Manhattan Supreme Court reduced payout to $120 mn from $325 mn damages in Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Case

New Delhi/New York November 25, 2020: The State Supreme Court in Manhattan Justice Gerald Lebovits has reduced the payout to $120 million damages from the $325 million a jury awarded to a Brooklyn woman and her husband, after she blamed her cancer on asbestos exposure from using the company's baby powder, in May 2019, following a 14-week trial. While upholding the jury's liability finding, Lebovits wrote on Nov. 11 that ....-Read More

Angelina Jolie lost her battle to have Judge JohnW Ouderkirk removed from her divorce case with ex-husband Brad Pitt

New Delhi/California, November 17, 2020: Angelina Jolie has lost her battle to remove Judge Ouderkirk from her divorce case with ex-husband Brad Pitt after claiming that she wasn't aware of the ongoing business and professional relationships between the judge and Pitt's legal team. As per the court documents, acquired by Daily Mail, Superior Court of the Start of California denied Angie's statement of disqualification, which means Judge Ouderkirk ..-Read More

United Kingdom's Westminster Magistrates Court District Judge admits CBI-ED evidence in Nirav Modi Extradition Case

New Delhi/London, November 04, 2020: The UK's Westminster Magistrates’ Court District Judge presiding over the extradition proceedings of Nirav Modi on Tuesday ruled that the evidence submitted by the Indian authorities to establish a prima facie case of fraud and money laundering against the fugitive diamantaire is broadly admissible. The District Judge Samuel Goozee heard the arguments for and against the admissibility of ....- Read More.

UK's London High Court dismissed libel suit by actor Johhny Depp against UK newspaper The Sun calling him 'wife-beater'

New Delhi/London, November 03, 2020: The Queen's Bench Division of the London High Court dismissed the suit filed by High profile Hollywood actor Johhny Depp against UK newspaper 'The Sun' for calling him a 'wife-beater', holding that the article published by 'The Sun' was 'substantially true'. The Queen's Bench Division of the London High Court Justice Andrew Nicol said while concluding the 129-page judgment that ....- Read More.

India-born US District Judge Amit Mehta to preside over Justice Department’s crucial lawsuit against Google

New Delhi/New York, October 22, 2020: The India-born United States District Judge Amit Mehta will preside over the Justice Department’s crucial lawsuit against internet search giant Google. A report in The Washington Post said, absent a settlement, the outcome could rest in the hands of Amit Mehta, a federal judge in a Washington, D.C., district court. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice along with 11 state Attorneys General filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia ....- Read More.

Louisiana Supreme Court overturned the life sentence for a Northshore woman convicted in 2017, granted a new trial

NEW ORLEANS(Louisiana)/New Delhi, October 21, 2020: The Louisiana Supreme Court has overturned the life sentence for a Northshore woman convicted of killing her friend’s fiancé in 2017. Margaret Stockstill’s sentence was overturned Tuesday theOctober 20, 2020 citing erroneous testimony by one of the witnesses during her trial. According to Stockstill’s lawyer, Buddy Spell, released statement saying, “As Maggie’s trial lawyers, ....- Read More.

Louisiana SupremeCourt ruled"People convicted of sex crime carry 'Sex Offender' ID Requirement as unconstitutional"

NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana)/New Delhi, October 20, 2020: The The Louisiana Supreme Court  ruled Tuesday the 20th October, 2020 that Louisiana's requirement that people convicted of certain sex crimes carry a state-issued ID card with the words “SEX OFFENDER” printed on it in orange capital letters is unconstitutional. The 6-1 ruling upholds a decision by a state judge in Lafayette who last year threw out a charge filed against a man who altered his card to remove the label. .....- Read More.

Pakistan SC notice to PM Imran Khan for public property use for PTI’s legal forum and appearance at SCBA poll campaign

Islamabad/New Delhi, October 13, 2020: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued suo-motu notice on Monday the 12th October, 2020 to the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan over his participation in a lawyers' convention organized by the party in power Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's legal wing i.e. The Insaf Lawyers Forum in Islamabad Jinnah Convention Centre, which was held on October 9 for canvassing for its candidates at the upcoming Supreme Court Bar Association Elections. .....- Read More.

India not made any attempt to appoint counsel to represent Kulbhushan Jadhav to avail remedy provided under ICJ : IHC

Islamabad/New Delhi, October 07, 2020: The Islamabad High Court has said that India has failed to appoint a counsel to represent death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav in the case of the review of his death sentence by a military court in Pakistan. The Islamabad High Court bench of the three-judge Chief Justice Athar Minallah, Judge Aamer Farooq and Judge Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb observed that the government of India has not made any attempt “to approach this Court directly, despite opportunities extended ......- Read More.

