(IN BRIEF) The Centre for People’s Justice has launched a new touring exhibition, Candour and Communities, which explores a century of major disasters and scandals marked by institutional cover-ups and highlights the significance of the proposed Hillsborough Law, formally the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Law, Management, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Candour and Communities, Centre for People’s Justice, Centre for People’s Justice highlights institutional secrecy and public accountability through UK-wide Candour and Communities tour, disasters and scandals, duty of candour, Hillsborough Law, institutional cover-ups, Justice for Sub-postmasters Alliance, Lee Castleton OBE, Linen Hall Library Belfast, Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Orbit Business Centre Merthyr Tydfil, Professor Helen Stalford, public accountability, public engagement, Public Office Accountability Bill, St Comgall’s Falls Road Belfast, Stiwt Theatre Rhosllannerchrugog, touring exhibition, University of Liverpool, Wave Centre Sheffield, Wrexham Miners Project
(IN BRIEF) The text argues that Jammu and Kashmir represents two starkly contrasting models of governance and development. It claims that the Pakistan-administered side (PoJK and Gilgit-Baltistan) suffers from political disenfranchisement, institutional neglect, economic underdevelopment, and restrictions on civil liberties, … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, European Union, Government, International Trade, Law, Politics
Tagged 4G, 5G, Aadhaar, anti-dowry laws, Article 370, Budgam, Chenab Railway Bridge, Chenab River, child marriage, child rights, CHINA, democratic deficit, development budget 2025–26, domestic violence, enforced disappearances, European Union, Gilgit-Baltistan, GSP Plus, Gulmarg, Healthcare, infant mortality, Jammu and Kashmir, Jhelum River, juvenile justice, Kathua, Kishanganga Project, New Industrial Policy 2021, Pahalgam, Pakal Dul Project, Pakistan National Assembly, Pakistan Senate, Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, PMGSY-IV, PoJK, Ratle Hydropower Project, Reasi lithium, Right to Information, Samba, Smart City Jammu, Smart City Srinagar, Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla Rail Link, whistleblower protection, women's rights, Z-Morh Tunnel, Zojila Tunnel
(IN BRIEF) China and Pakistan publicly reaffirmed their “ironclad” friendship and all-weather strategic partnership during a January 2026 meeting in Beijing, marking 75 years of diplomatic ties and pledging deeper cooperation under an upgraded CPEC 2.0, alongside mutual political support … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, European Union, Government, International Trade, Law, Politics
Tagged Afghanistan analogy, Baloch Liberation Army, Balochistan, Beijing, Belt and Road Initiative, BLA, BRI, CHINA, China–Pakistan Economic Corridor, Chinese citizens, Chinese investments, counterterrorism, CPEC 2.0, Dasu hydropower project, foreign worker protection, ironclad friendship, ISIS-K, Islamic State Khorasan Province, jihadist networks, Karachi attack, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, monopoly on violence, National People’s Congress, Pakistan, Pakistan internal security, Pakistan National Assembly, political stability, Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty, RFE RL, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, security cooperation, security guarantees, separatist groups, Shangla attack, Sino-Pakistani relations, special security units, state fragility, strategic risk, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, territorial integrity, Terrorism, terrorist attacks, transnational terrorism, TTP, Zhao Leji
(IN BRIEF) Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory has expanded its Libra by Wolters Kluwer legal AI workspace to Germany, integrating its authoritative legal content following a successful launch in the Netherlands. The enhanced platform brings together curated legal resources and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Germany, Law, Management, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged AI in law, corporate legal departments, Dr Otto Schmidt, Germany, law firms, legal AI workspace, legal research, legal technology, legal workflows, Libra by Wolters Kluwer, Libra by Wolters Kluwer Launches in Germany with Integrated AI and Curated Legal Expertise, Libra Technology acquisition, Netherlands, Stephanie Walter, Viktor von Essen, Wolters Kluwer, Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory, Wolters Kluwer Online
(IN BRIEF) The text argues that Pakistan has developed a systematic model of managing, rather than dismantling, extremist networks by providing tolerance, political cover, and indirect state support that allow violence-linked organizations to remain operational while avoiding international accountability. It … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, European Union, Government, International Trade, Law, Politics
