Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Gilberto M. Llanto, Enrico L. Basilio, Leilanie Basilio (Philippine Institute for Development Studies) analyze Competition Policy and Regulation in Ports and Shipping. ABSTRACT: The Philippines is an archipelago of approximately 7,107 islands. It has a...

Here are selected January 2010 rulings of the Supreme Court of the Philippines on civil law and related laws: Civil Code Agency; principle of undisclosed principal. It is a general rule in the law of agency that, in order to bind the principal by a mortgage on real property executed by an agent, it ...

In his State of the Union the President referred to what in his view was the potential for foreign involvement in U.S. elections after Citizens United.  Many sources today report that the China Investment Corp. recently disclosed that it holds $9.6 billion in 60 companies. In a Securities and Exchan ...

If you’re thinking about how Citizens United will impact the rest of campaign finance law, take a look at the Republican National Committee’s recent supplemental memo in the party’s case against the Federal Election Commission. The document was filed Feb. 2, 2010.

Who’s behind a Minnesota billboard asking, “Miss me yet?” with a big photo of George W. Bush?  More here and at Althouse.

When the President of the United States, allegedly possessed of the best bully pulpit in the free world, needs to go on the Super Bowl pre-game show to attract a big audience, you know that something has gone horribly, horribly wrong. We can't solve that problem here at HealthBlawg, but perhaps ...

Via The FCPA Professor comes word of a new GAO report on deferred and non-prosecution agreements.  Professor Koehler notes: Why would a company agree to enter into an NPA/DPA if factual evidence did not exist to support the essential elements of the crime “alleged” or if valid and legiti ...

Here’s an interesting international perspective on lobbying from The Sydney Morning Herald today. Lobbyists say they are misunderstood and the idea that a consultant can fix problems for clients simply by contacting a “mate” in government is unrealistic.

The Times implies something’s different about Sen. McCain in this article about his reelection race this year. Mr. McCain now sharply criticizes the bailout bill he voted for, pivoted from his earlier position that the Guantánamo Bay detention facility should be closed, offered only a muted re ...

Google explains why it wants your data, how it protects your data, and what it does to make sure you can get your data out of Google when you want to: Someone should tell Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Google Renews Its Privacy Vows | TechCrunch Google’s Privacy Promises is a post from: Lawyer ...