woman biological sex equality act UKSC
Case BriefsForeign Courts

The Court said that the interpretation of the EA 2010, does not cause disadvantage to trans people, with or without a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC).

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TikTok SCOTUS
Case BriefsForeign Courts

The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act makes it unlawful for any entity to provide certain services to distribute, maintain, or update a foreign adversary-controlled application in the United States.

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TickleVGiggle gender identity australian court
Case BriefsForeign Courts

The Court found that applicant was excluded from the use of the Giggle App because she did not look sufficiently female, according to the respondents; hence, the respondents were directed to pay compensation of $10,000 to the applicant.

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Vinesh Phogat CAS verdict
Case BriefsForeign Courts

The Sole Arbitrator opined that the consequences of the failed second weigh-in, which do not arise from any illegal or wrongful act on the part of the Applicant, are draconian.

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Google monopoly exclusive agreements
Case BriefsForeign Courts

U.S. Department of Justice and several States homed in on Google’s distribution agreements and in late 2020 filed lawsuits alleging that the agreements and certain other conduct violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act.

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compensation cancelled flight UKSC
Case BriefsForeign Courts

The Court stated that EC Regulation 261 provides a standardised level of compensation for passengers which does not require complex analysis. Requiring an enquiry into why, when and how a staff member became ill would be contrary to the intended operation of the scheme.

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Neopharma lawsuit Bank of Baroda Ernst & Young
Case BriefsForeign Courts

The single Judge Bench of Joel M. Kohen, JSC, dismissed the suit on the grounds of forum non conveniens and lack of personal jurisdiction.

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Julian Assange
Case BriefsForeign Courts

Julian Assange pleaded guilty before the Court to the information charging him with conspiracy to obtain documents, writings, notes connected with the national defence, and wilfully communicate documents relating to national defence of the United States, which constitutes a felony.

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Donald Trump immunity criminal prosecution dissenting opinion
Case BriefsForeign Courts

For the first time in US history, a former President, in this case Donald Trump, had been indicted by a federal grand jury for conduct that occurred during his Presidency following November 2020 Presidential Elections. The indictment alleged that after losing that election, Trump conspired to overturn it by spreading knowingly false claims of election fraud.

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Donald-Trump-Absolute-Immunity-from-criminal-prosecution
Case BriefsForeign Courts

For the first time in US history, a former President, in this case Donald Trump, had been indicted by a federal grand jury on four counts for conduct that occurred during his Presidency following November 2020 Presidential Elections. The indictment alleged that after losing that election, Trump conspired to overturn it by spreading knowingly false claims of election fraud.

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Facebook face signature BIPA
Case BriefsForeign Courts

The Court stated that BIPA applies to those biometric identifiers and information that can identify a person thereby affirming that face signature is not a biometric identifier, hence there was no violation of BIPA.

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social media content moderation scotus
Case BriefsForeign Courts

The Court found that the respondents could not establish locus standi to seek any injunction against the impugned communications vis-a-vis content moderation by social media to suppress misleading information especially related to Covid-19 and 2020 Presidential Elections.

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EIA Surrey County Council crude oil extraction at Horse Hill
Case BriefsForeign Courts

The Court by a ratio of 3:2 held that the eventual occurrence of emissions when the oil produced from the site is burnt as fuel, was well within the scope of EIA required under Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 and EIA Directive 2011/92 EU of the European Parliament.

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Trump too small trademark SCOTUS
Case BriefsForeign Courts

In 2016, after watching a Presidential primary debate exchange between then-candidate Donald Trump and Senator Marco Rubio, the respondent sought to federally register the trademark “Trump too small” to use on shirts and hats.

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mifepristone SCOTUS
Case BriefsForeign Courts

Several pro-life medical associations and doctors challenged the FDA regulations issued in 2016 and 2021 that ensured easy access of mifepristone for termination of pregnancy and sought a preliminary injunction for the FDA to rescind these regulatory actions.

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two contracts different modes of dispute resolution
Case BriefsForeign Courts

The instant dispute involved a conflict between two contracts executed by petitioner Coinbase, Inc., operator of a cryptocurrency exchange platform, and the respondents, who used Coinbase.

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Donald Trump Hush Money Trial
Case BriefsForeign Courts

Found guilty of falsifying business records to influence the outcome of the 2016 Presidential Elections, former President Trump becomes the first US President to be convicted of criminal charges in the history of USA.

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European Parliament
Case BriefsForeign Courts

Once the necessity of transmission of personal data was established, the requested European Union institution must weigh the interests of the parties concerned and verify whether the data subjects’ legitimate interests may be prejudiced by that transmission

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national legislation contravention EU law
Case BriefsForeign Courts

The Court held that Art 2 and Art.19(1) TEU, read with Arts 12 and 47 of the Charter must be interpreted as not precluding any national legislation which excludes professional associations of judges from challenging the appointment of prosecutors competent to conduct criminal prosecutions against judges.

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Jacob Zuma election disqualification
Case BriefsForeign Courts

The Court held that a person convicted of an offence and sentenced to more than 12 months’ imprisonment does not immediately become ineligible to be a member of the National Assembly and found Jacob Zuma’s disqualification to be incorrect.

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