US President Donald Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett to US Supreme Court Justice to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Washington/New Delhi, September 26, 2020: The President of United States of America Donald Trump on Saturday, has nomited the Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme Court seat left open by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg with about five weeks out from the November 3 presidential election left until Election Day. Amy Coney Barrett, 48, who is a circuit judge on the 7th U. S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago, .....- Read More.

Judge of the Supreme Court of United States Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, popularly known as 'RBG' died at 87 age

Washington DC, September 19, 2020: The Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, popularly known as 'RBG', judge of the Supreme Court of the United States, was battling cancer since 1997 and overcame five bouts of the disease, before succumbing to it on the night of September 18, 2020 (as per US time). Mourning Ginsburg's passing, Chief Justice John Roberts said "Our Nation has lost a jurist of historic stature. We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished colleague." ......- Read More.

The Queen wins legal battle against Prince’s ex-employee Grant Harrold seeking to trademark name ‘The Royal Butler’

New Delhi/London, September 04, 2020: The Prince Charles’s former butler, with the Queen having just won a legal battle to prevent him from citing his royal connections in his new career venture, while discretion is an essential quality for employees of the Royal Family, it would no doubt be tempting to tell the world that your services have the royal seal of approval.According to the MailOnline, Grant Harrold was seeking to trademark the name ‘The Royal Butler’ for his etiquette training firm. Lawyers working on behalf of the Queen, however, took action to prevent Harrold from launching his business under the title. ......- Read More.

'Extremism and Violence permeated Pakistan Society; Need to discourage crime against women': SC Pakistan

Lahore/New Delhi, August 31, 2020: The extremism and violence has permeated through Pakistani society and it has been brutalized. Not enough is done to ensure that crimes against women do not take place in the country observed by the The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday 24 August 2020. The Supreme Court of Pakistan, a 2 judge bench of comprising Justices Qazi Faez Isa and Sardar Tariq Masood opined that "the killing of women in the name of honour had never been an honourable practice and that such murders should not be categorised as honour killings.".......- Read More.

South Africa Constitutional Court declines to confirm South Africa High Court invalidating Citizenship Amendment Act, 2010 order

Pretoria(South Africa)/New Delhi, August 02, 2020: The Constitutional Court of South Africa declines confirming High Court orders invalidating Citizenship Amendment Act, 2010. According to reports that the 9-Judge Bench of the Constitutional Court unanimously decided upon the constitutional validity of Section 2(1) of the amended South African Citizenship Amendment Act, 2010. The Court did not uphold .......- Read More.

UK's London High Court dismisses Nizam of Hyderabad's 116 descendant's claim over historic funds of Rs 332 crores

New Delhi, July 25, 2020: The London High Court turned down the claims of other descendants of the last ruler of the princely Hyderabad state in the Nizam’s money - Rs 332 crores (£35 million), held in a London bank for about 70 years, will now go to Nizam VII Mir Osman Ali Khan’s grandsons Mukarram Jah and Muffakham Jah and the Government of India on Wednesday.......- Read More.

India cancelling contracts with Chinese companies might eventually end up in international arbitration as claims may brought by investors from China

New Delhi, July 04, 2020: China is contesting the ban arguing it violates obligations that India owes to it under the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. While the potential violation of WTO rules has been discussed, the ban on the apps and cancellation of contracts also needs to be looked through the prism of international law on foreign investment contained in bilateral investment treaties (BITs)......- Read More.

Religious schools cannot be excluded from state education scholarship programs, U.S. Supreme Court rules

WASHINGTON, June 30, 2020: — The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that states must allow religious schools to participate in programs that provide scholarships to students attending private schools, a decision that opened the door to more public funding of religious education. In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court said the.....- Read More.

European Union to take China to ICJ, if imposes a new security law on Hong Kong

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - June 20, 2020: The European Union should take China to the International Court of Justice in The Hague if Beijing imposes a new security law on Hong Kong, the European Parliament voted on Friday, also calling on the bloc to use economic leverage to dissuade China. The European Union on June 18 voted in favour of bringing China before the International Court of Justice (ICJ).....- Read More

‘Any Military Intervention in Libya by Egypt Will Be According to International Law’: Egyptian President

Libya, JUNE 20, 2020: During his inspection tour of Egypt’s army forces in the Western Military Zone, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi stated that “any military intervention by Egypt will be according to principles of international law,” and will be aimed towards protecting the stability of Libya and maintaining peace in the region......- Read More

U.S. bill on China's Xinjiang violates international law, says Egyptian ex-ambassador

