Q&A: Mary Bonauto reflects on High Court’s gay-marriage ruling
By Marcia Coyle, The National Law Journal As the aftermath of such U.S. Supreme Court rulings as the 1954 school desegregation and 2008 Second Amendment cases show, landmark decisions rarely mark the end of litigation. Lawyers like Mary Bonauto, who…
Trickle down economics does not work
By Bernard Moffatt From IOM Today About 30 years ago the Isle of Man Government rolled out its ‘master plan’ for the future. We were told by Miles Walker MHK (then Chief Minister) that the island was to become a…
UK High Court rules data collection unlawful—for now
By Zach Warren, From Legaltech News The judges suspended the law’s disapplication until March 2016 to let government ‘legislate properly,’ and another bill could soon be on its way. The United Kingdom’s expansive surveillance laws are taking a back seat—for…
Dominican drug trafficking ring leader sentenced to 25 years in prison
From ICE During the investigation into Edwin Fernandez’s drug smuggling operation, HSI special agents intercepted about 20 kilograms on its way from the Dominican Republic to Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man who was operating a large-scale cocaine smuggling operation…
Technology in action at Labelexpo Europe 2015
Whether you’re choosing machinery or materials, it is vital you feel confident about your decisions. The best way to do this is to see all the options together in one place. Come to Labelexpo Europe 2015 and hear the noise…
The dangers of allowing country leaders introduce their children and family into government and official positions
By Peter Binose When PM Ralph Gonsalves of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines started to involve his family into Vincention politics, I must admit it worried me considerably, still does. He has made his cousin Julian Francis year after year…
Cayman Islands joins in Regional Ebola Simulation Exercise
Health professionals and other stakeholders from the Cayman Islands and 12 other regional countries recently took part in a table top exercise on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) on 13-14 July 2015. Local participants included 24 members of the multi -disciplinary…
Ardan ties with RL360° for platform-ready offshore bonds
By Daniel Flynn From International Adviser Isle of Man-based Ardan International has partnered with life company RL360° to allow advisers to manage investments held within RL360’s PIMS portfolio bond through its international platform for the first ever time. So far,…
Baroness Amos: I was taken aback when I found out I was the first black female head of a university
By Jonathan Wynne-Jones From The Guardian The honour Baroness Amos feels as she prepares to take over a top London college is tempered by dismay that only 85 out of 18,500 UK professors are black Making history as the first…
Embryo case could break new ground
By Marisa Kendall, from The Recorder With her eyes scrunched closed, her voice so shaky that the judge at times checked the transcript to make sure the pivotal testimony was being recorded, Dr. Mimi Lee told the story of the…
