Global law firm K&L Gates LLP and its lawyers have been named among the world’s leading intellectual property practices and professionals in Managing IP magazine’s “IP Stars” 2023 rankings. The firm received practice rankings for trademark, intellectual property, patent prosecution, and ITC litigation across seven jurisdictions and more than 20 […]

Asphalt, population density and tree canopy aren’t the only factors that are leading to the urban heat island effect, and it’s the rising heat below the streets that may drive long-term threats to buildings in global cities, according to new research from the United States. Scientists from Northwestern University placed […]

New insights into developing country impacts.

Country: Ukraine Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights On the 500th day of this conflict, our Monitoring Mission outlined the civilian cost of the war in Ukraine. More than 9,000 civilians have been killed. The real figure is very likely to be much higher.

On 2 July 2023, the German Whistleblower Protection Act (the Act) came into force (Link to official text in German). It requires most employers to establish internal reporting channels enabling employees to report certain illegal activities and prohibits retaliation against whistleblowers.  The Act transposes Directive (EU) 2019/1937 on the protection […]

This post is a slightly modified version of the original press release issued by the University of Edinburgh.

Countries: South Sudan, Sudan Source: International Organization for Migration South Sudanese continue to face deteriorating conditions, worsened by endemic violence, conflict and climatic shocks resulting in flooding and drought. More than four million people are displaced.