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Differentiating between married and unmarried fathers in relation to conferring a surname on a child, amounts to unjustified and unfair discrimination on the grounds of marital status, sex and gender

Constitutional Court of South Africa: While deciding the constitutional validity of S. 10 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act of 1992,

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Pak SC | “Courts around the globe have a role to play in reducing effects of climate change for our generation and for generations to come”, Notification banning establishment and expansion of existing cement plants in “Negative Area” challenged; Court dismisses petition explaining environmental concerns

Supreme Court of Pakistan: The Division Bench of Manzoor Ahmad Malik and Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, JJ., heard petition which arose from

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Apple: A monopolist under Federal or State Law? A win for Epic or Apple? Read to know

United States District Court, North District of California: While issuing a permanent injunction, stating Apple could no longer prohibit developers linking to

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Everything you need to know on why AI Machine can’t be “Inventor”: US District Court rules AI still to reach sophistication to satisfy meaning of inventorship

United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia: Leonie M Brinkema, J., observed that, Congress’s use of the term “individual” in the

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Here’s how DABUS an Artificial Intelligence System was given status of an “Inventor” | Federal Court of Australia’s exhaustive decision on whether a non-human can be named as an inventor

Federal Court of Australia: While addressing the question of whether Artificial Intelligence Systems can be an inventor for the purposes of the

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Artificial Intelligence Machine, can it be granted a patent for its own invention?Demystifying grant of patent to Artificial Intelligence Machine

England and Wales High Court (Patents Court): Marcus Smith, J. explained exhaustively whether an ‘Artificial Intelligence Machine’ DABUS can be categorized as

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Texas Legislation imposing a “near complete ban on abortions” gets a green signal as SCOTUS declines to grant any relief on the matter

Supreme Court of The United States: In a significant decision which can have major repercussions on a woman’s choice to abort in

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Supreme Court of Canada clarifies statute of limitation; explains the standard of plausible inference

Supreme Court of Canada: The 7-Judges Bench comprising of Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown, Rowe, Martin and Kasirer, JJ., clarified the law related

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SCOTUS decides to go with the landlords and end the federal moratorium on residential evictions imposed by the CDC

Supreme Court of The United States: While deciding upon the instant emergency application brought in by the Alabama Association of Realtors challenging

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SL CoA | Delay is a fatal error that would cause an application to be dismissed in limine; Revisionary power cannot be invoked due to callous disregard

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: The Division Bench of Menaka Wijesundera and Neil Iddawala JJ., dismissed

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Is tour operator liable for rape of tourist by hotel employee? Read UKSC’s ruling on how to interpret package travel contract

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (UKSC): Bench of Lord Hodge, Lord Llyod-Jones, Lady Arden and Lord Kitchin, while unanimously allowing the

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SCOTUS | Whether Philadelphia’s refusal to contract with a Catholic agency for providing foster care services unless they agree to certify same-sex couples as foster parents violates the First Amendment?

Supreme Court of The United States: While looking into the question that whether the city of Philadelphia violated the First Amendment by

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[Custodial death] SL SC | Violation of Constitution provisions; lawful heirs/ dependents entitled to institute proceedings for the infringement of rights

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Full Bench of P. Padman Surasena, Janak De Silva and M.A. Samayawardhena,

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SL SC | Decision-maker owes a duty to Court to disclose reasons for decision; Art. 12 (1) of Constitution found to be violated

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Full Bench of P. Padman Surasena, Janak De Silva and Mahinda Samayawardhena,

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Amul Dairy secures major win in a trademark infringement case in Federal Court of Canada

Federal Court of Ontario (Canada): In an Intellectual Property battle the Bench of Alan S. Diner, J., had granted major win to

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SCOTUS | Assignor estoppel applies only when assignor’s claim of invalidity contradicts explicit or implicit representations he made in assigning the patent

Supreme Court of The United States: While deciding the patent dispute between Minerva Surgicals and Hologic Inc., the Court made certain significant

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Are expert accountants tortiously liable for negligent professional advice? UK SC holds Grant Thornton liable for causing £26.7m loss to Manchester Building Society

Supreme Court of United Kingdom: The 7-Judges Bench comprising of Lord Reed, President Lord Hodge, Dy. President, Lady Black. Lord Kitchin, Lord

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“America’s public schools are nurseries of democracy”- SCOTUS rules in favour of student suspended for her off-campus improper Snapchat posts criticising the school

Supreme Court of The United States: The Court by an overwhelming majority of 8:1 held that a student’s suspension from school’s cheerleading

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[Clinical Negligence] | What is the scope of medical practitioner’s duty of care? Is he liable for “coincidental injury” not within scope of his duty?

UPDATE: Appeal preferred by the respondent against this decision before the UKSC has been unanimously dismissed.[Khan v. X, [2021] UKSC 21, decided

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Whether Nestlé and Cargill will be liable for child slavery? SCOTUS decides in 8-1 majority ruling

Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS): In 8-1 majority, Thomas, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion