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Google has “no duty to vet” for defamatory search results, forcing which would practically paralyze the process

Federal Court of Justice: As reported by Reuters, the Germanys’ highest court while addressing an appeal upheld a lower court ruling which stipulates

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Individuals not reporting a company’s legal violations, cannot claim protection under the Dodd-Frank Reform’s anti-retaliation provisions

Supreme Court of the United States: While deciding the issue that whether the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,

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ECJ: Pregnant and breastfeeding workers can be dismissed on grounds of collective redundancy

European Court of Justice: While dealing with the issue regarding the interpretation of Article 10(1) and (2) of Council Directive 92/85/EEC of

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UK Appeals Court holds government’s mass digital surveillance regime as unlawful

Court of Appeal (Civil Division): In a case brought against UK government’s mass digital surveillance regime which was spearheaded by the Data

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Canada SC rules text messages can attract a reasonable expectation of privacy under Section 8 of Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Supreme Court of Canada: The Court recently dealt with a very interesting question in the ambit of right to privacy. The question

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Minister has right to be represented in Administrative Tribunal by anyone who is not an advocate in matters of social aid: Supreme Court of Canada

Supreme Court of Canada: The Canadian Supreme Court recently had to decide on an important issue of administrative law pertaining to how

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Supreme Court of Canada: Provincial Courts can try criminal and provincial offences in single trial jointly

Supreme Court of Canada: The Court recently decided over an interesting question of law as to whether Ontario Provincial Court Judges can

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British woman deported over Buddha tattoo wins compensation from Sri Lankan Supreme Court for gross violation of fundamental rights by officials

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: The Sri Lankan Apex Court recently granted relief and compensation to a

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Biowatch principle to be applied in all constitutional matters except vexatious litigations

Constitutional Court of South Africa: A Constitutional Bench comprising of Nkabinde, ADCJ, Cameron, Froneman, Jafta, Khampepe, Madlanga, Mhlantla, Zondo, JJ along with

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Torture victims were wrongly imprisoned in immigration detention centres in UK

High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division (England and Wales): Recently before the High Court, the statutory guidance, ‘Adults at Risk in

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Right to die cases need not be taken to court if relatives and doctors agree, Court of Protection rules

Court of Protection, London: Peterson Jackson, J. in a matter before the Court of Protection recently ruled that legal permission is not

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Kenya imposes world’s toughest law against plastic bags

High Court of Kenya: Rejecting a plea from manufacturers that the production of plastic bags creates jobs, Kenya’s High Court on Monday

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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