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Read More »judge Hc upset with government lawyers | Ahmedabad News
Ahmedabad: Judge Bhargav Karia of Gujarat High Court got angry at the nonchalant behavior of government lawyers in his court and complained that their approach made him feel like just a judicial magistrate and not a High Court Judge.The judge was annoyed by the absence of government lawyers in his …
Read More »MASLSA holds interactive meeting ahead of upcoming National Lok Adalat – The Sangai Express
IMPHAL, March 5As a preparatory measure for the upcoming National Lok Adalat, an interactive meeting has been organized by the Manipur State Legal Services Authority (MASLSA) in relation to the first National Lok Adalat for the year 2022 to be held on March 12, 2022.The meeting was chaired by Justice …
Read More »form a panel of lawyers in all police stations, says Hc to Dgp | Ahmedabad News
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has ordered the Director General of Police (DGP) to ensure that all police stations in the state have a panel of lawyers to assist survivors of sexual offences. The high court issued the order after finding that the Supreme Court’s instructions issued 27 years ago …
Read More »HC cancels FIR and asks parties to deposit Rs 2.5 lakh each for using police machines
Observing that the police apparatus was used to settle a private dispute and later the parties decided to settle it, the Bombay High Court agreed to quash the criminal case after the parties filed Rs 2.5 lakh each with the Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority. A divisional bench consisting of …
Read More »Rajasthan High Court Prevents State from issuing Certificate of Registration to Senior Bar Association on request of Bar Association
The High Court of Rajasthan is restraining the state from issuing a registration certificate to the Chief Advocates Association of the High Court of Rajasthan, Jaipur until further notice. The plea was filed by the Bar Association of the High Court of Rajasthan, Jaipur through its Secretary General Adv. Girraj …
Read More »Piers Morgan ‘must know’ of Daily Mirror phone hack, say lawyers | Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan “must have known about voicemail interception” and other illegal newsgathering techniques when he was editor of the Daily Mirror, it has been claimed at the High Court. Lawyers acting for alleged victims of phone hacking brought the charge as they searched for financial records relating to Morgan’s time …
Read More »Online hearings hurt young lawyers, top judge says
Monday, January 31, 2022 3:01 PM A veteran British judge has warned that virtual hearings are stunting the development of young lawyers. The Chancellor of the High Court, Sir Julian Flux, warned that “the participation of young lawyers and barristers is limited to being a vignette with no image or …
Read More »‘Shocking’ cannot keep a prisoner in solitary confinement for more than 14 days
“I forgot how to communicate with human beings, all human feeling was wiped out, even animals are not kept like this”, Imran Shaikh, a prisoner sentenced to solitary confinement for 2 years and four months, had written in anguish to the superintendent of Aurangabad central prison, to no avail. Last …
Read More »Galgotias University launches India’s first judicial training program under the mentorship of a former judge, Delhi HC
Galgotias University Faculty of Law, in conjunction with the Universal Institute of Legal Studies & Law Curators, inaugurated the prestigious “Advanced Legal Service and Professional Defense Course” on January 10, 2022. This course is tutored by Justice JR Midha (retired) who joined the University as an advisor and professor emeritus. …
Read More »Pinsent Masons advises on the transfer of 1 billion euros of variable annuity contracts
Considered the largest portfolio transfer of the variable annuity business to have been approved by the Irish High Court, the transaction was completed on December 31. Pinsent Masons also advised Athora on a day one reinsurance agreement governed by Irish law providing for the transfer of the residual economic risk …
Read More »Do not rush the installation of the new Olubadan, advises the lawyer in Makinde | The Guardian Nigeria News
Ibadan-based lawyer Chief Michael Lana advised Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State not to rush the installation of a new Olubadan from Ibadanland due to the existence of a lawsuit involving Senator Lekan Balogun, just after the stool and the state government. Lana, in a letter to the governor; Professor …
Read More »Lawyers announce strike against elevation of Judge Ayesha
ISLAMABAD: Representatives of the higher bar associations again threatened to boycott all court proceedings in case the January 6 Pakistan Judicial Commission (JCP) meeting to consider the appointment of Judge Ayesha Malik for her appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court would not be postponed or revoked. A meeting …
Read More »Asif Hafeez was denied access to a lawyer by the British prison services
LONDON: The UK government’s prison and probation services have prevented former Pakistani gold trader Mohammad Asif Hafeez from speaking to his lawyer in Pakistan via video link for several weeks now. Mohammad Asif Hafeez is jailed in the infamous Belmarsh Prison as he fights an extradition request from the US …
