Rob Harkavy

Parental order granted despite untraceable gestational mother | ICLG High Court grants parental order after anonymous Nigerian surrogacy left the birth mother untraceable and the child’s immigration status in doubt.

An Anglo-Nigerian couple have succeeding in persuading the High Court to grant them a parental order despite the Nigerian fertility clinic which facilitated the birth via a surrogate refusing (or unable) to identify the baby's gestational mother. #LawSky
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Ugandan Constitutional Court upholds legality of polygamy | ICLG Court rejects non-profit advocacy group’s contention that polygamy is degrading, harmful and discriminatory against women.

Uganda's Constitutional Court has rejected a challenge from non-profit Women's Probono Initiative (WPI) and upheld Uganda's constitutional protection of polygamous marriage. #LawSky
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BREAKING: Supreme Court overturns Court of Appeal in high-net-worth divorce | ICLG Wrestling with the concept of ‘matrimonialisation’, court rules that inter-spousal transfers do not necessarily fall under the sharing principle.

The UK Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in a high-profile, high-net-worth dispute over the division of matrimonial assets post divorce, with the court ruling in favour of the respondent husband. iclg.com/news/22780-b...

Complaint lodged with CMA over allegedly misleading app-store age ratings | ICLG Google and Apple find themselves once again subject to a complaint before the UK Competition and Markets Authority, this time over age ratings for games offered in Apple’s App Store and the Google Pla...

Google and Apple under fire more misleading age ratings in their app stores. #LawSky

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Meet Jessica Keal, family law’s rising star | ICLG Simkins’ Jessica Keal talks court delays, high-net-worth divorces and the legal hurdles facing queer families.

I sat down with Jessica Keal, who is fast becoming one of the most recognisable new names in family law. Find out her thoughts on the challenges faced by #LGBTQ people, especially same-sex parents, court backlogs and the twists and turns of high-net-worth divorce.
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EU hand luggage fee ban sets stage for friction between consumer rights and competition law | ICLG With airlines in the competition-law corner and consumer-protection advocates in the other, Europe is bracing for a gloves-off legal battle.

Boarding-gate angst could be a thing of the past in the EU with a hand-baggage fee ban moving a step closer, potentially creating a conflict between consumer protection legislation and competition law, or possibly even putting fares up for everyone. #LawSky
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Appeal court certifies class action against gunmaker | ICLG The Ontario Court of Appeal has green lit a claim against the manufacturer of a firearm used in a Toronto mass shooting.

Victims and survivors of 2018's Danforth Avenue mass shooting in Toronto will take some comfort from the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision to certify a class action against Smith & Wesson, the manufacturer of the firearm used in the attack. #LawSky
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What happens if Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz? | ICLG Tehran’s threats to block international shipping from the Strait of Hormuz raises huge questions of maritime, insurance and disputes law.

With tensions rising in the Middle East and Iran threatening to close or blockade the bust Strait of Hormuz, what are the legal implications of such a move?
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Journalist Under Criminal Investigation in Switzerland - GLI Global press organisation condemns the investigation of a journalist as a serious threat to media freedom and press integrity.

Freedom of the press subordinate to banking secrecy in Switzerland.
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Public health charity turns ire on US gaming outfit | ICLG Boston charity files claim in Philadelphia over ‘unwinnable’ promotion that requires a spend of several hundred thousand dollars.

A public health charity is suing an online casino and its real-world counterpart in Philadelphia after calculating that a player would have to spend $375,000 to qualify for a promotion. #LawSky
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Court finds suspension of GP who sexually assaulted patient ‘manifestly inappropriate’ | ICLG Judge rules one-year suspension handed to doctor ‘did not adequately reflect the gravity of the misconduct’ and slaps lifetime ban on errant GP.

High Court criticises Medical Practitioners Tribunal for its one-year suspension of a GP found to have sexually assaulted young female patient, concluding permanent removal from the Medical Register to be the only appropriate remedy. #LawSky
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Publishers vs platforms: is the legal disconnect tenable? | ICLG A ruling by the Brazil Supreme Court to treat social media as publishers rather than platforms in terms of liability for their content raises thorny questions over the current legislative landscape.

Should social media platforms be held responsible for the content on their sites in the same way as traditional media like newspapers, magazines and broadcasters? #LawSky
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Qatar bank sues South Sudan for award enforcement | ICLG Africa’s poorest country could soon find itself on the hook to settle an ICSID arbitral award of more than USD 1 billion, adding to its crippling economic woes.

Already struggling economically in the aftermath of a brutal civil war, South Sudan may soon have to find a billion dollars, with the Qatar National Bank seeking to enforce an arbitral award made in respect of a wartime loan granted to the South Sudanese government.
#LawSky
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CSAM Directive Strengthens Protection of Minors - GLI MEPs unite to outlaw CSAM, addressing the creation and distribution of synthetic child abuse images across the European Union.

The EU Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to outlaw fully AI-generated child-abuse images, amid mounting and very worrying evidence from the charity Protect Children that viewing entirely synthetic imagery often translates into real-world crimes. #LawSky
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French ultra-fast fashion bill moves a step closer | ICLG France’s Senate approves revised legislation aimed at mitigating the social and environmental effects of companies such as Temu and Shein.

A new bill approved by the French Senate targets the excesses of ultra-fast fashion, aiming to reduce overconsumption and environmental damage, with swingeing penalties for low eco-scores.
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Mixed results for Ivy League in Trump challenges | ICLG Teaching unions at Columbia have already filed an appeal against yesterday’s reversal in New York, while Harvard receives some comfort in Boston.

Of President Trump's many fights, the battle against leading universities looks set to run and run.
@harvard.edu @columbiauniversity.bsky.social
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The war between California and The White House opens a new front | ICLG California files multi-state lawsuit following President Trump’s quashing of the state’s environmentally friendly auto-emissions rules.

California continues to challenge The White House with a series of lawsuits, the latest being a claim filed yesterday on behalf of 11 states taking issue with the new Congressional Review Act, which effectively undermines states' right to impose their own net-zero goals.
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Serial litigant banned from issuing Employment Tribunal proceedings | ICLG A lawyer who filed more than 40 claims against solicitors’ firms after failed job applications has been handed a Civil Restraint Order.

The Birmingham High Court has issued a General Civil Restraint Order against a serial litigant who filed more than 40 unsuccessful employment-tribunal claims against solicitors' firms. iclg.com/news/22708-s...

Caging the bear: the evolution and legal implications of sanctions against Russia | ICLG Sanctions remain a central pillar of Western foreign policy more than three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Western sanctions against Russia are creating an increasingly complex compliance landscape for businesses and their legal advisers.

How are the business and legal worlds adapting, and are #sanctions actually working? iclg.com/news/22707-c...

Hollywood giants take on AI image creator | ICLG Disney and Universal file lawsuit accusing Midjourney AI of being ‘the quintessential copyright free-rider’.

Hollywood studios go to war with AI
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A new dawn for Australian family law | ICLG A raft of changes to family law in Australia, including an uprated recognition of domestic abuse, comes into force today.

Australia introduces reforms to its family law system with a focus on domestic violence, financial abuse and the disclosure of sensitive information.
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US bank rescinds firearms policy amid regulatory and political shifts - GLI Citibank reverses its forearms policy, reshaping access to banking for firearms-related clients after recent events.

US bank reverses firearms banking policy introduced after 2018 Parkland school shooting.
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Bank granted permission to sell contents of safety deposit boxes | ICLG A court has authorised a French bank to sell items deposited in its London branch, some of which have been unclaimed for more than a century.

London court grants bank permission to sell contents of unclaimed safety deposit boxes.
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“Catastrophic” data breach at M&S triggers collective proceedings | ICLG Thompsons Solicitors’ Patrick McGuire explains how his firm is spearheading a collective action on behalf of Scottish victims of the Marks & Spencer hack.

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US Supreme Court recalibrates workplace discrimination standard | ICLG Judges side unanimously with a heterosexual white woman who claims to have been unfairly passed over for promotion in favour of less qualified gay and lesbian colleagues.

US court lowers the bar for majority-group claimants in workplace discrimination claims, in a case brought by a straight woman who claims to have been passed over for promotion in favour of less well-qualified gay and lesbian employees. #gay #lesbian #LGBTQ+ #diversity
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Four men jailed for GBP 6 million NHS bribery and corruption scheme - GLI Find out how four men received 29 years in prison for their roles in a bribery scheme that harmed NHS Scotland.

Four men who defrauded #NHS Scotland out of millions have been sentenced in a Glasgow court.
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Irish family law system accused of retraumatising domestic abuse survivors | ICLG Academics and third sector unite to condemn Ireland’s family courts over their handling of domestic abuse, with a new report revealing that victim-survivors are often not believed.

A hugely disconcerting report reveals systemic failures in how Ireland's family law system fails survivors of domestic abuse.
#domesticviolence #coercivecontrol
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Court delays pose ‘real danger’ to UK’s reputation, caution top judges | ICLG Supreme Court judges warn of the dire consequences of the lengthy delays plaguing the UK’s civil- and criminal-justice systems, with family law and sex offences singled out as areas of concern.

Top UK judges note real-world and reputational risks of lengthy delays in the UK's judicial system, highlighting #familylaw and the prosecution of sex offences as particular areas of concern. iclg.com/news/22672-c...

Italy finally grants legal recognition to both mothers in same-sex families | ICLG Despite opposition from activists and right-wing politicians, Italy’s Constitutional Court has dragged Italy into line with most Western jurisdictions and officially recognised both parents in two-mum...

A step in the right direction.
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#LGBT #LGBTQ+ #Pride

UK facial recognition policy fails to protect public | ICLG The influential and highly respected Ada Lovelace Institute has warned of the dangers of the use of poorly regulated facial recognition technology.

Big Brother is watching you.
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