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Forbes
9 hours ago
- Business
- Forbes
Here's What Global Business Leaders Should Do As Trump's Tariffs Face Legal Fight: ICC's John Denton
John Denton, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce, joined Brittany Lewis on "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the recent legal actions surrounding President Donald Trump's tariffs and what it means for the international business community. Watch the full conversation above.
Khaleej Times
a day ago
- Politics
- Khaleej Times
UAE: Legal action taken against 7 for social media rumours, fake posts in Ras Al Khaimah
A total of seven individuals have been referred to the Public Prosecution since the beginning of 2025 for social media misinformation, authorities in Ras Al Khaimah said. Legal action was taken against the individuals who published visual and written content containing footage of inappropriate practices, some of which were inaccurate.
BBC News
a day ago
- Health
- BBC News
Judicial review of Environment Agency's handling of Walleys Quarry
A woman who says fumes from a landfill site near her home have shortened the life of her young son has been given permission to pursue legal action against the Currie said she had successfully applied for a judicial review into the Environment Agency's (EA) handling of the Walleys Quarry site in Silverdale, organisation served a closure notice on the site in November, which had been at the centre of numerous protests and legal action over its impact on local residents.A spokesperson for the EA said they were unable to comment on ongoing legal proceedings. Ms Currie previously began legal action in August 2021 over the matter but ran into a dead end after an appeal at The Supreme Court, after earlier success in the High February this year, she said problems from the landfill extended beyond a "bad smell" and that pollution from the site were still affecting her son."Mathew's consultant has again reported that the pollution from Walleys Quarry is shortening Mathew's life - it's killing him," she EA has previously said its decision to issue a closure notice demonstrated its "commitment" to the local community. Ms Currie said Mathew was doing "really, really well" up until about January, but the emissions worsened and he worsened, meaning he had to be put back on antibiotics three times a week."It angers me. I'm angry. I'm really frustrated. The simple fact is, if the EA had [closed the site] four years ago, people in our community would've had four years of cleaner air."I just want somebody held accountable for what [the EA] have allowed the people who run the landfill to do."Somebody has got to be held accountable for what they've done." 'Levels underreported' Mathew was born prematurely at 26 weeks with a chronic lung disease and needed oxygen support for 19 months. In 2021 his doctor told the High Court that the landfill emissions were preventing his recovery and he risked developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the August, the EA revealed that its pollution detectors had been underreporting levels of hydrogen sulphide at Walleys Quarry as they had been incorrectly the time, documents showed levels in some parts of the site were exceeding guideline levels and warned those living nearby could experience headaches, nausea, dizziness, watery eyes, stuffy noses, irritated throats, coughs or wheezes, sleep problems and who had health conditions that affect breathing, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), may experience a worsening of their symptoms, it said. Speaking this week, Ms Currie said she was not seeking financial compensation."You can put £1m in front of me or my son's health, that hasn't even entered my mind. My son shouldn't be this poorly," she said.A judicial review involves a judge assessing the procedures used by public bodies to come to a will not judge whether the EA's decisions were right or wrong, but simply the lawfulness of the process used. During a public meeting in March, bosses said they were now using discretionary powers to manage the site, paid for with a £2.6m fund that it previously secured from the operator - Walleys Quarry Ltd - as part of its landfill permit Quarry Ltd went bust at the end of February, with the site falling to The Crown came after an failed bid by the firm against the EA closure notice. Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
CBS News
2 days ago
- General
- CBS News
Chicago alderwoman threatens legal action against colleague amid war of words over Israeli embassy shooting
Chicago Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez (33rd) is threatening legal action against fellow Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th), amid a war of words tied to last week's deadly shooting of two Israeli Embassy workers in Washington, D.C. Lopez is standing behind comments and social media posts related to the shooting, but Rodriguez Sanchez has said they are inaccurate, dangerous, and violate the public trust. Her attorney has sent Lopez a cease and desist order, and has threatened legal action if he doesn't comply. In the hours after it was revealed the accused gunman in last week's deadly shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in D.C. is from Chicago, some Chicago leaders began to weigh in. Among them was Lopez, who shared a post on his aldermanic X account, writing "birds of a feather" and circling faces in a group shot of United Working Families, a group that helps promote Black and Brown political candidates. Those faces included Rodriguez Sanchez, Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, Mayor Brandon Johnson, and U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez. The photo had lines drawn on it pointing to an individual in