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Long road to SWIFT agreement

After long, drawn-out negotiations, an agreement was finally signed, on June 28, 2010, granting the US access to the SWIFT...

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Attack on the Body Scanners

What is the naked truth about security scanners? Full-body scanners, also known as naked scanners, “perv scanners”, or arches have...

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The EU’s World Cup Goals

As football fever sweeps the globe, the EU is hoping to achieve some of its own goals. When the European...

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Consumer-friendly Justice

We know that it’s possible to be too friendly, but can a Member State be too consumer-friendly? That was the...

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Don’t Bet on Net Betting

Two gambling companies lost their claims alleging that they didn’t get a sporting chance to do business in The Netherlands....

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Don’t Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

State aid is more than just statements. Public statements made by French authorities may have helped France Télécom’s (FT) financial...

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Don’t Check in until You Check this Out

If your luggage is worth more to you than 1,134.71 euros, you might want to think twice or make special...

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Decision Distorts Dalí’s Will

Spanish painter Salvador Dalí died in Spain and established the Spanish State as sole legatee over his intellectual property (IP)...

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Is Privilege in the House?

Does the fundamental right to protection of communications between lawyers and their clients extend to in-house counsel? Not under EU...

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Eruption Causing Disruption

When Islandic volcano Eyjafjalla erupted, it caused passengers’ tempers to erupt from the almost total lock-down of European airspace. Some...

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