erik Ekudden, Chief Technology Officer, is appointed Senior Vice President, Chief … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Law, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged appointment, Börje Ekholm, compliance, Ericsson, Erik Ekudden, law, leadership, legal, Management, Nina Macpherson, Xavier Dedullen
The UK has today (Monday 19 March) signed the European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser (XFEL) convention in Berlin, Germany. UK signs agreement to work with other countries to create new medical treatments using a powerful laser super-strength laser acts like a microscope … Read the full press release
Posted in Government, Law, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser convention, laser, microscope, Sam Gyimah, treatment, viruses, XFEL, XFEL convention
Government plans to improve the UK’s corporate governance framework to ensure the UK remains one of the best places to start and grow a business. Directors selling companies recklessly to face tough new sanctions including fines and disqualification Creditors could have … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Government, Law, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged assetstripping, corporate governance framework, creditors, debts, Directors, disqualification, fines, Governance, Greg Clark, insolvency, misconduct, UK Gov
LONDON, 14-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Litigation and Corporate Risk team at international law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) have achieved a successful judgment following a 12 day High Court trial for client BCA Trading (BCA) in a case where it … Read the full press release
Elgin IL , USA, 28-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, announces today a successful Initial Determination in DSM Desotech’s International Trade Commission (“ITC”) case against Momentive UV Coatings (Shanghai) Co., … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Law, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged Aukje Doornbos, Coating, DSM Desotech, fiber, infringing, International Trade Commission, IP, law, Momentive UV Coatings (Shanghai) Co., OFS Fitel LLC, optical, Royal DSM
NOTTINGHAM, 26-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A legal expert from the University of Nottingham has been appointed to an international network fighting corruption in sport. Professor Sue Arrowsmith of the School of Law will be advising the International Partnership Against Corruption … Read the full press release
SPEYER, Germany, 09-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Build by musicians and IT experts, Regstones.com, a new internet-based service, went live on February 9, helping musicians and creatives obtain qualified proof of their copyright and authorship. Regstones.com offers digital document sealing, using … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, Germany, Internet & Online, Law, News, Technology
Tagged authorship, COPYRIGHT, copyright evidence, creatives, digital copyright, digital document sealing, eIDAS, long-time validation signatures, LTV signatures, musician, musicians, Regstones, SHA-256, songwriter, Tobias Kirchner
Ghent, Belgium, 29-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Human rights are a vital cornerstone of Ghent University’s social and international engagement. For this reason the board recently approved a human rights charter, which includes a checklist (impact assessment) for prospective supervisors to assess whether … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Education, Law, Society
Tagged Eva Brems, Ghent University, human rights charter, humanrights, university
MANCHESTER, 18-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — National family law provider, Co-op Legal Services has launched a fully comprehensive digital divorce service, enabling people to start their divorce online, supported by phone-based advice provided by experienced solicitors. Each year, more than 100,000 divorces are granted² … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, Law, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Co-op Legal Services, digital divorce service, family law, Tracey Moloney
Utrecht, Netherlands, 08-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Rabobank, National Association (“RNA”), a California-based subsidiary of Coöperatieve Rabobank, U.A. (“Rabobank”), has taken a Q4 2017 provision of approximately EUR 310 million in anticipation of a settlement connected to previously disclosed investigations. RNA … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Government, Investment, Law, Netherlands
Tagged DOJ, investigation, OCC, Q4 2017 provision, Rabobank, Rabobank National Association (RNA), regulator, settlement, violations
Saint-Ouen, France, 08-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom announces that the three year period of self-reporting obligations that the Group agreed to as part of the Plea Agreement of 22 December 2014 has come to a successful completion. This achievement is the … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Government, Law
Tagged Alstom, compliance, DOJ, ethics, Pierrick Le Goff, Regulations
LONDON, 04-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — From today (2 January), fishermen targeting certain fish in the North Sea must land everything they catch as the next phase of the discard ban for demersal species comes into force, Fisheries Minister George Eustice has announced. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Food & Beverage, Government, Law, United Kingdom
Tagged demersal species, discard ban, George Eustice, UK Fisheries Minister
STOCKHOLM, 02-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Sweden’s new Climate Act enters into force today. For the first time, Sweden will have an act stating that each government has an obligation to pursue a climate policy based on the climate goals adopted … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Government, Law, Politics, Sweden
Tagged Climate Act, Isabella Lövin, Sweden, Sweden’s new Climate Act
INEOS is facing widespread illegal action by hardcore anti-fracking activists, including dangerous direct action and death threats Shale activists challenged the injunctions, but the judge found overwhelmingly in our favour The injunctions prohibit unlawful actions including trespass, criminal damage and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Government, Law, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged hardcore anti-fracking activists, illegal action, INEOS, INEOS Shale, Tom Pickering
