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Courts in England and Wales, not bound by Privy Council decisions

Supreme Court of United Kingdom: Considering the issue regarding the status of decisions by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC)

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Florida’s new death penalty scheme declared unconstitutional

Supreme Court of Florida: In a 5:2 ruling the Florida Supreme Court held that a unanimous jury recommendation is required before death

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Bad character evidence showing propensity needs rounded evaluation, not proof beyond reasonable doubt

Supreme Court of United Kingdom: While answering the question as to how the jury should treat the bad character evidence showing propensity,

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Pakistan SC: Schizophrenia is not a permanent mental disorder but mental imbalance, related to an individual’s level of stress

Pakistan Supreme Court: While dismissing the present petition seeking the leave to appeal against the decision of Lahore High Court which confirmed

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No court will lend its aid to a man who finds his cause of action upon an immoral or illegal act

Court of Appeal of Malaysia: The principal issue in this case was whether there is a resulting trust i.e whether the deceased,

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Where fundamental rights are interfered with, a proportionality approach to review is appropriate

Supreme Court of United Kingdom: Deciding upon the issues involved in the appeal seeking a full merits review of the Foreign Secretary’s

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Retrospective operation of the Internet prohibition in Section 161(1) (d) of Criminal Code held to be under reasonable limit

Supreme Court of Canada: While dealing with the issue relating to the retrospective operation of Section 161(1)(c) and (d) of the Criminal

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Sections 230.1 and 245 (2) of National Defence Act held constitutional

Supreme Court of Canada: While dealing with the constitutionality of Sections 230.1 and 245 (2) of National Defence Act conferring power on

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AT&T not liable to be prosecuted for reducing data speeds on its unlimited plans

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Death penalty for 16 terror convicts, upheld

Supreme Court of Pakistan: While deciding 16 petitions filed by civilians who had been convicted for terror related activities and had been

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Benefit of ‘safe harbor’ provision can be granted only to divisional patent applications and not to ‘continuation in part’ applications

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: Chief Judge Prost, Bryson and Hughes, Circuit Judges ruled on a case involving

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Death sentence awarded to Mir Quasem Ali, upheld

Supreme Court of Bangladesh (Appellate Division): While quashing a review appeal filed by Mir Quasem Ali, the 5 Judge bench headed by

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Determination of victim’s compensation on the basis of law of state in which accident occurred

Supreme Court of United Kingdom: The question that come for consideration of Court was whether a claim to damages against the UK

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Appeal against cancellation of tender was dismissed as decision constituted executive function and not administrative function

Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa: In an appeal against the cancellation of the tender by the South African Police Services

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Private construction company incur no constitutional obligations when it contracts to built low cost housing funded by the State

Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa: In the appeal filed by the City of Cape Town in regard to improper construction

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Court sets new framework for the determination of undue delay in trial

Supreme Court of Canada: While hearing an appeal for stay of proceedings due to undue delay as under Section 11(b) of the

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Draft order by Lord Chancellor for introduction of ‘residence test’ under Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act, 2012, held ultra vires to his powers under the Act

Supreme Court of United Kingdom: Hearing an appeal against the Draft Order proposed by the Lord Chancellor for introduction of a ‘residence

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Landlord cannot be held liable for a repairing covenant without the knowledge of the disrepair under the Landlord and Tenant Act,1985

Supreme Court of United Kingdom: In an appeal filed by a Landlord against the liability from failure to keep ‘paved area outside

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Extent to which Secretary of State has discretion under the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003, Section 1(3) to serve a judgment of an overseas court when requested, determined

Supreme Court of United Kingdom: While dismissing application for judicial review of the Secretary of State’s decision for the service of judgment

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Texas H.B. 2 provisions place ‘undue burden’ on woman’s right to choice and violate Fourteenth Amendment

Supreme Court of United States: In a defining moment for abortion laws in the United States, the Supreme Court reversed and remanded