Read More »‘Men and women’ could be excluded from Scottish courts, with lawyers urged to use gender neutral terms
Lawyers have urged lawyers to stop calling jurors “ladies and gentlemen” during trials. They also decided to drop “sir” and “madam” when communicating with the public. It comes weeks after concerns were expressed over how prominent QCs spoke to jurors during a High Court hearing. The Law Society of Scotland, …
Read More »Mumbai: “Misconduct if Lawyer Cites Fee in Case of Success” | Bombay News
Mumbai: A district court ruled that a lawyer citing a fee conditional on the success of the trial amounted to professional misconduct. The magistrate cited a Bombay High Court judgment which said: “Fees contingent on the success of a case and which give the lawyer an interest in the matter …
Read More »Facebook sued for $ 150 billion for violence against Rohingya in Myanmar
(CNN) – Rohingya refugees are suing Facebook for its own acknowledged failure to stop the spread of hate speech that has contributed to the violence in Myanmar. This week, law firms in the United States and the United Kingdom launched a legal campaign against Meta, the parent company of Facebook, …
Read More »SC strikes off lawyer for “flagrant immorality”
Supreme Court (File photo) MANILA – The Supreme Court (CS) ordered the radiation of a lawyer for debauchery after having abandoned his wife and his family in order to live with another woman. In a by curiame (Unanimous) resolution posted on December 4, the High Court found lawyer Allan Contado …
Read More »New lawyer for bus drivers told court he is continuing his lawsuit against SBS Transit, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories
SINGAPORE – Lawyer Lim Tean, who has taken over the case of 13 bus drivers suing SBS Transit for overtime, told the High Court on Monday (November 29) that his clients intend to pursue the lawsuit . It comes a week after a dramatic hearing last Monday on what was …
Read More »Namibia: Fishrot accused asks for millions to pay lawyers
FORMER Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Bernhard Esau, his son-in-law Tamson Hatuikulipi and one of their co-defendants in the Fishrot fishing quota fraud and corruption case, Ricardo Gustavo, say they are in urgent need millions of dollars to pay their lawyers. The three men are asking the High Court to …
Read More »National Legal Services Authority is holding awareness camps across Maharashtra through November 14 as part of pan-Indian legal awareness and awareness campaign
The Services Authority, under the auspices of the National Legal Services Authority, is organizing various camps and legal awareness programs across Maharashtra from October 2, 2021 to November 14, 2021 as part of the awareness and awareness campaign PAN India legal. In response to this move, the District Legal Services …
Read More »Lok Adalat cannot decide the cases on the merits: SC
The Supreme Court said that “Lok Adalats”, organized across the country to decide the cases, has no jurisdiction to examine the merits of the case as it is supposed to reach a compromise or a settlement between the parties to the case. a disagreement. The Supreme Court further said that …
Read More »Kerala High Court files case after delivering final judgment after construction accident
In an unusual move, the Kerala High Court on Friday listed a case even after the delivery of the final judgment following an accident that put things on another track. Judge Devan Ramachandran when issuing the order pointed out: “This is a rather unusual situation where this Court has listed …
Read More »Lok Adalat has no jurisdiction to rule on the merits if there is no compromise between the parties: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court said that once a settlement or compromise fails, the Lok Adalat must return the case to the court from which the referral was received for elimination according to the law. Lok Adalat has no jurisdiction to decide the merits of the case once it is found that …
Read More »Time to learn about the ‘meaningless litigation’ generated by lawyers’ abstention from working: Allahabad High Court
“Now is the time to take cognizance of all those issues where meaningless litigation is generated due to the failure of lawyers to work., observed Allahabad High Court recently while rejecting a plea asking for a case to be resolved within a limited timeframe. The bench of Judge Vivek Kumar …
Read More »Chief Justice NV Ramana: Inclusive growth requires inclusive access to legal aid
Chief Justice NV Ramana speaking at an event for Legal Aid Services (File) New Delhi: The lack of readily available legal aid “removes the full potential of the individual,” Chief Justice NV Ramana said on Saturday, as he addressed an event aimed at raising legal awareness across the country and …
Read More »Senior lawyers react to decision to stop Orji Kalu’s retrial
Some senior Nigeria lawyers (SAN) criticized Wednesday’s decision by the Federal High Court in Abuja, which banned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from prosecuting a former governor of Abia state, Orji Kalu, in the sum of 7.1 billion naira fraud case referred for retrial by the Supreme Court …
Read More »Law firm cannot stay insurers’ lawsuit over fraud investigation fees