BRUSSELS, 23-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — DOTCOM Waste and BlockWaste have joined forces for today’s conference, “No Time To Waste! Synergies and Strategies to Tackle Waste Crime.” This interactive event will showcase the key results of the two projects on illegal … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Environment, European Union, Finland, Government, International Trade, Ireland, Law, News, Non Profit, Politics, Security & Safety
Tagged Basel Convention Coordinating Centre for the African Region, Basel Convention Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific, BCCC-Africa, BCRC China, BlockWaste, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, cross boarder waste crime, Cross-Border Research Association, David Ellero, DOTCOM Waste, DOTCOM Waste Project, environmental crime, EUROPOL, Federico Magalini, fight cross-border waste crime, future of waste crime, illegal waste management and trade, illegal waste trade, illegal waste trafficking, latest waste crime trends, Marina de Gier, Niamh Shanahan, organised waste trafficking crime, Polamk, Police University College, Ports Environmental Network Africa, practical tools available for prevention and detection of waste crime, prosecuting waste crime activities, Public Prosecutor Office of Bari, TECOMS, Terhi Kankaanranta, Tilburg University, United Nations University, waste crime, waste crime trends, waste sector
WARSAW, 03-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — PGNiG SA continues its gas price review proceeding against PAO Gazprom and OOO Gazprom Export in the Stockholm Arbitration Court, for gas delivered, since November 1, 2014, under the long-term gas supply contract of September … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Law, Poland, Russia, Sweden
Tagged gas price dispute, OOO Gazprom Export, PAO Gazprom, PGNiG SA, Stockholm Arbitration Court
BRUSSELS, 30-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — ‘The Venezuelan opposition is an example for all. They are brave people who, despite being beaten or imprisoned, are not afraid and do not give up, but fight for their freedom and for their dignity”, … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, European Union, Government, Law, Politics
Tagged 2017 Sakharov Prize, ALDE Group, democracy in Venezuela, EPP Group, José Ignacio Salafranca
MANCHESTER, 20-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Co-op’s Sheffield-based Legal business has awarded contracts to three legal trainees who will join the team as part of its trainee solicitor scheme this year. They will rotate across the different legal practice areas including Probate … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Law, United Kingdom
Tagged Chris Dingley, Co-op, legal trainees, Sheffield-based Legal business
LONDON, 18-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Bryan Cave LLP confirmed today that they are in discussions regarding a combination to form a global and fully integrated law firm with 32 offices in 12 countries and a platform … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Law, United Kingdom
Tagged Berwin Leighton Paisner, BLP, Bryan Cave LLP, Lisa Mayhew, merger talks, Therese Pritchard
ESSEN, 17-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Evonik Industries AG, Essen (Germany) with its Business Line Catalysts has won a seven years long patent litigation in a January 2017 jury trial in the Federal District Court in Wilmington DE, USA against Materia Inc., … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Law
Tagged Evonik Industries AG, Materia Inc., patent litigation
Roundtable discussion in Zagreb about improvement of current bankruptcy legislation LONDON, 11-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — While there has been substantial progress in identifying potential impediments within the bankruptcy legal framework and improving practical implementation of the law, Croatia is committed to making further … Read the full press release
SOUTHAMPTON, 29-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — New research by Dr Anita Lavorgna, Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Southampton, will aim to tackle the global illegal trade in endangered plants, worth billions each year. Thanks to a grant from the New Investigators scheme, … Read the full press release
BRUSSELS, 28-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Commission has today decided to fine Scania more than €880 million for its participation in a trucks cartel. Today’s decision marks the end of our investigation into a cartel that had lasted 14 years. It … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Government, Law
Tagged cartel in the EU, Commissioner Vestager, trucks cartel
LIVERPOOL, 27-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Amendments to the Government’s EU Withdrawal Bill that aim to protect children post Brexit have been tabled by a Labour MP, following lobbying by the University’s European Children’s Rights Unit (ECRU) in collaboration with leading children’s charities, The Children’s … Read the full press release
Free public lecture celebrating 30th anniversary of University of Leicester’s Department of Criminology taking place on Wednesday 27 September LEICESTER, 26-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The consequences of recent and future changes to the criminal justice system and how this will affect … Read the full press release
UTRECHT, 18-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — On the 13th of September 2017 nine people from all over Europe attended a special CEP study visit to two unique Dutch concepts ‘ZSM’ and ‘Safety House’ in Utrecht, The Netherlands. ZSM At the ZSM office … Read the full press release
Posted in Government, Law, Netherlands, Society
Tagged CEP, Confederation of European Probation, Safety House, ZSM
phones, ticketing machines, banking services to be more accessible rules to apply to new infrastructure 80 million people in the EU are affected by a disability BRUSSELS, 15-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Key products and services, like phones, ticketing machines and banking … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Law, Society
Tagged draft law, European Parliament, people with disabilities
The CMA has provisionally found competition concerns in the merger between Cygnet and the Cambian Adult Services division of the Cambian Group. LONDON, 23-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Universal Health Services, Inc. – through its subsidiary Cygnet Health Care Limited (Cygnet) – acquired … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Government, Healthcare, Law, United Kingdom
Tagged Cambian Adult Services, Cygnet, Simon Polito, Universal Health Services
The proposed Corded Window Coverings Regulations which is under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) was published in Part 1 of Canada Gazette dated June 17, 2017. This proposed regulation is currently out for review. Comments and feedback is … Read the full press release