CAIRO, June 20, 2020 (Xinhua) -- The recent U.S. bill on China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region violates the Charter of the United Nations and undermines China's sovereignty, an Egyptian official said in a recent interview with Xinhua. "This bill is illegal and illegitimate because it is issued by the U.S. Congress for another country. Neither the U.S. administration nor the U.S. Congress has the right to issue bills to be implemented in other countries," said Mohamed Noman Galal, a membe, Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs......- Read More

Avia Law: France Constitutional Court strikes down most of online hate speech law

JUNE 20, 2020: The French Constitutional Court on Thursday reversed most of an online hate speech law, known as the ‘Avia Law,’ which was passed by the French National Assembly on May 13. The Avia Law was passed with the intent to fine social media platforms that allow content such as child pornography, terrorism, or genocide denial if they do not remove the content within 24 hours. It was inspired by similar anti-hate speech laws throughout Europe......- Read More

World needs to know the truth about the history of World War - II, Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasizes

MOSCOW, June 19, 2020:TASS - Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has no intention to become an arbiter on the history of the World War II, but he believes that the truth about the war is needed to everyone. Putin said so in his article on the history of the War, published in The National Interest journal.Crimes of Nazi collaborators cannot be justified, and there is no statute of limitations for them, Putin said......- Read More.

European Court of Justice court rules against Hungary NGO transparency law

JUNE 19, 2020: The European Court of Justice ruled on Thursday that Hungary’s Law on the Transparency of Organisations Supported from Abroad (Transparency Law) infringed upon European Union (EU) law.The European Commission brought an action against Hungary, alleging that the law infringed the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and the Charter......- Read More.

Russian constitution changes absolutely legitimate in terms of international law - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

MINSK, June 19, 2020. /TASS/. Amendments to Russia’s constitution regarding the priority of national legislation are absolutely legitimate in terms of international law, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told TASS on Friday during his visit to Minsk. He recalled that the amendment to Article 79 of the Russian constitution, which is put to a vote, pursues a goal of "ensuring the implementation of all international obligations once they do not contravene the constitution of the Russian Federation". .....- Read More.

Nepal Parliament unanimously passes bill to redraw its political map incorporating 3 Indian areas

Kathmandu, June 18, 2020: The Nepal’s President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Thursday signed the Constitution amendment bill to update the country’s new political map which incorporated three strategically important Indian areas, hours after the Parliament approved it, notwithstanding New Delhi’s strong protests against such an “artificial enlargement” of territorial claims......- Read More.

Democratic Republic of Congo opens murder investigation over stabbing of judge overseeing corruption trial

JUNE 18, 2020: The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s justice ministry opened a murder investigation on Tuesday for the judge overseeing the corruption trial for President Tshisekedi’s Chief of Staff. Judge Raphael Yanyi died on May 26, which police initially said was caused by a heart attack. However, the autopsy revealed that Yanyi died by multiple stab wounds to the head, not natural causes.....- Read More.

United States Supreme Court held that the employees cannot be fired from the jobs merely because of their transgender and homosexual identity

Washington, June 15, 2020; The United States Supreme Court in a landmark judgment delivered on Monday, held that the employees cannot be fired from the jobs merely because of their transgender and homosexual identity. Justice Alito, Thomas and Kavanaugh dissented. Justice Alito emphasizes that the concept of discrimination because of "sex" is different from discrimination because of "sexual orientation" or "gender identity.".....- Read More.

Ukraine Constitutional Court held Article 375 of the Criminal Code Law Penalizing Judges is Unconstitutional

Washington, June 15, 2020; The Constitutional Court of Ukraine held that Article 375 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine which penalizes judges for delivering knowingly unjust sentence, judgment, ruling or order, as unconstitutional. Article 375 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine provides that Delivery of a knowingly unfair/unjust sentence, judgment, ruling or order by a judges shall be punishable by restraint of liberty for a term up to five years.....- Read More.

US Supreme Court Justices issued statement condemning injustices against Black Americans by US justice systems

Washington, June 09, 2020 The US Supreme Court Justices have issued a statement, condemning the injustices against black Americans by the justice systems of the United States of America, and have urged the legal community to reflect on the moment and act together in a bid to eradicate racism.

Signed by Chief Justice Debra L. Stephens,.....- Read More.

Supreme Court of the United States of America rejects Church's plea against COVID-19 restrictions in attendance in places of worship

California, May 30, 2020: The Supreme Court of the United States of America on Friday rejected the application for temporary injunction moved by South Bay Pentecostal Church against the restrictions imposed by Governor of California on attendance in places of worship as part of COVID-19 control measures......- Read More.