By Christopher Crosby (September 27, 2021, 4:31 p.m. BST) – A London judge has blocked a lawyer from delaying attempts by insurers to recover £ 816,000 ($ 1.1 million) paid out in multiple real estate transactions, claiming that ‘he can challenge the findings as the case progresses. High Court Judge …
Read More »Karnataka: All PHCs Must Be Equipped To Treat Covid Patients, According To KSLSA | Bangalore News
BENGALURU: All primary health centers (PHC) should have adequate staff and equipment and be able to treat patients with Covid-19. These are among the recommendations that the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA) submitted to the High Court. The court hears a PIL which has raised concerns about the lack …
Read More »E-savvy judge Rajesh Bindal led the SC panel on electronic registers: The Tribune India
Saurabh Malik Tribune press service Chandigarh, September 17th Justice Rajesh Bindal, whose name has been approved by the Supreme Court Panel for appointment as Chief Justice of the High Court of Allahabad, is the longest serving judge of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana and is currently the Acting …
Read More »Jaffer’s parents not named in Noor Mukadam murder case, lawyer told court
Zahir Jaffer, key suspect in the Noor Mukadam murder case. Photo: file “How did Jaffer’s parents become suspicious?” asks the lawyer. Zakir Jaffer and his wife were included in the case on the basis of their son’s statement recorded in police custody, argues lawyer Khawaja Haris. Zahir Jaffer’s parents were …
Read More »Newslaundry, NewsClick IT Surveys: I was told he couldn’t speak to a lawyer
Newslaundry and NewsClick offices were visited by IT managers yesterday (File) New Delhi: A day after income tax officers spent more than 12 hours in the offices of news sites NewsClick and Newslaundry – over allegations of tax evasion – Newslaundry co-founder Abhinandan Sekhri told NDTV that he was not …
Read More »Inconsistent Covid Bail Proceedings: Punjab and Haryana HC: The Tribune India
Saurabh Malik Tribune press service Chandigarh, September 10 The High Court of Punjab and Haryana found inconsistency in procedure adopted by lower courts in implementing instructions issued by high-level committee on release of sub-trial on provisional bail after outbreak of Covid. In conflict with “the scheme of the CrPC” In …
Read More »SC Welcomes Bombay HC’s Practice Of Appointing Young Lawyers As Arbitrators | India News
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has welcomed the Bombay High Court’s practice of appointing young lawyers as arbitrators, saying it helps train them in alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. Hearing an arbitration dispute over bottle pricing, a bench of Judges DY Chandrachud and MR Shah said on Friday that it was …
Read More »Lawyers boycott courts over ad hoc judges controversy – Newspaper
KARACHI: Lawyers boycotted court proceedings in metropolitan higher and subordinate courts as well as Hyderabad on Tuesday to protest the proposed appointment of Sindh High Court Chief Justice Ahmed Ali M. Shaikh as as ad hoc judge of the Supreme Court. Lawyer leaders closed the entrances to the Sindh High …
Read More »Lawyers lament Buhari’s refusal to pay judgment debts
Nigerian lawyers have complained about the deliberate refusal of the administration headed by President Muhammadu Buhari to pay judgment debts over the past six years, saying they have been hit hard. Lawyers and legal advisers have revealed that they are involved in several disputes on behalf of their clients in …
Read More »DLSA Patiala provides legal aid to 333 beneficiaries
PATIALA: District Legal Services Authority, Patiala provided legal aid to 333 beneficiaries during the period from October 2020 to June 2021. Likewise, three national Lok Adalats were held during this period and in these national Lok Adalats , 4665 cases were settled and prices of Rs. 1006711597 / – were …
Read More »Two lawyers accused of rigging NBA elections will be brought to justice on November 9 – Channels Television
An archive photo of a court hammer. The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has set for November 9, 2021 the re-arraignment of two lawyers accused of alleged manipulation of the 2018 election of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) which produced Mr. Paul Usoro (SAN) as president of the bar. …
Read More »Delhi High Court Expresses Shock at Juhi Chawla’s Calls to Dismiss 5G Petition Costs
The Delhi High Court today expressed its “shock” at the conduct of Juhi Chawla and others who had challenged the court in a lawsuit against the deployment of 5G technology in the country – as Petitioners sought to withdraw their claims on the one hand, and refused to pay the …
Read More »Help for domestic helpers: Karnataka government promises to change guidelines | Bangalore News
BENGALURU: The state government assured the High Court on Thursday that it would change guidelines and procedures to ensure all domestic workers receive the state announced Covid-19 relief of Rs 2,000. The government said those who provide Aadhaar details, a certificate signed by their employer, and their bank account details …
Read More »Retired Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella optimistic about Canada’s march to equality
