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Not applying brake to avoid vehicle getting skid into traffic is not contributory negligence

High Court of South Africa, Eastern Cape Division: Plaintiff had approached this court before a Single Judge Bench of E. Revelas, J.,

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60 years of punishment a “Methuselah” sentence, contrary to the objective of sentencing i.e. rehabilitation

High Court of South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal Division: This appeal was filed before a 3-Judge Bench comprising of Henriques, Lopes, and D Pillay,

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Personal circumstances such as accused being primary caregiver to children considered a mitigating factor while awarding sentence

High Court of South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal Division: A Single Judge Bench of Mbatha, J., mitigated sentence to accused alleged for the offence

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Amended Section 2 of the South African Citizenship Act, 1995 not to be applied retrospectively; citizenship by birth granted: South Africa HC

High Court of South Africa, Western Cape Division: This application was brought before N.P. Boqwana, J., seeking an order to declare DPB

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Enquiry in terms of Section 105-A (9) Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 not a post-sentence procedure; appeal upheld: HC of South Africa

High Court of South Africa, Western Cape Division: This appeal was filed before a 2-Judge Bench comprising of J I Cloete and

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UK SC | Financially independent means “not financially dependent upon the state”; financial dependence cannot discredit the immigration status

United Kingdom Supreme Court: A Five Judge Bench comprising of Lord Wilson, Lord Carnwath, Lord Hughes, Lady Black and Lord Lloyd-Jones, JJ.

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Minor convicted and sentenced as a major, prejudice caused; matter remitted back for sentencing under Child Justice Act, 2008

South Africa High Court, Western Cape Division: Two matters came for review before a 2-Judge Bench comprising of DM Thulare AJ; MJ

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SL SC | Prosecution case held to fail as vital factors necessary to complete the chain remain unproved

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Bench comprising of Eva Wanasundera PC, Buwaneka Aluwihare, PC, and Prasanna Jayawardena

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Refusal of witness to answer questions not fatal to conviction of accused in the presence of incriminating evidence on record

Supreme Court of Canada: A five-judge Bench comprising of Wagner CJ and Abella, Côté, Rowe and Martin , JJ. while hearing Crown’s

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Doctrine of ‘duty to consult’ indigenous people not applicable to legislative action, amounts to trespass on the legislature’s domain

Supreme Court of Canada: A Nine-Judge Bench comprising of Wagner C.J., and Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Gascon, Côté, Brown, Rowe and Martin, JJ.

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Rule 49(xii)(a) of the Rules made under Co-operative Societies Law declared intra vires the rule making power of Minister

Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka: A 2-Judge Bench comprising of K.K. Wickremasinghe and Janak De Silva, JJ. dealt with an appeal

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Determination of the merits of a non-refoulement claim is a matter for the Director and the Board, not for the Court

High Court of The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: A Bench comprising of Hon Yeung Ag CJHC, Hon Poon and Pang JJA.,

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Pak SC | Directives to curb the menace of media trial and regulate discussions on sub-judice matters issued

Supreme Court of Pakistan: A Three-Judge Bench comprising of Mian Saqib Nisar, HCJ and Umar Ata Bandial and Ijaz Ul Ahsan, JJ.

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Delay in pasting of notes of investment in information book does not render the notes unreliable; conviction affirmed

Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka: A Two-Judge Bench comprising of Deepali Wijesundera, and Achala Wengappuli, JJ. affirmed the conviction of appellant

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Disqualification of a parliamentarian must be based on dishonest concealment of wrongfully acquired assets

Supreme Court of Pakistan: A Three-Judge bench comprising of Umar Ata Bandial, Faisal Arab and Sajjad Ali Shah, JJ. while hearing an

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Canadian SC holds dismissal of guards by the Speaker of Quebec Legislature to not be immune from external review under the concept of parliamentary privilege

Supreme Court of Canada: A Nine-Judge Bench comprising of Wagner C.J., and Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Gascon, Côté, Brown, Rowe and Martin, JJ.

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Pakistan SC acquits woman convicted of blasphemy due to inconsistencies in prosecution case and failure to prove case beyond reasonable doubt

Supreme Court of Pakistan: A Three-Judge Bench comprising of Mian Saqib Nisar, Asif Saeed Khan Khosa and Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, JJ.

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Not applying brake to avoid vehicle getting skid into traffic is not contributory negligence

60 years of punishment a “Methuselah” sentence, contrary to the objective of sentencing i.e. rehabilitation

Personal circumstances such as accused being primary caregiver to children considered a mitigating factor while awarding sentence

Amended Section 2 of the South African Citizenship Act, 1995 not to be applied retrospectively; citizenship by birth granted: South Africa HC

Enquiry in terms of Section 105-A (9) Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 not a post-sentence procedure; appeal upheld: HC of South Africa

UK SC | Financially independent means “not financially dependent upon the state”; financial dependence cannot discredit the immigration status

Minor convicted and sentenced as a major, prejudice caused; matter remitted back for sentencing under Child Justice Act, 2008

SL SC | Prosecution case held to fail as vital factors necessary to complete the chain remain unproved

Refusal of witness to answer questions not fatal to conviction of accused in the presence of incriminating evidence on record

Doctrine of ‘duty to consult’ indigenous people not applicable to legislative action, amounts to trespass on the legislature’s domain

Rule 49(xii)(a) of the Rules made under Co-operative Societies Law declared intra vires the rule making power of Minister

Determination of the merits of a non-refoulement claim is a matter for the Director and the Board, not for the Court

Pak SC | Directives to curb the menace of media trial and regulate discussions on sub-judice matters issued

Delay in pasting of notes of investment in information book does not render the notes unreliable; conviction affirmed

Disqualification of a parliamentarian must be based on dishonest concealment of wrongfully acquired assets

Canadian SC holds dismissal of guards by the Speaker of Quebec Legislature to not be immune from external review under the concept of parliamentary privilege

Appeal against division of property dismissed on claimant’s failure to prove the case: Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka

Effect of entering plea of guilty: Benefit of discount in sentence must be appropriately accorded to the accused

“Overtime payment” covered under the head “bonus” in the Terms of Service, Appeal allowed: SC of Zambia

Pakistan SC acquits woman convicted of blasphemy due to inconsistencies in prosecution case and failure to prove case beyond reasonable doubt