Giving business what it wants – a well run court for commercial and business disputes
GRAND COURT OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS GUEST LECTURE 2017 THE RIGHT HON. THE LORD THOMAS OF CWMGIEDD LORD CHIEF JUSTICE OF ENGLAND AND WALES 2 March 2017 1. It is a pleasure and privilege to have been invited to give…
Everyone is talking about WikiLeaks’ massive CIA data dump — here’s what’s going on
By Kif Leswing From Business Insider WikiLeaks on Tuesdaypublished a large cache of documents that it said are from the CIA that relate to its hacking tools. An intelligence sourceconfirmed to The Wall Street Journal some of the contents of…
Lax Oversight of Swiss Lawyers Blamed in EU’s Panama Probe
By Joe Kirwin From Bloomberg BNA Switzerland’s lack of regulatory oversight for lawyers, as well as loopholes that allow them to ignore due-diligence rules, came under intense scrutiny at a European Parliament hearing probing Switzerland’s role in the year-old Panama…
The Pentagon got caught trying to hide embarrassing cost overruns on Navy ships
By Paul Szoldra From Business Insider If the data you need to release to the public is potentially embarrassing, there’s always classification review to the rescue. The US Government Accountability Office deleted details of cost overruns on two of the…
CNN launches a virtual reality news unit
By Stefanie Fogel From engadget CNNVR will produce 360-degree videos and live streams from around the globe. The Cable News Network is going virtual. CNN has announced the launch of a new immersive journalism unit called CNNVR that will produce…
Mexico canceled sugar export permits to the US because it couldn’t find anyone to negotiate with
By Adriana Barrera, Reuters From Business Insider Mexico has canceled existing sugar export permits to the United States in a dispute over the pace of shipments, according to a letter seen by Reuters, in a flare-up industry sources said could…
There’s a new ‘most dangerous’ man in global economics
By Linette Lopez On Monday, the head of the White House’s National Trade Council, Peter Navarro, laid out the objectives of his trade agenda in a speech before the National Association of Business Economists. The thrust of Navarro’s speech was…
Science is stunning
22 photos that prove science is stunning This year’s finalists for the Wellcome Image Awards By Haley Hamblin From Mashable It’s the 20th anniversary of the Wellcome Images Awards, which celebrates images of science and medicine. Their winners’ gallery features…
Maldives denies sale of islands to Saudi
From Middle East Online Government denies plans to sell cluster of small islands to Saudi following opposition protests. MALÉ – The Maldives government on Wednesday denied it was selling a cluster of small islands to Saudi Arabia, following opposition protests…
How to tell if the CIA hacked your smart TV
By Mike Wehner From BGR Earlier today, Wikileaks dropped a massive collection of CIA documents related to the group’s espionage efforts and the tools at its disposal. iOS and Android devices were high on the list of hackables, but also…
