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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Leave to Remain Art. 8 European Convention on Human Rights UK SC
Case BriefsForeign Courts

In the instant case, the Court noted that the respondent’s own conduct thwarting the attempts by the Home Secretary to remove him to Belarus should be considered as a highly material factor for the purposes of the relevant proportionality analysis under Art. 8 of ECHR.

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Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa
Case BriefsForeign Courts

The Court held that ‘act of sexual penetration’ meant that one party must agree/ consent to engage in a particular act of sexual penetration with another, in light of Section 3 of the Sexual Offences Act.

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Harvey Weinstein MeToo
Case BriefsForeign Courts

In 2017, prominent American newspapers reported stories of several women who accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual abuse, harassment, and using his influence as a Hollywood power broker to take advantage of young women. These revelations eventually kickstarted the ‘#MeToo Movement’.

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Tapestry Inc Capri Holdings Coach Michael Kors Kate Spade Federal Trade Commission
Case BriefsForeign Courts

The Commission expressed concerns that the proposed acquisition by the global lifestyle brand Tapestry has violated the provisions of FTC Act and would eventually eliminate competition in the relevant market of accessible luxury.

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146 of TULRCA incompatible with Art
Case BriefsForeign Courts

The Court held that S. 146 of TULRCA is incompatible with ECHR Convention insofar as it fails to provide any protection against penalties, intended to deter trade union members from taking part in lawful strike action organised by their trade unions.

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Lexis Nexis Labour Court of South Africa
Case BriefsForeign Courts

The Court held that Lexis Nexis’ decision to deny the applicant the job of Senior Data Discovery and Enrichment Expert I, on the sole basis of his criminal history, constituted unfair discrimination.

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Duke of Sussex award of costs Megxit
Case BriefsForeign Courts

The instant costs order is in addition to successive series of orders passed by the English courts in the matter of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, who had stepped down from being a senior royal; thereby having his public-funded security downgraded whilst visiting the UK.

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