Digital currency exchanges will be subject to tighter anti-money laundering (AML) regulation in Australia, under new proposals put forward by the country’s coalition government.
Privy Council: ‘fairness’ central to whether evidence must be put to party at trial
The question of whether a case will fall if a judge rejects a party’s evidence on grounds which that party has not had a chance to explain during the trial should be based on whether the overall trial is fair, senior UK judges have indicated.
Germany introduces bill to make outsourcing easier for businesses subject to professional secrecy laws
New legislation has been proposed in Germany to make it easier for businesses subject to professional secrecy duties to outsource activities that engage those obligations of confidentiality.
Philippine narcotics police accused of killing teenager after giving him a gun, telling him to shoot and then run
The Philippines police came under pressure on Friday to explain the killing of a high-school student after the 17-year-old became one of at least 80 people shot dead this week in an escalation of President Rodrigo Duterte’s ruthless war on drugs.
Television channels aired CCTV footage that showed Kian Loyd Delos Santos being carried by two men to the place where his body was later found, raising doubt about an official report that said he was shot because he fired at police officers first…
US vows ‘immediate and specific action’ to intercept North Korean missiles fired at allies
The US will take immediate and specific actions to intercept any North Korean missile fired at US allies, US Defence Secretary James Mattis said on Thursday. “We would take immediate, specific actions to take it down,” Mattis said in response to a question asked during a press conference in Washington following an annual high-level meeting of the US’s and Japan’s foreign and defence ministers, according to South Korean Yonhap News agency. Mattis’ comments…
UK banks falling behind in Brexit relocation plans, says ECB board member
UK banks planning to move some of their operations to the EU mainland ahead of the UK’s exit from the EU are “not as far advanced as we would like them to be”, according to a European Central Bank (ECB) board member.
Cambodian medic jailed after infecting more than 100 people with HIV
An unlicensed Cambodian medical practitioner who was sentenced to 25 years in prison for infecting more than 100 villagers with HIV on Thursday acknowledged his mistake in reusing syringes and told an appeal court that he only sought to provide health care for his community.
A court in the northwestern province of Battambang in December 2015 found Yem Chrin guilty of cruel behaviour resulting in death, intentionally spreading HIV and practising medicine without a license. He is seeking a…
Trump praises North Korea’s Kim Jong-un for ‘wise’ decision not to attack US territory of Guam
US President Donald Trump praised North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday for apparently making a “wise and well-reasoned” decision to back away from his plan to strike the US Pacific island territory of Guam, a sign that Washington and Pyongyang intend to soften their week-long military threats against each other. In a Twitter message, Trump said: Kim Jong Un of North Korea made a very wise and well reasoned decision. The alternative would have been both catastrophic…
Recommending and agreeing retail prices: competition law puts limits on how far you can go
It can be tempting for suppliers and retailers to enter into discussions over the recommended price customers should be charged for products. However, there are limits to what the law permits.
Drug dealer deaths triple as Indonesia moves towards Philippines-style war on narcotics
The number of suspected drug dealers killed by Indonesian police has more than tripled so far this year from the whole of 2016, activists said on Wednesday, raising concerns the country may be headed towards a bloody Philippines-style war on narcotics.
At least 60 suspected dealers have died so far this year, up from last year’s 18, Amnesty International said.
“While Indonesian authorities have a duty to respond to increasing rates of drug use in the country, shooting people on…