The Conversation

Biased algorithms: here’s a more radical approach to creating fairness

Tom Douglas receives funding from the Wellcome Trust (grant number 100705/Z/12/Z) and the Uehiro Foundation on Ethics and Education. Our lives are increasingly affected by algorithms. People may be ...
Law

Proposed Settlement of Securities Class Action Concerning Alleged Bribery Scheme Approved as 'Fair and Reasonable'

In 'In re Tenaris S.A. Securities Litigation', Judge Kiyo Matsumoto found that the proposed settlement satisfied both procedural and substantive fairness. As to procedural fairness, the court found ...
Dhaka Tribune

A radical approach to creating fairness

Our lives are increasingly affected by algorithms. People may be denied loans, jobs, insurance policies, or even parole on the basis of risk scores that they produce. Yet, algorithms are notoriously ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Fairness Instinct

It seems that fairness is an idea whose time has come. True, some cynics view fairness as nothing more than a mask for self-interest. As George Bernard Shaw put it, “The golden rule is that there is ...
Bizcommunity

Disciplinary action: Can excessive delays taint procedural fairness?

Mapyane approached the Safety and Security Sectoral Bargaining Council to challenge the procedural and substantive fairness of his dismissal. On procedural fairness, he contended that the SAPS flouted ...
JD Supra

Text of Deletion of Broadcast Rules Released - Nothing More Substantive than Repeal of Fairness Doctrine, Though Congress Wants More

We wrote about FCC Chairman Genachowski's announcement of the repeal of the Fairness Doctrine as part of the FCC's repeal of 83 media related rules. Well, the full text of the repeal was released ...
lse

What Is Procedural Fairness in Financing Universal Health Coverage?

Ensuring Universal Health Coverage (UHC)—that everyone around the world has access to an adequate package of needed health services of sufficient quality at bearable cost—is one of the UN’s ...
Bizcommunity

Conciliation: A vital step when challenging fairness of retrenchments

On 10 September 2024, the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) delivered a significant judgment in the case of Numsa obo Members v SAA Technical SOC Ltd. The crux of the case was the interpretation of section ...
Law

'Substantive Economic Negotiations'—The Witching Hour for 'MFW' Conditions

Most readers of this publication will likely be familiar with the MFW conditions announced by the Delaware Supreme Court in 2014, and which, when present, alter the standard of review of transactions ...
JD Supra

Seven Things to Consider about Prenuptial Agreements

Prenuptial agreements (prenups) are no longer the sole domain of the rich and famous. There are many reasons why more couples consider one as they enter into marriage. Each prenup is tailored to the ...
Vanguard

FG bars acting VCs, rectors, provosts from contesting substantive positions

The federal government has approved implementation of a guiding policy on eligibility for the appointment of vice chancellors, rectors and provosts. The move aimed at strengthening integrity in the ...