Litigation may further delay launch of 5G services in Pakistan – Business

ISLAMABAD: The government is contemplating launching 5G services could be further delayed by more than a year due to prolonged court cases. The spectrum auction has already been pending for several years for the same reason. According to the details available from the Economic Advisory Wing of the Ministry of Finance, the IT ministry has …

Litigation funding supports the public interest, major research finds

Mulheron: Funding supports the regulatory objectives Litigation funding supports the public interest and access to justice but will remain niche in aiding consumers, according to major research which identified 44 cases in the last five years. It also highlighted a risk of litigation funding being used for economic crime – where it is difficult for …

National Audit Office: Ministry of Justice ambition over Crown court backlog ‘no longer achievable’

The Ministry of Justice has been told to ‘get a grip’ on the courts crisis after the National Audit Office today branded as unachievable the government’s stated ambition of bringing the Crown court backlog down to 53,000 by next March. The public spending watchdog decided to investigate after the backlog reached a record high of …

Licensing deals, litigation raise raft of familiar questions in fraught world of platforms and publi…

In the past few weeks, News Corp, the Financial Times and Dotdash Meredith became the latest news organizations to strike licensing deals with OpenAI, while Axel Springer and Informa teamed up with Microsoft. Under the terms of the FT deal, financial details of which are unknown, OpenAI will get access to content from both sides …

Energy litigation expert warns hidden commissions just the tip of the iceberg – Business Energy

Mis-sold commercial energy claims are on the rise nationwide, but leading litigation experts are warning there could be thousands of small businesses who still have no idea they have been targeted. Earlier this year, North Tyneside-based Business Energy Claims (BEC) hit the headlines after helping recover more than £14,000 for a small amusement arcade business …

Police chiefs say prison crisis in England and Wales is ‘unsustainable’ | Prisons and probation

Police chiefs have told ministers they fear that the crisis gripping the Prison Service in England and Wales is “unsustainable” and risks public safety, the Guardian has learned. Government and prison chiefs have taken a series of crisis measures because of overcrowding, including plans to free convicted criminals early and using police cells to house …