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SL SC | Termination of employee justified where he did not act with full honesty; Court allows appeal by employer

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Sisira J. de Abrew, Murdu N.B. Fernando and

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SL SC | Court finds Fundamental Rights of deceased violated while in police custody; State directed to pay 1 million rupees

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of L.T.B. Dehideniya, Murdu N.B. Fernando and S. Thurairaja,

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UK SC | Welfare of child is paramount consideration in a custody battle – Israeli nationals’ daughter allowed to be retained with her mother in England for child’s welfare

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom: A Full Bench of Lord Wilson, Lord Hodge, Lady Black, Lord Kitchin and Lord Sales upheld

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Zimbabwe HC | Navtej Singh Johar case relied on with regard to reaffirming of transgender rights – compensation granted to illegally detained transgender

Zimbabwe High Court: Bere J. awarded compensation to a transgender woman against whom the charge of criminal nuisance was framed under Section

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UK SC | Planning permission cannot be granted if “material consideration” is not in accordance with development plan and indicates otherwise

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom: Full Bench of Lady Hale (President), Lord Reed (Deputy President), Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Sales and Lord

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UK SC | Court has jurisdiction to grant equitable relief from forfeiture of rights to make specific use of neighbouring land granted in a perpetual licence

United Kingdom Supreme Court: A Full Bench of Lord Carnwath, Lady Black, Lord Briggs, Lady Arden and Lord Kitchin, JJ. dismissed the

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SA HC | Islamic Marriages are not recognised as valid marriages in terms of Marriage Act and therefore a decree of divorce cannot be granted

South Africa High Court, Kwazulu-Natal Division: Bezuidenhout, J. while adjourning the application sine die granted the applicant leave to amend her papers

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SL CoA | Expert opinion is material evidence; case needs to be established beyond reasonable doubt; Court allows appeal setting aside conviction of murder accused

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Division Bench of K.K. Wickremasinghe and K. Priyantha Fernando, JJ.,

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UK SC | Compensation of £2 million awarded to inventor of glucose testing kit, holding that patent covering technology was of “outstanding benefit” to his employer

Supreme Court of United Kingdom: Full Bench of Lady Hale (President), Lord Reed (Deputy President), Lord Hodge, Lady Black and Lord Kitchin,

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SL SC | Legal representative has the right to continue the suit but he cannot claim anything for which the original plaintiff was not entitled

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Full Bench of Buwaneka Aluwihare, Vijith K. Malalgoda, and S. Thurairaja, JJ.

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SL SC | Conviction set aside due to unsatisfactory nature of evidence not sufficient to uphold conviction

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Jayantha Jayasuriya, PC, CJ and Priyantha Jayawardena, PC, and

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Malaysia CoA | New owner cannot claim entitlement to double rental on the basis of a tenancy agreement with previous owner

Malaysia Court of Appeal: A Full Bench of Hamid Sultan Bin Abu Backer, Hanipah Binti Farikullah, Kamaludin Bin Md Said, JCA overturned

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Pak SC | Non-issuance of notice to the address not on record invalid ground for ignorance; Court dismisses the petition

Pakistan Supreme Court: A Full Bench of Gulzar Ahmed, Faisal Arab, Sajjad Ali Shah, JJ., dismissed the petition filed under Order 21

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Malaysia CoA | Thai national sentenced to death penalty for drug trafficking by invoking statutory presumption under Dangerous Drugs Act, 1952

Malaysia Court of Appeal: A Full Bench of Kamardin Hashim, Hanipah Farikullah, Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah, JCA dismissed the appeal filed by

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UK SC | Employment Rights Act, 1966 should be read and given effect so as to extend its whistle blowing protection to the holders of judicial office

United Kingdom Supreme Court: A Full Bench of Lady Hale (President), Lord Kerr, Lord Carnwath, Lady Arden and Sir Declan Morgan, JJ.

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SL SC | Appeal against conviction for misappropriation dismissed on grounds of proof beyond reasonable doubt

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A full bench of Priyantha Jayawardena, PC, Murdu N.B. Fernando, PC, and

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SL SC | Maintenance criteria can be altered depending on change in circumstances; Court dismisses the appeal

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Buwaneka Aluwihare, PC J., Vijith K. Malalgoda, PC J. and Murdu N.

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SL SC | Mandatory for the Judge to analyse evidence to find if the ingredients are proved beyond doubt; SC allows the appeal

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: L.T.B. Dehideniya, J., S. Thurairaja, PC, J. and E.A.G.R. Amarasekara, J., allowed

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SL SC | Reasonable basis required in order to reverse the findings of the trial court; SC sets aside judgment of the HC

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Vijith K. Malalgoda PC J and L.T.B. Dehideniya and P. Padman Surasena,

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SA HC | Arrest without warrant on reasonable suspicion supplants the claim for compensation for unlawful arrest and malicious prosecution

South Africa High Court, Eastern Cape Local Division: M.S. Jolwana, J. held that even if the plaintiff is arrested and spends some