Rob Harkavy

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Indonesia rocked by judicial bribery allegations

1 week ago | globallegalinsights.com | Rob Harkavy

Judges and lawyers have been charged with taking bribes in return for favourable palm-oil scandal decisions. In a dramatic escalation of Indonesia’s long-running palm oil corruption scandal, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has charged four judges and two lawyers with bribery following their alleged involvement in a controversial trial outcome that absolved three palm oil conglomerates – Permata Hijau, Wilmar and Musim Mas – of criminal wrongdoing.
High-profile Hong Kong partner hire for Jones Day

1 month ago | globallegalinsights.com | Rob Harkavy

A leading M&A lawyer has left K&L Gates to take up a partnership in the Washington, DC-headquartered firm’s Hong Kong-based corporate practice.
Claimants win big in Tesla shorting strategy dispute | ICLG

1 month ago | iclg.com | Rob Harkavy

An arbitration panel has awarded a group of investors more than USD 90 million in a dispute with UBS.
Corruption reports spells bad news for the UK

1 month ago | globallegalinsights.com | Rob Harkavy

The United Kingdom has maintained its lowest ever ranking in the Corruption Perceptions Index. The United Kingdom remains languishing in a record low position in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), prompting continuing disquiet about corruption and governance standards in the country. According to the latest data released this week, the UK’s CPI score remains at 71, the lowest recorded since the index underwent a major revamp in 2012.
Tesla faces class action lawsuit in Australia | ICLG

1 month ago | iclg.com | Rob Harkavy

Claim alleges that problems with the cars’ braking system puts drivers in peril, while also taking issue with the company’s range claims.
Don’t cry for Cristina, Argentina

2 months ago | globallegalinsights.com | Rob Harkavy

Critics claim that a new Argentina anti-corruption Bill is designed to stymie former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s attempts at a political comeback. The Argentine Chamber of Deputies, the South American country’s lower house, yesterday (12 February)approved the controversial Ficha Limpia (Clean Record) Bill, an anti-corruption measure that would prevent individuals with confirmed corruption convictions from running for public office.
US senator proposes Chinese AI ban

2 months ago | globallegalinsights.com | Rob Harkavy

Senator Josh Hawley is introducing legislation to ban Deepseek AI on national security grounds. A US senator has proposed new legislation which could lead to the criminalisation of downloading and using DeepSeek AI, the sophisticated artificial intelligence model developed in China for a fraction of the cost of its US rivals.
UK to introduce AI child abuse legislation

2 months ago | globallegalinsights.com | Rob Harkavy

The growing scourge of AI-generated imagery of child abuse is to be tackled in the UK’s forthcoming Crime and Policing Bill.
Investor to appeal biotech IPO ruling

2 months ago | globallegalinsights.com | Rob Harkavy

Investor fails to kibosh US biotech company’s plans to go public and has vowed to appeal. A Delaware judge has ruled against the biotech investor Alcon Research in its bid to prevent Aurion Biotech from proceeding with an initial public offering (IPO). The decision, issued on 27 January by Judge Kathaleen McCormick in the Delaware Court of Chancery, affirms that Aurion does not require Alcon’s consent to proceed with its IPO plans. Alcon has already announced its intention to appeal the ruling.
Sports arbitration facing seismic shake-up

Jan 24, 2025 | globallegalinsights.com | Rob Harkavy

Should the Court of Justice of the European Union agree with its own advocate general’s advice, the days of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in its current form could be numbered. The Court of Justice of the European Union is soon to deliberate on a case which holds implications that go far beyond the facts of the dispute itself, after a European Union lawyer questioned the 40-year-old framework which has underpinned dispute resolution in professional sport.