Three Law Firms Seek Fees From American Apparel Clothing manufacturer American Apparel owes almost US$6m to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom ($3.8m), White & Case […]
Australian Customers Join Class Action Against Volkswagen (VW)
Australian Customers Join Class Action Against Volkswagen (VW) Maurice Blackburn, a law firm, is getting ready to launch a class action lawsuit against VW after it […]
California Governor Signs Digital Privacy Bill Into Law
California Governor Signs Digital Privacy Bill Into Law California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the California Electronic Communications Act (CECA), a law that many see as an […]
California Approves Animal Anti-Biotic Use Law: Strictest Law in US
California Approves Animal Anti-Biotic Use Law: Strictest Law in US The Governor of California enacted a new chapter of the California Food and Agricultural Code to intensify the regulation […]
Top Court in Australia Rules Cancer Gene Is Not a ‘Patentable Invention’
Top Court in Australia Rules Cancer Gene Is Not a ‘Patentable Invention’ The High Court of Australia ruled that the genetic material, BRCA1, is not a patentable invention […]
Governor in California Signs Bill To Increase Energy Efficiency
Governor in California Signs Bill To Increase Energy Efficiency California Jerry Brown signed the Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015, which lays out plans […]
Death Penalty for Mumtaz Qadri Maintained
Death Penalty for Mumtaz Qadri Maintained The Supreme Court of Pakistan has upheld the death sentence for Mumtaz Qadri the killer of former Governor Punjab Salman […]
Free Online Course: Constitutional Struggles in the Muslim World – University of Copenhagen
Free Online Course: Constitutional Struggles in the Muslim World – University of Copenhagen Learn what motivates the restive Muslim youth from Tunis to Tehran, what political positions […]
Contempt of Court filed against Prime Minister in the Supreme Court
A contempt of court plea was filed in the Supreme Court of Pakistan against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for addressing United Nations General Assembly in […]
Criticising Blasphemy Laws Is Not Blasphemy: Supreme Court
Criticising Blasphemy Laws Is Not Blasphemy: Supreme Court Justice Asif Saeed Khosa while hearing the appeal of Mumtaz Qadri (the killer of former Punjab governor Salman Taseer) declared […]
Illegal minicab driver jailed in UK for raping drunken passenger
Illegal minicab driver jailed in UK for raping drunken passenger Iranian Ali Moaberfard was jailed for 6 years in London on charges of rape of a […]
UN urges Pakistan to end death penalty
A group of independent United Nations human rights experts urged Pakistan to reinstate a moratorium on the death penalty and called for investigation in cases where […]
Lahore High Courts bans Punjab Food Authority from advertising raids on social media
The Lahore High Courts has banned Punjab Food Authority from sharing videos and pictures of its raids conducted on Restaurant, Hotels and Bakeries on Social […]
Algerian Prisoner Held at Guantánamo for 12 Years seeks Reparations from US
Algerian Djamel Ameziane, is seeking compensation from the U.S. government for the nearly 12 years he was held without charge as prisoner at the U.S. Navy base […]
US Judge Drops Saudi Arabia From September 11 Lawsuit
US Judge Drops Saudi Arabia From September 11 Lawsuit Saudi Arabia has been dropped as a defendant in lawsuits brought by the families of victims of the […]
Charlie Hebdo Lawyer Declares More Prophet Muhammad Cartoons
Charlie Hebdo Lawyer Declares More Prophet Muhammad Cartoons The lawyer who has acted for the Charlie Hebdo magazine for 23 years is continuing to take a […]
Islamic Extremist Surrenders To ICC For Destroying Timbuktu Monuments
Islamic Extremist Surrenders To ICC For Destroying Timbuktu Monuments An Islamic extremist wanted for his role in the 2012 destruction of religious and historically significant monuments […]