Outgoing Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella said Canada has made steady progress towards a more equitable society during its decades of law, although she said much more should be done to include groups still left behind. “We’re in a much better position now than we were,” Abella said in an …
Read More »Madhya Pradesh lawyer jailed for indecent birthday message to female judge gets bail
On April 27, the High Court rejected his first bail application (Representative) Indore: Madhya Pradesh High Court Indore bench granted bail to a lawyer, who has been in jail for more than four months for allegedly sending an indecent message to a female judge in Ratlam on her birthday more …
Read More »India’s senior judiciary lacks professional diversity. It is now the monopoly of jurist-judges
Supreme Court of India File Photo | Manisha World | The imprint Text size: A- A + VSChief Justice of India NV Ramana recently Note that appointments to high judicial bodies should reflect social diversity and called on chief justices of high courts to ensure this while passing on recommendations …
Read More »Lawsuit of ex-minister Zaid Ibrahim against a major law firm using his name to stand trial | Malaysia
Judge Ahmad said the complainant could still start his own business under a different style and name because he “wanted to get his name back”, albeit without the “and Co”, for example, “Zaid Ibrahim and Associates” or ” The Chambers of Zaid Ibrahim ‘. – Photo by Saw Siow Feng …
Read More »L&L law firm litigation: Mohit Saraf leaves and receives Rs 52 cr from Rajiv Luthra
Representation image Highlights Delhi HC to Set Terms to Resolve L&L Law Firm Dispute and Make Formal Orders Mohit Saraf to leave L&L; to get Rs. 52 cr, Rs. Bank guarantee of 25 CR from Rajiv Luthra Mohit Saraf cedes reinstatement right at L&L, can set up independent law firm …
Read More »Trial adjourned as lawyers prepare legal arguments
The Special Criminal Court trial of four men accused of wrongly imprisoning Quinn Industrial Holdings executive Kevin Lunney has been delayed as lawyers prepare legal arguments ahead of the trial. Sean Guerin, SC of the Director of Public Prosecutions, told the three-judge, jury-less court today (Monday) that a question of …
Read More »Covid-19 pushed English lawyers online
May 29, 2021 MORE THAT A year ago, a typical working day for Danielle Manson could have started with a two and a half hour train ride from London to Leeds. She could then travel to Bradford, before spending more than three hours on the train back to London. At …
Read More »Delhi HC increases compensation for minors in sexual assault case to Rs 6 lakh
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered the award of Rs 6 lakh as interim compensation to a six-year-old survivor of sexual assault, noting that although the system has not been able to canceling the offense, it can provide “psychological security and a sense of empowerment that monetary compensation can …
Read More »Former Transmile boss must find new lawyers in conviction appeal
Gan Boon Aun (Photo by Patrick Goh / The Edge) –A +A KUALA LUMPUR (May 25): Founder and former CEO of Transmile Group Bhd, Gan Boon Aun, who was convicted of providing misleading financial statements by the Sessions Court last year, will have to find new lawyers to represent him …
Read More »BBI Legal Battle: List of lawyers who will represent Uhuru, Raila and IEBC ▷ Kenya News
– On Thursday May 13, the High Court ruled that the BBI process was illegitimate because it had been initiated by President Uhuru Kenyatta in violation of the law – Attorney General Kihara Kariuki expressed dissatisfaction with the court’s decision and filed for a stay order against the execution of …
Read More »Madhya Pradesh High Court instructs high-level committee
the The High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Monday May 10 observed that, considering that all prisons in Madhya Pradesh currently house prisoners almost double their capacity, the need of the hour is to decongest them immediately. The bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Judge Atul Sreedharan observed in a …
Read More »PBC’s silence on room demolition hurts lawyers – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC), the regulator of the legal profession, appears to be at an impasse when it met on May 7 to address two issues – demolition of law firms in a neighborhood chic of the federal capital as well as the suspension of licenses. No formal …
Read More »Law firm asks Twitter to pass on details of users of anti-Sinn Féin accounts
A Belfast law firm is demanding that Twitter provide details of users of anonymous accounts allegedly linked to former Sunday Independent columnists Eoghan Harris. KRW Law represents two people who have been the target of negative messages from the accounts, reporter Paul Larkin and Professor Colin Harvey of Queens University. …
Read More »Sean Quinn jokingly said “I should kill you” if he revealed the Anglo position
Businessman Seán Quinn jokingly told Tom Browne in 2007 that he “should kill” the then Anglo Irish Bank executive if he revealed to him the Quinn Group’s true stake in the bank , learned the High Court. After months of rumors, Mr Browne said during a tour of properties in …
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