Tagged Abdullah Öcalan, Al-Qaeda ideology, Balochistan, CHINA, counterterrorism policy, Daura-e-Tarbiyah, defense cooperation, European Union, extremism, FATF, Financial Action Task Force, Garhi Habibullah, Hafiz Talha Saeed, ideological indoctrination, Indo-Pacific stability, Indonesia, international accountability, international sanctions, Iran, irregular migration, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, JeM, Karachi, Lashkar-e-Taiba, LeT, Malaysia, Markaz Syedna Bilal, Masood Ilyas Kashmiri, Muzaffarabad, normalization of violence, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Pakistan Markazi Muslim League, Pakistan-administered Kashmir, PMML, political fronts, public rallies, Quetta, radicalization networks, regional security, Saudi Arabia, Sindh Police, state patronage, state tolerance, terrorist networks, trade corridors, Turkey, United States
(IN BRIEF) Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory has launched the Libra Legal AI Workspace in the Netherlands, combining generative AI technology from Libra with Wolters Kluwer’s authoritative legal content. The platform provides a unified environment for legal research, drafting and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Berlin, Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Law, Management, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged AI workspace, corporate legal departments, document drafting, generative AI, law firms, legal AI, legal compliance, legal research, legal technology, legal workflows, Libra Technology, Netherlands, Wolters Kluwer, Wolters Kluwer Introduces Integrated Legal AI Workspace for Dutch Law Firms and Legal Teams
(IN BRIEF) In 2025, India pursued a strategy of strategic autonomy aimed not at dominating the international system but at balancing it, drawing on historical experience and emphasizing institutional continuity, economic resilience, and multidimensional diplomacy. Rather than strict non-alignment, New … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, European Union, Government, International Trade, Law, Politics
Tagged balance of power, BRICS, CHINA, counterterrorism response, defense exports, defense modernization, defense reforms, domestic political cohesion, Donald Trump second term, economic growth, economic resilience, economic security, euro crisis, European Union, Europe–India relations, Free Trade Agreements, G20, Galwan clashes, GDP expansion, geopolitical competition, geopolitical stability, global governance, global south, INDIA, India-China border tensions, indigenous defense technology, inflationary pressures, military preparedness, multi-alignment, multilateralism, Narendra Modi, Pakistan, Rafale fighter jets, Sovereignty, strategic autonomy, strategic convergence, trade diversification, trade tariffs, United States
(IN BRIEF) The text argues that Pakistani-linked drug trafficking networks operating in the UK are not a recent development but the modern continuation of long-standing clandestine trade systems rooted in South Asia, which have evolved from historic courier routes into … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Economy, European Union, Government, International Trade, Law, Politics, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged airport corruption, ANF, Birmingham Airport, British national security, customs corruption, diaspora networks, Dubai, heroin trafficking, Huyton Firm, international crime syndicates, Kinahan Cartel, Labour Party, Lyons Crime Family, Money Laundering, narcotics corridors, National Crime Agency, NCA, Pakistan Anti Narcotics Force, Pakistani drug trafficking networks, political influence, prison corruption, Raja Arshad Billu, Sadiq Khan councillor, Sialkot, Sialkot Dubai Birmingham route, sovereignty risk, transnational organized crime, UK Prisons, Waseem Zaffar, Zahida Parveen
Breaches of legal professional privilege in Europe are recurring, not isolated incidents European courts consistently find that weak safeguards alone can violate privilege Mass digital data seizures pose the greatest modern threat to confidential defence communications Judicial oversight and effective … Read the full press release
Posted in Czech Republic, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Government, Law, Luxembourg, Politics, Romania, Switzerland, Türkiye
Tagged Akzo Nobel v Commission, AM & S Europe v Commission, Andre and Another v France, Article 6 right to a fair trial, Article 8 European Convention on Human Rights, attorney client privilege, Bersheda and Rybolovlev v Monaco, Černý and Others v the Czech Republic, CJEU, Court of Justice of the European Union, Czech Republic, defence rights, digital age investigations, digital evidence seizures, ECHR, effective judicial remedies, European Court of Human Rights, European criminal procedure, external counsel, Hilti v Commission, in house counsel, independence of lawyers, interception of communications, Kırdök and Others v Turkey, Kopp v Switzerland, lawyer client confidentiality, legal professional privilege, Legal Professional Privilege at a Crossroads: European Courts Confront Confidentiality in the Digital Age, Legal Professional Privilege Under Pressure: Europe’s Courts Confront the Limits of Confidential Legal Communications, Lindstrand Partners v Sweden, mass data extraction, Meta Platforms Ireland v Commission, Niemietz v Germany, Orde van Vlaamse Balies, Petri Sallinen v Finland, procedural safeguards, Pruteanu v Romania, rights of defence, Saber v Norway, Särgava v Estonia, searches of lawyers offices, Smirnov v Russia, surveillance powers, Vinci Construction v France, Zdeněk Koudelka
