Law and business: commercial news round-up 14.02.14
updated on 14 February 2014
Tear your minds away from matters romantic and devote a little energy to the romance of commercial news! Think of this digest as the beautiful union between law and business – a timeless love story, if ever we heard one:
- The emerging markets are more fragile than you think, says Professor Kenneth Rogoff, former chief economist at the IMF.
- Banks unable to regulate their own urges; market competition seems not to be enough. Robert Peston explains why.
- Starbucks is deciding whether to pursue a trademark infringement claim against the comedian who opened a pop-up coffee shop, called "Dumb Starbucks". Make mine a parodic venti latte.
- The LIBOR scandal keeps on rolling, as six more are charged.
- Something stinks for Amazon boss Christopher North, as Lush brands its shower gel with his name and face in an ongoing trademarks battle.
- If you want to continue having something to dunk your digestive in, then the corporate world may have to find a way to work together to protect tea from multiple threats, including adverse weather and increasing pressure on land.
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