The operators of file-sharing site The Pirate Bay are to launch a legal challenge to a Dutch court order temporarily banning the site’s activities. “We will file a summons by August 25th” before the district court in Amsterdam, lawyer Ernst Louwers, acting for The Pirate Bay founders Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg and Peter Sunde,…
Category: Court
Jury vetting practice used in nine trials
The number of Ontario trials where prosecutors used police information to vet prospective jurors is substantially higher than the government has disclosed to date, Law Times has learned. Attorney General Chris Bentley’s department has informed nine defence lawyers in Simcoe County that Crown attorneys used the practice in past trials during which they represented defendants,…
Updated (2): Whistleblower lawsuit against Kaiser
At a time when concerns about the privacy and security of electronic health records are a hot topic and the issue of private vs. public health insurance is making the front pages, a lawsuit filed by a former Kaiser employee alleges that Kaiser knowingly and repeatedly violated HIPAA, exposed millions of members to identity theft,…
Swiss govt discusses UBS-IRS situation
The Swiss cabinet held an extraordinary meeting Monday on UBS AG’s (UBS) legal problems with U.S. tax authorities, a move analysts say could signal Switzerland is close to bowing to the U.S. on demands to hand over data. A spokeswoman for the government didn’t comment on details of the meeting, but analysts say Switzerland is…