Porušování advokátní mlčenlivosti v Evropě není ojedinělé, ale opakující se Evropské soudy opakovaně konstatují, že už samotná absence dostatečných záruk může představovat porušení advokátní mlčenlivosti Masové zajišťování digitálních dat představuje v současnosti největší hrozbu pro důvěrnou komunikaci obhajoby Soudní dohled … Read the full press release
Posted in Czech Republic, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Government, Law, Luxembourg, Politics, Romania, Switzerland, Türkiye
Tagged advokátní mlčenlivost, Advokátní mlčenlivost na rozcestí: evropské soudy čelí otázce důvěrnosti v digitálním věku, Advokátní mlčenlivost pod tlakem: evropské soudy narážejí na hranice důvěrné právní komunikace, Akzo Nobel proti Komisi, Černý a ostatní proti České republice, Česká Republika, článek 8 EÚLP, digitální důkazy, digitální věk, domovní prohlídky, důvěrnost komunikace advokát klient, ESLP, Evropa, Evropská úmluva o lidských právech, Evropský soud pro lidská práva, hromadná extrakce dat, judikatura EU, Kopp proti Švýcarsku, Meta Platforms Ireland proti Komisi, Niemietz proti Německu, ochrana obhajoby, odposlechy, práva obhajoby, právní tajemství, právo na spravedlivý proces, přeshraniční vyšetřování, procesní záruky, prohlídky advokátních kanceláří, rovnost zbraní, Saber proti Norsku, sledování komunikace, soudní dohled, Soudní dvůr Evropské unie, strukturální selhání, systémové vady, trestní řízení, účinné opravné prostředky, Vinci Construction proti Francii, zajišťování elektronických dat, Zdeněk Koudelka
(NOVINKY) BRNO, 16. prosince 2025 — /EuropaWire/ — Evropský soud pro lidská práva má ve čtvrtek 18. prosince 2025 vyhlásit rozsudek v kauze Černý a ostatní proti České republice, která se zaměřuje na ochranu důvěrnosti komunikace mezi advokátem a jeho klientem. Případ, … Read the full press release
Posted in Czech Republic, European Union, Government, Law, Politics
Tagged Adam Černý, advokacie, advokátní tajemství, Černý a ostatní proti České republice, česká advokátní komora, Česká Republika, článek 13 Úmluvy, článek 6 Úmluvy, článek 8 Úmluvy, digitální důkazy, domovní prohlídka, důvěrnost komunikace, elektronická data, ESLP, ESLP bude posuzovat postup českých soudů v případu důvěrnosti komunikace obhájců, Evropský soud pro lidská práva, Evropský soud pro lidská práva rozhodne o ochraně advokátního tajemství v české kauze, Ilona Medňanská, íránský podnikatel, Kauza Černý a ostatní proti České republice míří k rozsudku ve Štrasburku, lidská práva, Nejvyšší soud České republiky, ochrana soukromí, Ondřej Lichnovský, Pavel Čapčuch, Petr Kočí, právo na obhajobu, Shahram Zadeh, spravedlivý proces, Štrasburk, Štrasburk rozhodne o zásahu do komunikace mezi advokáty a klientem v českém případu, trestní řízení, Ústavní soud České republiky, Zdeněk Koudelka
(STRUČNĚ) Evropský soud pro lidská práva má dne 18. prosince 2025 vyhlásit rozsudek ve věci Černý a ostatní proti České republice, která se týká ochrany důvěrnosti komunikace mezi advokátem a jeho klientem. Stížnost podali advokáti, kteří působili jako obhájci Shahrama … Read the full press release
Posted in Czech Republic, European Union, Government, Law, Politics
Tagged Adama Černého, Advokát Zdeněk Koudelka, advokátního tajemství, Anny Citterbergové, Čapčuch, Černý, česká advokátní komora, Česká Republika, Citterbergova, důvěrnost komunikace advokát klient, ESLP, Evropského soudu pro lidská práva, Filip, Ilonu Medňanskou, Jana Filipa, Jaromíra Jirsy, Jirsa, Kabelik, Kočí, Koudelka, Lichnovsky, Mednanska, MS Brno, nezákonný, omluva, Ondřeje Lichnovského, Pavla Čapčucha, Pavla Rychetského, Petra Kočího, právo na soukromí, Rychetský, Shahrama Zadeha, soudce, Ústavní Soud, Zadeh, Zdeňka Koudelky
Digi Romania was acquitted in 2025 after the court ruled the alleged offences did not exist. Asset seizure measures imposed earlier in the case have been lifted. A 2019 decision had previously convicted the company and related parties. In 2021, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Government, Internet & Online, Investment, Law, Management, News, Romania, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Accusations, acquitting, Bucharest Court of Appeal, court’s decision, criminal acts, criminal case, digi romania, Digi Romania S.A., DNA, Romanian National Anticorruption Directorate
(IN BRIEF) The Company reports that on 25 November 2025, the Bucharest Court of Appeal acquitted Digi Romania S.A., its current and former directors, and all other defendants in a long-running criminal case investigated by Romania’s National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA). … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Law, Management, News, Romania, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Accusations, acquitting, Bucharest Court of Appeal, court’s decision, criminal acts, criminal case, digi romania, Digi Romania S.A., DNA, Romanian National Anticorruption Directorate
(IN BRIEF) Stora Enso has announced leadership changes effective 1 January 2026. Micaela Thorström will become Executive Vice President, People and Legal, General Counsel, expanding her current role overseeing the company’s legal functions. Chief Financial Officer Niclas Rosenlew will take on … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Law, Management, News
