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Uber takes legal action over new rules in London

Uber has launched legal action against new rules in London such as written English tests for its drivers, in the latest battle between regulators and the car ride app which has faced bans and protests worldwide.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN INVESTOR-STATE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT (ISDS)

In 2012, 58 new cases were initiated, which constitutes the highest number of known treaty-based disputes ever filed in one year and confirms that foreign investors are increasingly resorting to investor-State arbitration.

FRENCH FINANCE MINISTER RULES OUT GOOGLE TAX DEAL, MORE FIRMS COULD BE TARGETTED

France will "go all the way" to ensure that multinationals operating on its soil pay their taxes and more cases could follow after Google and McDonald's were targeted by tax raids, Finance Minister Michel Sapin said.

TURKEY, THE HOST OF THE FIRST-EVER WORLD HUMANITARIAN SUMMIT

The current international humanitarian system can no longer adequately address today’s humanitarian crises.

GERMAN COMPANY UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR BRIBERY IN TURKISH SUBMARINE DEAL

State Prosecutors of the city state Bremen have opened a second front in their case against Atlas Elektronik.

IAI INTRODUCES NEW SKY SNIPER AIR-LAUNCHED PRECISION GUIDED MISSILE

The Israel-based company Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) recently unveiled a new concept using ground-based ballistic missiles as air-launched weapons.

SUPREME COURT HEARS FDCPA CASE

The issue in Sheriff v. Gillie is whether private attorneys appointed by the state to collect debts owed to the state are “officers” or employees of the state who are exempt from the FDCPA.

TURKISH NATIONAL ARRESTED FOR CONSPIRING TO EVADE U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN, MONEY LAUNDERING AND BANK FRAUD

Charges unsealed against three defendants who allegedly engaged in hundreds of millions of dollars of transactions on behalf of the government of Iran and Iranian entities as part of a scheme to evade U.S. sanctions

EX-U.N. LEADER JOHN ASHE INDICTED IN BRIBERY CASE

John Ashe, a former president of the U.N. General Assembly, a billionaire real estate developer and three others were indicted Tuesday in an alleged bribery scheme.

DEBT ENFORCEMENT AROUND THE WORLD

Insolvency practitioners from 88 countries describe how debt enforcement will proceed against an identical hotel about to default on its debts.

10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT BAKU-TBILISI-KARS RAILWAY PROJECT

Baku-Tbilisi-Kars, one of the most important railway projects in region, is expected to be completed soon.

PASSENGER TRAINS FOR BAKU-TBILISI-KARS RAILWAY TO LAUNCH 2016

Azerbaijan has ordered 30 new passenger trains for its newly opened $600million railway route, which directly connects Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan.