Articles by Mary Hui and Katharine Gemmell

Australia’s Iron Ore Hub Faces Strongest Cyclone Since 2007

Australia’s iron ore hub is bracing for the strongest cyclone to hit the region since at least 2007, threatening port facilities and big mines operated by companies including Rio Tinto Group and BHP Group. Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia has rapidly …

Cyclone Zelia Strengthens Off Australia’s Major Iron Ore Hub

Tropical Cyclone Zelia has strengthened off Western Australia and is expected to cross the coast on Friday near the nation’s major iron ore export hub, bringing heavy rain and damaging wind gusts. Zelia is forecast to intensify further as it …

UK’s First Coal Mine in 30 Years Faces Climate Court Test

Climate groups called a decision to open the UK’s first deep coal mine in more than three decades unlawful, claiming that approval was granted without taking into account all the harmful emissions that it would produce. Lawyers for Friends of …

Lawsuits Targeting ‘Climate Washing’ Becoming More Frequent

Companies accused of misrepresenting their progress on tackling climate change are increasingly finding themselves the target of litigants, as activist groups look to hold some of the world’s worst polluters to account. As many as 47 new climate washing cases …

Grindr Sued in UK for Allegedly Sharing Users’ HIV Data With Ad Firms

Grindr Inc. was sued by users for sharing sensitive personal information, including their HIV status, with advertising companies in a London lawsuit. The LGBTQ+ app allegedly shared information to third parties for commercial purposes without the users’ consent, which included …

Two British Teens and Their Audacious Hack of Nvidia, Grand Theft Auto and Uber

At 9 p.m. on Sept. 22 last year, a group of City of London police officers waited outside room M15 at the Travelodge Bicester, a one-star budget hotel in Oxfordshire, England, for the right moment to bust in. On the …

Severn Trent Faces First UK Class Action Suit Over Sewage Pollution

Severn Trent Plc faces an environment class action lawsuit in London over allegations it abused its dominant position in the utilities market and underreported instances where it pumped sewage into open water. Law firm Leigh Day filed England’s first ever …

‘Spoofing Shop’ Scammer Who Helped Criminals Pose as Bankers Jailed for 13 Years

The mastermind behind a global “spoofing shop” that scammed victims out of as much as £100 million ($124 million) has been sentenced to over 13 years in a UK prison. Tejay Fletcher, 35, pleaded guilty over his role as the …

Commerzbank Executive Wins £300,000 in Sex Discrimination Suit

A Commerzbank AG manager won more than £300,000 ($366,650) in a sex discrimination lawsuit following a long-standing legal battle with the bank. Jagruti Rajput, who was a senior compliance officer at the firm’s London office, won a sex and maternity …

Twitter Accused of ‘Sham Redundancy Process’ by UK Staff Targeted in Mass Firings

Twitter Inc. was accused of carrying out a “sham redundancy process” and threatened with lawsuits by UK staff targeted by mass firings following Elon Musk’s takeover of the social-media giant. Winckworth Sherwood LLP said Twitter had behaved “unfairly and without …