Lahore High Court To Observe Data-Sahb-Urs Holiday on 3rd December 2015 It is hereby notified that Thursday, 3rd December 2015, is a holiday at the Lahore […]
Turkish YouTube Ban Violated Freedom of Expression, According to European Rights Court
Turkish YouTube Ban Violated Freedom of Expression, According to European Rights Court The European Court of Human Rights(ECHR) unanimously ruled that a Turkish court order blocking access […]
US Supreme Court Hears Employment Discrimination Case
US Supreme Court Hears Employment Discrimination Case The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases earlier this week. In Green v. Brennan, the court heard arguments to […]
Regulators In UK Crunch Down On Companies Guilty of Wrongdoing
Regulators In UK Crunch Down On Companies Guilty of Wrongdoing UK regulators have significantly increased their investigation of companies found guilty of wrongdoing, with higher fines […]
Restrictive Abortion Laws Violate Human Rights, According to Northern Ireland Court
Restrictive Abortion Laws Violate Human Rights, According to Northern Ireland Court The High Court in Belfast ruled that Northern Ireland’s abortion laws, which only allow abortion when […]
Law Council Australia Hosts Business & Human Rights Symposium
Law Council Australia Hosts Business & Human Rights Symposium Law Council Of Australia Media Release MR #1554 1 December 2015 Recognising the critical need for industry […]
Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb Sworn In As First Asian Female High Court Judge
Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb Sworn In As First Asian Female High Court Judge Mrs Justice Bobbie Cheema-Grubb QC, aged 49, who was first called to the bar […]
Sex Change Allowed Under New Vietnam Law
Sex Change Allowed Under New Vietnam Law Vietnamese lawmakers passed a new law earlier this week which will allow transgender people the right to change their […]
Pakistani Man Sentenced to 40 years for Planned Al Qaeda Attack
Pakistani Man Sentenced to 40 years for Planned Al Qaeda Attack A Pakistani man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for planning to bomb […]
Palestinian Poet Sentenced to Death by Saudi Court Over Apostasy
Palestinian Poet Sentenced to Death by Saudi Court Over Apostasy A Palestinian poet has been sentenced to death for apostasy, abandoning his Muslim faith, by a […]
Practice of Law in Middle East – Seminar at SAHSOL LUMS
Practice of Law in Middle East – Seminar at SAHSOL LUMS Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law Under the Khalid Ishaq Distinguished Lectures Series Presents a Seminar […]
The Brazilian British Lawyers Exchange Programme
Final call for host firms to take part in the Brazilian British Lawyers Exchange Programme The Brazilian British Lawyers Exchange Programme for young lawyers is jointly […]
Law Firms Prove To Be LGBT Friendly, According to Survey
Law Firms Prove To Be LGBT Friendly, According to Survey The results of 2015 Corporate Equality Index show that law firms are the most represented industry […]
Obama Formally Appeals Block on The Immigration Policy to Supreme Court
Obama Formally Appeals Block on The Immigration Policy to Supreme Court The US Department of Justice has formally appealed to the Supreme Court to topple over […]
Canada Supreme Court Decides Alberta Not Required to Enact Laws in French
Canada Supreme Court Decides Alberta Not Required to Enact Laws in French Canada’s Supreme Court ruled last week that the constitution does not require the Alberta […]
Wanted: Legislative Drafters, Government of Punjab
Wanted: Legislative Drafters, Government of Punjab Law & Parliamentary Affairs Department The Government of Punjab proposes to utilize the services of specially educated and trained legislative […]
Qisas and Diyat: Legal Reform To Ensure Murderers Get Away No More
Qisas and Diyat: Legal Reform To Ensure Murderers Get Away No More The government is set to reform the controversial blood money laws that allow murderers […]