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A recent judgment in an area which might seem far removed from financial services throws a spotlight on how financial institutions deal with the increasing problem of anonymous online abuse campaigns.

Introduction Since the creation of bitcoin by “Satoshi Nakamoto” in 2009, the number of crypto-currencies has exponentially increased to over five thousand. This is in spite of the cold reception from regulators in many jurisdictions, including Nigeria. In 2020, Nigeria generated over US$400 million worth of crypto-transactions, ranking third globally in terms of volume of crypto-currency trade. A potential implication of this trend, is the possibility of insolvency proceedings involving cr...

In London Borough of Barking and Dagenham & Ors v Persons Unknown & Ors, Mr Justice Nicklin looked at injunctions granted in 38 different sets of proceedings to local authorities, which prohibit the unauthorised occupation or use of land. The injunctions - granted against ‘Persons Unknown’ - mainly affect Gypsy and Traveller communities. In judgment, Nicklin J ruled that so-called ‘Traveller injunctions’ are subject to the principle that a final injunction only binds the parties to the...

Osborne Clarke has extended its revolving credit facility in light of the pandemic, the firm’s latest limited liability partnership (LLP) accounts show, a precautionary measure against the financial consequences of the pandemic. The UK firm has added a further £10m to a £5m facility it already had from previous years, reaching a total of £15m. […] 26 April 2021 12:52 Find legal roles Make your next move with The Lawyer Careers. Search and apply for thousands of vacancies, or receive em...

© Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Boseman was the youngest of three children. His father worked for an agricultural conglomerate and did upholstery work on the side, and his mother was a nurse. He played basketball as a high-school student, but when a teammate was shot and killed, Boseman responded by writing a play and found that he felt called to become a storyteller. After graduating from high school in 1995, he studied directing at Howard University (B.F.A., 2000). While a student there, he too...

Were smug about violent racism in the U.S., but theres blood on Canadian hands, too The never-ending list of names of Black and Indigenous people taken fatally by our police continues to grow, with most of the country unaware of these injustices, writes Alexa Joy. Social Sharing Alexa Joy · for CBC News Opinion · Posted: Apr 10, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 10 Protesters on Parliament Hill in Ottawa hold placards during a June 5, 2020, rally against the death in Minneapolis police...

For the matrimonial finance and private client lawyer, crypto-assets can form a major part of a clients estate and we are seeing them with increasing frequency. It is vital that we can identify, value and understand them, and advise on their implications for clients, for others interested in client assets, and to assist the court, if necessary. Where are we now with crypto-assets? Although crypto-assets were born as recently as 2008 with Bitcoin following the worldwide banking crash, fewer than...

According to a news report, a total of 5,697 cases of cyber fraud were reported to CyberSecurity Malaysia, the national cyber security specialist and technical centre under the purview of the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia Malaysia, from January to August 2020. While cyber fraud cases are often reported, it is not often that the fraudster is actually caught and brought to justice. This is unsurprising as the identity of the fraudster is often unknown and victims may not know what re...

A year of mourning: All the tragic celebrity deaths of 2020   Published On Stars from Lollywood, Bollywood and Hollywood who left us too early Tariq Aziz: Tariq Aziz was a Pakistani TV actor and host, best known for PTV’s test show Neelam Ghar, first circulated in 1974, later renamed the Tariq Aziz Show and recently as Bazm-e-Tariq Aziz. He was the principal face to show up on television in Pakistan. He had additionally been an individual from the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1997...

CinemaBlend In November, Happy Death Day director Christopher Landon returned with another cheeky addition to the ever-expanding horror-comedy genre with Blumhouses Freaky, a fun, charming, emotional, and gleefully gory blend of Freaky Friday and Friday the 13th — hell, lets call it a cross-contamination of the two. While its certainly not easy to replicate the spunky success of his past two movies, Landon co-wrote and helmed another critical darling and winning audience favorite, find...