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THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE, FOR THE FIRST TIME, HAS BEEN ASKED TO INTERPRET THE EU BLOCKING REGULATION.   Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to Reuters:   A legal adviser to the European Union’s top court that termination of a German company’s contract with an Iranian bank was wrongful if its only justification was concern about becoming entangled in U.S. sanctions on Iran. The case was brought by Bank Melli […]

FORMER MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER CONVICTED OF THE MURDER OF THE BLACK MAN GEORGE FLOYD HAS REQUESTED A NEW TRIAL.   Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to BBC: Derek Chauvin’s legal team have filed court documents alleging misconduct by both prosecutors and jurors. Chauvin, who was captured on video kneeling on Mr. Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes, was found guilty of murder and manslaughter. His lawyer says his client

SENSELESS CYCLE OF BLOODSHED, DESTRUCTION BETWEEN ISRAEL, PALESTINIANS IN GAZA MUST STOP NOW, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL   Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to UNSC: As the Israeli-Palestinian hostilities in Gaza broke into its seventh day, the Security Council called unequivocally for an immediate end to the bloodshed, sounding alarm bells over the imminent potential for the violence to spill into the wider region. In opening remarks, United Nations Secretary-General

THE EARLIER CIVIL PROBE EXPANDS TO A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION   Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to DW:   The New York prosecutor’s office is now pursuing a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s business empire, expanding the scope of what started as a civil investigation. “We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the organization is no longer purely civil in nature,” Fabien Levy, a spokesperson for

THE OBJECTIVE IS TO FACILITATE THE PRACTICE OF BUSINESS IN THE EMIRATE AND REMOVING ALL IMPEDIMENTS FACING INVESTMENT PROJECTS   Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to Abu Dhabi Government Media Office:   The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) has announced a list of 1105 registered commercial and industrial activities that are open for ownership by natural and legal non-citizens enabling them to fully or partially own commercial companies

Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to Jurist:   The European Commission along with the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority opened a formal antitrust investigation into the alleged breach of Facebook of EU competition law. As stated by Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, who is responsible for EU competition policy, over seven million firms use Facebook for advertisements. The investigation found the social media platform’s alleged use of competitors’ advertising data to get ahead

Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to Independent:   Tim Cook has defended Apple during tense questioning in its trial against Epic Games, which could decide the future of the iPhone and App Store. Mr. Cook gave hours of evidence and tried to argue that Apple’s current policies – including taking 30 percent of all digital purchases made through apps – should stay. Epic wants the court to hand down a ruling that would require

Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to Jurist:   A Nevada resident has been arrested and indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that she knowingly exported electronics and other goods to Iran in violation of US sanctions. The indictment alleges that Tina Chen purchased goods from US companies through her business, Top Zone Inc., and shipped them to Iran. The products were ultimately meant for Zanjan University, one of the largest

Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to Financial Times:   Antony Blinken, secretary of state, said that the US was lifting sanctions on three former Iranian government officials and two companies previously involved in the Iranian petrochemical sector as a result of “a verified change in status or behavior on the part of the sanctioned parties”.  “These actions demonstrate our commitment to lifting sanctions in the event of a change in

Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to Jurist:   The proposal, submitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO) by the European Parliament, demands that COVID-19 vaccine patents temporarily be exempt from provisions in the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) requirement protecting patent rights, removing IP protection for the vaccines. The EU Commission disagrees that a patent waiver is the best approach to tackle the vaccine shortage issue. The Commission submitted an alternative consist of