the middle, who was later proven not to be the D.C. shooting suspect. Instead it was a former aide to Rodriguez Sanchez, Chris Poulos. "It was really nerve-wracking to see Chris in that picture, his face circled, and the sort of insinuation that this person was a murderer," Rodriguez Sanchez said. United Working Families asked Lopez to take that post down, but he has refused. Instead, the next day he posed, "Happy Friday Chicago - let's make it a great one, unless you stand with radicalized terrorists and the politicians that enable, uplift & defend them." On Tuesday, in a cease and desist letter, lawyers for Rodriguez Sanchez said his comments and decision to not remove them have "caused direct harm, including endangering her and her staff's safety. It also constitutes defamation in violation of Illinois law." And about the gunman, her attorney said: "He has no known connection to the Alderwoman and has never been a member or volunteer of 33d Ward Working Families." Rodriguez Sanchez's attorney has demanded Lopez immediately take down any social media posts falsely linking the alderwoman to the accused gunman, "and immediately cease making similar false statements." "You have shamefully and carelessly continued to put a private citizen in harms way by misidentifying him as an alleged murderer. You have recklessly exploited the tragic murders of Ms. Millgram and Mr. Lischinsky by using them as a platform to repeat falsehoods about Ald. Rodriguez Sanchez, endangering her and her staff," attorney Caryn Lederer wrote. "As a public servant, your deliberate spread of misinformation is a violation of public trust and the responsibilities of your office. It also constitutes defamation under Illinois law." But Lopez insists he has nothing to apologize for. He said, while others made the leap that the photo connected politicians to the shooter, he insisted he never did. "I simply said that those individuals were birds of a feather. If you and I are part of a same group and we take a picture, we are birds of a feather. It is not my fault people don't understand what the meaning of that is," Lopez said. In the hours after the shooting, Lopez also went on AM 560 and said, "There's some back and forth as to whether or not the individual was actually the terrorist, or if that was just Rossana's former campaign chairman/chief of staff taking one for the team to say that it's not him and that they're not sitting with the terrorist." Lopez said he has consulted with his lawyers, and he feels he has no reason to take down any of his social media posts. To be clear, the person in the photo Lopez shared on X is not the accused D.C. shooter, and there is no evidence that suspect has any ties to Rodriguez Sanchez.
Irish Times
3 days ago
- Business
- Irish Times
Irish hotels to join landmark Europe-wide legal action against booking.com
An umbrella organisation representing hundreds of Irish hotels is joining the industry across Europe in an 'unprecedented' legal action against one of the world's largest accommodation platforms over what they say were inflated rate of commission imposed for two decades. The hotels are seeking 'substantial financial compensation' from following a judgment from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) last September which found that the platform's so-called parity clauses breached EU competition law. The contested clauses in the contracts that hotels had to sign if they wanted to feature on the site effectively prevented them from offering lower prices or better availability through other channels, the legal action will say. And it will argue that the strict conditions placed on hotels and their customers put them at a competitive disadvantage by suppressing price competition between and other online platforms. READ MORE The hotels will also argue that it resulted in them being charged inflated levels of commissions with the clauses also restricting them from offering better prices or availability on their own websites, limiting direct sales and autonomy. Under the general principles of European competition law, hotels in Ireland and across Europe are now entitled to claim compensation from for the financial losses suffered. The collective legal action is being supported by the European hospitality association and over 25 national hotel associations across Europe including the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF). It is being brought before the Amsterdam District Court in the Netherlands, where BV is headquartered. More than 900 Irish hotels and guesthouses are eligible to join the action that covers a period from 2004 to 2024. Affected hotels may be eligible to recover a significant portion of commissions paid to in any period from 2004 to 2024 plus interest, the IHF has said. The umbrella group's chief executive Paul Gallagher described it as 'an unprecedented legal action' and said the parity clauses had been 'a major issue for Irish hotels going back 20 years, resulting in significant financial harm due to the inflated levels of commissions charged. We see this as an important opportunity to send a strong message to online booking platforms that unfair business practices will not go unchallenged.' The IHF said it was in direct communication with all affected hotels and guesthouses in Ireland in relation to the next steps for joining the collective legal action against It said the case was being led by a 'team of highly experienced and recognised competition lawyers, litigators and competition economists, who have already successfully achieved the ECJ's judgment of 19 September 2024. In addition to the Irish Hotels Federation, the action is supported by national hotel associations from Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland. The Irish Times has contacted seeking a response.
