Generous couple leaves $500,000 check in Salvation Army kettle, a new record
By Brian Koerber From Mashable One couple to decided to pay it forward in a big way this Thanksgiving when they left a $500,000 check in a Salvation Army donation kettle outside a Cub Foods grocery store in Rosemount, Minnesota,…
COP21: Coal plans would derail 2 degree warming target
By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent, From BBC News Attempts to keep global warming to 2 degrees will be wildly off course if all planned coal fire plants are built. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis presented here at the…
‘No basis’ for freezing injunctions against Israeli businessman, English court rules
From Out-Law.Com The English courts are not able to grant a freezing injunction pending resolution of a dispute in a foreign jurisdiction if there is no monetary claim in that dispute that the assets would be required to satisfy, a…
JNMS seeks Cayman Islands Monetary Authority to re-implement CI$
JN Money Services Cayman Limited (JNMS) has revealed that it is has written to the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) to facilitate the company to, once again, offer transactions in Cayman Islands (CI) dollars to its customers in Cayman. Leesa…
Chairman of ECTEL concerned about Cable and Wireless and Columbus Communications merger
From SKNIS Vibes Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 29, 2015 (SKNIS)—Attorney General and Minister of Communications, Honourable Vincent Byron Jr. said the Government is concerned about the effects the merger between telecommunications company Cable and Wireless and Columbus Communications to form…
Heart monitor company in contempt of patent settlement
By P.J. D’Annunzio, From The Legal Intelligencer A federal judge has ruled that a cardiac monitoring service involved in patent infringement litigation is in contempt of a settlement prohibiting it from selling the plaintiff’s technology. U.S. District Judge Juan R….
Americans say it is riskier to use public wi-fi than a public restroom: Survey
By Trudy Knockless, From Legaltech News Although consumers consistently give themselves a solid A when it comes to grading their online security behaviors, most leave their information vulnerable. In 2014, more than 348 million identities were exposed due to identity…
Britain sends £5m foreign aid to Caribbean to improve fishing, tourism
From Antigua Observer MALTA, Nov. 29, CMC – British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a £5.6 million cash injection to help improve fishing, tourism and shipping in the Caribbean and other countries. The 25 “small island” Commonwealth recipients include…
Deutsche Bank’s Swiss Unit to pay $31 million in tax case
By David Voreacos & Tiffany Kary From Bloomberg U.S. has reached non-prosecution deals with 57 Swiss banks Firms have paid a total of $570.4 million in tax accords Deutsche Bank AG’s Swiss unit agreed to pay $31 million to receive…
GFSC recognises use of technology in due diligence process
From Guernsey Financial Services Commission The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has issued annexes to its handbooks for Financial Services Businesses and Prescribed Businesses on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing on the use of technology in the customer due…
