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CFPB accused of gutting half a century of US fair-lending protections
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (299+ words) A coalition of civil rights organisations and fair-lending specialists has launched a federal lawsuit accusing the CFPB of stripping away decades-old safeguards designed to combat discriminatory lending. The dispute goes to the heart of a long-running battle in US civil…...
Australia launches AU$2 billion PFAS lawsuit against 3 M
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (711+ words) No content was found. "The lawsuit has been described as the government's most significant legal action "in living memory'. The Australian government has filed a lawsuit against US industrial conglomerate 3 M Company and its local subsidiary 3 M Australia over per…...
Equatorial Guinea wrong to seize Marshall Islands-flagged vessel over piracy suspicions
4+ hour, 29+ min ago (212+ words) International maritime judges award more than $12 million after ruling that Equatorial Guinea unlawfully intercepted and detained a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker. A West African anti-piracy operation has ended in a major defeat for Equatorial Guinea after a special chamber of the…...
Appeal court revives contested parts of franchise arbitration award
7+ hour, 52+ min ago (475+ words) Singapore's top court has restored the full effect of an arbitration award requiring former GNC franchisee ONI Global to hand over store leases and pay $18. 9 million in damages. In a decision handed down on 25 May, the Singapore Court of Appeal…...
Haulier defeats "5. 6 million toxic gas claim
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (338+ words) Haulage company escapes liability for a chlorine gas release after the High Court found its driver had become embedded within a chemicals supplier's operation. SESW later brought proceedings against both companies seeking approximately "6. 2 million in damages. The claims were listed…...
US Supreme Court revives multimillion-dollar Cuba confiscation claims against cruise giants
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (295+ words) Court overturns appellate decision in a dispute over the use of docks in Havana which were confiscated by the Castro regime after the 1959 Cuban revolution. Havana Docks subsequently obtained certification from the US Foreign Claims Settlement Commission for losses valued…...
Vida M. Panganiban-Alindogan | Sy Cip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
11+ mon, 2+ day ago (91+ words) She serves as the President and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Licensing Executives Society Philippines. "She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Intellectual Property Association of the Philippines. She is a…...
Judge slams top law firm over catastrophic AI blunder
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (276+ words) A judge has rebuked one of Britain's oldest and most respected law firms after a routine application exposed a junior solicitor's blind acceptance of erroneous artificial-intelligence output. The underlying proceedings were entirely routine. The applicants sought a block transfer order,…...
Business Crime Laws and Regulations Report 2026 Germany
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1293+ words) This article dives into business crime laws in Germany, considering statutes of limitations, corporate criminal liability, civil dispositions, and more....
DJ hits the right beat in tax battle with law firm | ICLG
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (359+ words) Published by: Rob Harkavy on 14/05/2026 Amsterdam court rules that Greenberg Traurig must compensate DJ to the tune of $17 million after flawed advice on his US tax residency status left him facing additional taxes and penalties. According to the judgment, Mr…...