The EU’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) made errors in law when it determined that Bet365’s name did not qualify for trade mark protection, the EU’s General Court has ruled.
Jail terms handed to Myanmar family whose abuse of teenage servants shone spotlight on scourge of child labour
The owners of a Myanmar tailor shop were sentenced to more than a decade in prison on Friday for the horrific abuse of two young domestic workers, a case that gripped the nation and fixed a spotlight on its dismal record on child labour.
The court heard how San Kay Khine and Thazin, now 18 and 17 respectively, were regularly beaten, cut with knives and deprived of sleep and food by their employers in the Yangon tailor shop.
Judges sentenced the store’s owner Tin Thu Zar, 58, and her…
Court of Appeal dismisses challenges to accelerated payment notices
The Court of Appeal has dismissed two challenges to the issue by the UK’s HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of notices requiring the payment of disputed tax upfront. The Court dismissed the taxpayers’ appeals against two High Court decisions rejecting judicial review challenges to the issue of accelerated payment notices (APNs) and partner payment notices (PPNs).
Law reform body seeks to update defamation laws in Scotland
Defamation laws in Scotland would become more closely aligned with those in England and Wales under proposals from the Scottish Law Commission.
No Weinsteins allowed: Bollywood puts mogul on notice over sexual harassment of women
India has issued a rare diktat to its powerful movie moguls, reminding Bollywood to keep women safe from the sort of sex abuse allegations poisoning the US film industry.
India’s minister for women and child welfare Maneka Gandhi wrote to major production houses on Wednesday, asking them to comply with the Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act, which stipulates a series of processes to protect women at work.
“Bollywood filmmakers are ethically and legally accountable for the safety of…
US pressing Thailand to downgrade its ties with North Korea as part of regional push to isolate Kim regime
The US has urged Thailand to downgrade diplomatic and trade ties with North Korea, a senior Thai official said on Thursday after meeting with an American envoy, as the Trump administration pushes ahead with a global campaign to further isolate the nuclear-armed pariah state.
General Wanlop Rugsanoah, secretary general of Thailand’s National Security Council, said the request was made during his meeting with US special envoy for North Korea Joseph Yun, who arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday…
PSD2: new security guidelines for businesses in the payments market finalised
Businesses involved in the payment services market will be required to have the security measures they put in place audited, under new guidelines set out by the European Banking Authority (EBA).
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte wins extra year of martial law powers
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte won martial law powers across the southern third of the country for one more year on Wednesday to combat Islamic militants and leftist rebels, as Congress brushed aside fears of a looming dictatorship.
Duterte’s request to extend martial law in the Mindanao region until December 31 next year and detain suspected rebels there without charge was overwhelmingly approved by the Senate and House of Representatives.
“The motion to further extend the…
Indonesia corruption trial delayed by accused parliamentary speaker Novanto’s ‘diarrhoea’
Indonesia’s biggest corruption trial in years was derailed on Wednesday after its graft-charged parliament speaker Setya Novanto claimed a bout of diarrhoea had left him too sick to participate, prompting jeers from the courtroom gallery.
The claim was just the latest in a string of manoeuvres – including allegedly faking an injury in a car crash – that critics say the 62-year-old has employed to dodge serious charges.
Novanto – who has faced corruption allegations in…
New regulations expanding personal portfolio bond asset types in force from January
ANALYSIS: New regulations will permit additional property categories to be held within a personal portfolio bond (PPB) from 1 January 2018, making these bonds potentially more attractive to investors.