Singapore Supreme Court (Court of Appeal) dismissed Ranbaxy appeal to set aside Rs 3,500-cr. arbitral award in favour of Daiichi Sankyo represented by First Indian Senior counsel Gopal Subramanium

May 29, 2020: The Singapore Supreme Court (Court of Appeal) on Thursday dismissed former promoters of Ranbaxy -- Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Singapore refusing to set aside the Rs 3,500-crore arbitral award in favour of Japanese drug manufacturer Daiichi Sankyo......- Read More.

Constitutional Court of Taiwan has ruled that the provisions of Criminal Law criminalizing Adultery are unconstitutional

Taiwan, May 29, 2020; The Constitutional Court of Taiwan has ruled that the provisions of Criminal Law criminalizing Adultery are unconstitutional. The Constitution guarantees the people’s freedom of marriage without arbitrary intervention by the state, including individual decisions". The Court said that the provisions directly restricts the people's sexual autonomy, and also interferes with the privacy of the people......- Read More.

World Intellectual Property Organization Appoints Daren Tang of Singapore as New Director General of WIPO

Geneva, May 8, 2020: The member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on May 8, 2020, appointed by consensus Mr. Daren Tang as the Organization's next Director General, with Mr. Tang's six-year term beginning on October 1, 2020. Mr. Tang’s appointment by the General Assembly, WIPO’s highest governing body, followed his nomination by the WIPO Coordination Committee in March, 2020. Mr. Tang will succeed Mr. Francis Gurry, who has served as WIPO's Director General since October 1, 2008......- Read More.

$20 Trillion Dollar Lawsuit filed against China alleged to have designed “COVID-19 as a biowarfare weapon”

New Delhi/Washington, March 23 (IANS) A Washington-based advocacy group and a Texas company have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Chinese government for the novel coronavirus, demanding $20 trillion compensation for the damages caused by the pandemic.A suit has been filed in Florida a Texas District Court in the US seeking compensatory damages of over $20 trillion US Dollars against China for the "creation and release, accidental or otherwise of the Novel Coronavirus"(COVID-19)as a biological weapon in violation of China’s International obligations.......- Read More

U.S. Supreme Court abolish the insanity defense by limiting the rights of criminal defendants, so-called insanity defense

Washington (CNN), March 23, 2020: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday limited the rights of criminal defendants, declaring that states can bar them from using the so-called insanity defense in a ruling involving a Kansas man sentenced to death for killing four members of his family Kansas man sentenced to death for killing four members of his family.......- Read More.

UK Supreme Court allows a refugee's petition to sue government for damages for wrongful detention

London, Mar 18, 2020: The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom delivered a judgment enabling a refugee's petition to sue the government for damages for wrongful detention. "I would allow the appeal and confirm that the appellant is entitled to pursue a claim for damages for false imprisonment”, Lord Carnwath, in the judgment of five-judge bench......- Read More.

Kenya's High Court suspended controversial biometric ID scheme until new data protection laws enacted by Govt.

NAIROBI, Kenya Jan. 31, 2020— Kenya’s high court on Thursday temporarily suspended the country’s new national biometric identity program until the government enacts laws to protect the security of the data and prevent discrimination against minorities.The government had said the IDs would be required for all Kenyan citizens and foreign .....- Read More.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) unanimously ordered Myanmar must take steps to protect its minority muslim Rohingya population

The Hague, Netherland 23 January 2020:The International Court of Justice also ordered authorities to prevent the destruction of evidence related to genocide allegations. Myanmar must take steps to protect its minority Rohingya population, the top UN court unanimously ruled on Thursday. Myanmar has been ordered by the International Court of Justice to take “provisional measures” to protect the Rohingya, ......- Read More

Sri Lanka CoA holds Urban Development Authority as competent to form an opinion about the land to be recovered

Columbo, 28 Jan 2019: The Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka justice Mahinda Samaya wardhena, J., dismissed an appeal filed seeking to quash by certiorari the Notice to Quit issued by the competent authority of the Urban Development Authority under the State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act, 1979 to recover.....- Read More.

Supreme Court of Liberia declared Govt’s policy of taking away citizenship on Nationality law to be null and void

Manrovia, Liberia, 10 Jan. 2019: The Supreme Court of Liberia Full Bench of Francis S Korkpor, Jamesetta H Wolokolie and Sie-A-Nyene G Yuoh, Justices allowed a petition of a petitioner who wasn’t granted travel permit by Liberia government as per Aliens and Nationality law which was termed by them, to be violative of certain sections of the constitution.....- Read More.

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