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In a surprising development in the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC’s”) ongoing securities fraud case against SolarWinds Corp. (“SolarWinds”) and its former chief information security officer (“CISO”), Timothy Brown, all three parties have petitioned the judge for a stay pending final settlement. Until the SEC’s four commissioners can vote to approve the settlement, the…

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In a new paper co-authored with Nathan Davies (Oxford Internet Institute), we revisit the theoretical conceptualisation of procurement and make the claim that it is infrastructure. We argue for a fundamental shift in how public procurement is understood: not just as a regulatory or transactional tool, but as a foundational form of infrastructure that shapes…

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Alame & Ors v Shell PLC & Anor [2025] EWHC 1539 (KB) is a milestone in business and human rights /environmental claims litigation, particularly as it pertains to legacy pollution. I reported on earlier developments in the case here, with further links in that post to yet other earlier judgments. The Alame claim is also…

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