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Contract of affiliation for commercial purposes can be perpetual as well as unilateral in nature: SC of Canada

Supreme Court of Canada: Canadian Supreme Court recently dealt with a case in which opposing parties were bound by a contract of

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Railways vicariously liable for the negligence of its employees within the scope of employment

Supreme Court of Sri Lanka: The Supreme Court affirmed the High Court’s award of Rs. 3,500,000/- as damages to the plaintiff in

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Multiple proceedings on same cause of action is abuse of court process

High Court of Kenya at Nairobi: It is a settled law that a litigant has no right to pursue pari passu two

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Arrest on suspicion which is unreasonable is unlawful

High Court of South Africa (Limpopo Division): In a judgment delivered by Mokgohloa, DJP of the High Court of South Africa, Limpopo

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Divorce petition allowed on the grounds of cruelty and adultery

High Court of Kenya: The petition was filed pertaining to the issue of dissolution of marriage on the grounds of cruelty and

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Supreme Court of Canada: Whether an error is “legal” generally turns on its character, not its severity

Supreme Court of Canada: The Canadian Supreme Court was recently dealing with a case of sexual offence in which a 35 years old

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Pakistan Supreme Court disqualifies PM Nawaz Sharif; said he is not honest to be a Member of Parliament [Full Excerpt of Judgment]

Pakistan Supreme Court: The 5-judge bench of Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Ejaz Afzal Khan, Gulzar Ahmed, Sh. Azmat Seed and Ijaz Ul

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US Supreme Court partially lifts the block on travel ban Order

Supreme Court of United States: The US Supreme Court by a 2-1 majority granted a partial victory to the Executive as it

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Jadhav’s Case: ICJ fixes time-limits for filing of the initial pleadings

International Court of Justice: The President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has, by an Order dated 13 June 2017, fixed

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No free abortions for Northern Irish women in England: UK Supreme Court

Supreme Court of United Kingdom: The Supreme Court has held by a 3-2 majority that the Secretary of State for Health’s failure to

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SCOTUS upholds the principle of International Patent Exhaustion

Supreme Court of the United States: While relying upon the landmark decision in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013 SCC OnLine

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JIT to be constituted for investigating Nawaz Sharif’s involvement in ‘Panama Papers’ scandal

Supreme Court of Pakistan: While addressing the grave issue of involvement of Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif in the ‘Panama Papers’

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Discrimination against a person on the basis of their sexual orientation is a form of sex discrimination under the Civil Rights Act, 1964

United States Court of Appeals: Pronouncing a landmark decision addressing a vital issue that whether prohibition against discrimination on basis of sex

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Kenya High Court strikes down criminal defamation, holds it is not a limitation to Freedom of Speech

Kenya High Court at Nairobi: The High Court has struck down the provisions of Criminal Defamation in its Penal Code. The Court observed

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ECJ: Individuals cannot request the authority responsible for maintaining the companies’ register, to limit access to personal data concerning them entered in that register

European Court of Justice: In the instant case wherein the issue was that whether Article 3 of Directive 68/151/EEC of 9 March

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SC of Canada: Individuals donning political T-shirts or displaying signs on windows do not come under the category of ‘sponsors’ for election advertising

Supreme Court of Canada: Determining some vital questions related to election advertising like whether, individuals or organizations who wish to “sponsor election

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UK Supreme Court decides against Government and its officials in two Human Rights cases, rules they must face the claims

Supreme Court of United Kingdom: Two human rights cases have been decided by the UK Supreme Court against UK officials. The respondents (Behlaj

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UK Supreme Court rules in favour of Government, says the capturing of Afgan Nationals by British troops is Crown act of State

Supreme Court of United Kingdom: Serdar Mohammed-an Afghan national was captured by British troops in Afghanistan on 7 April 2010 as the soldiers

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Court of Appeals at San Francisco denies Trump’s emergency motion against temporary nationwide stay on Travel Ban

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: After imposition of a nation-wide TRO against the travel ban executive order by President

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Appeals Court denies setting aside District Court order of temporarily restraining the travel ban order

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: After the Temporary Restraint Order by the District Court, Western District of Washington at Seattle