Tagged brand, Chief Financial Officer, Communications, corporate governance, executive appointments, executive management, Finland, General Counsel, Group Leadership Team, Katariina Kravi, Leadership changes, Micaela Thorström, Niclas Rosenlew, People and Legal, renewable materials, Stora Enso, Stora Enso Strengthens Executive Team Ahead of 2026 with Key Leadership Appointments, sustainable business
(IN BRIEF) The Women Climate Leaders Network (WCLN) held its mid-year hybrid meeting in Brussels, gathering women leaders from all EU Member States, policymakers, and experts to accelerate Europe’s green transition. Discussions centered on funding for green SMEs and scale-ups, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Law, Luxembourg, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Argos research, Boston Consulting Group, Brussels meeting, Climate & Energy Summit, Climate Bank Roadmap, climate leadership, decarbonisation, digital transformation, EIB Group, energy efficiency, EU Multiannual Financial Framework, EU policy, European Investment Bank Group, Friends of Europe, gender equality, green transition, resilience, scale-ups, SMEs, sustainability, WCLN, WCLN mid-year meeting calls for stronger EU policy support and funding access for green SMEs and innovators, WCLN strengthens advisory role to EIB Group and urges greater support for SME-driven climate innovation, Women Climate Leaders Network, Women Climate Leaders Network convenes in Brussels to advance Europe’s green transition and competitiveness
(IN BRIEF) Webuild, in partnership with the Italian Ministry of Justice’s DAP, has launched a prisoner reintegration programme offering training and employment opportunities within major infrastructure projects. The initiative began at the Casa Circondariale of Benevento, where four inmates were … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Law, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Campania, Cantiere Lavoro Italia, Casa Circondariale Ariano Irpino, Casa Circondariale Benevento, DAP, Dipartimento Amministrazione Penitenziaria, FORMEDIL Avellino, FS Italiane, Infrastructure Development, Italy, legality, Ministry of Justice Italy, Naples Bari High Speed Railway, partnership, prisoner training, railway construction, RFI, social reintegration, sustainability, Webuild, workforce inclusion
(NEWS) WARSAW, 27-Aug-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — Polish entrepreneur and philanthropist Robert Szustkowski has appealed directly to Prime Minister Donald Tusk, warning that an unchecked campaign of disinformation and hate speech has endangered his safety, destroyed his reputation, and forced him … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Government, Internet & Online, Law, Media, News, Poland, Society
Tagged accountability, court rulings, Didier Reynders, disinformation, Donald Tusk, EU-wide register of rights violations, European Union, false allegations, freedom of speech, hate speech, manipulated narratives, media abuse, media harassment, Organized Crime, personal rights violations, philanthropist, Polish entrepreneur, Polish Prime Minister, political scandals, press freedom, Readers' Rights Ombudsman, reputation damage, Robert Szustkowski, Russian intelligence, safety threats, Vĕra Jourová
(IN BRIEF) Robert Szustkowski is urging the Polish Prime Minister and EU institutions to strengthen protections against disinformation, arguing that since 2016 he has been the target of a sustained media campaign falsely linking him to Russian intelligence, organized crime, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Government, Internet & Online, Law, Media, Poland
Tagged accountability, court rulings, disinformation, EU-wide register of rights violations, European Union, false allegations, freedom of speech, hate speech, manipulated narratives, media abuse, media harassment, Organized Crime, personal rights violations, philanthropist, Polish entrepreneur, Polish Prime Minister, political scandals, press freedom, Readers' Rights Ombudsman, reputation damage, Robert Szustkowski, Russian intelligence, safety threats
(IN BRIEF) Stagecoach has partnered with the Slave‑Free Alliance (SFA) to reinforce its efforts against modern slavery across a network of over 3,500 supply‑chain partners. Announced on the UN World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the collaboration supports Stagecoach’s alignment … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Law, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Non Profit, Society, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Caroline Fogg, ethical sourcing, Hope for Justice, human rights due diligence, labour exploitation, Marc Stanton, modern slavery, Modern Slavery Working Group, partnership, risk assessment, SFA, Slave-Free Alliance, Stagecoach, supplier training, supply chain partners, Tony Cockcroft, UN World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, United Nations Global Compact, www.slavefreealliance.org, www.stagecoachbus.com/group-policies-and-statements
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