Qingdao Maritime Court in China ruled that a lawsuit against Conoco Phillips China and China National Offshore Oil for a 2011 spill oil can continue. The […]
Gaddafi’s Son Sentenced to Death For War Crimes: Libya Trial
A Libyan court has sentenced son of deposed leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, along with eight others to death for war crimes in the 2011 revolution. […]
Anti-Discriminatory Law Issued in UAE
The Anti-Discriminatory Law issued following a decree by President Sheikh Khalifa, seeks to criminalize any act that promotes religious hatred and/or which insults religion through any form of […]
Mock Treason Trial To Mark 800th Anniversary of Magna Carta
News Release from The Supreme Court, UK Magna Carta Barons prepare to face their fate as mock treason trial draws near Leading figures from the worlds […]
UK’s First Female Sharia Judge Allows Polygamy for Muslim Men
Amra Bone, UK’s first female Sharia Council Judge has recently expressed astonishing views on Sharia marriage stating that, “The government cannot — ask Muslims not to […]
War of Words Break Out as Female Lawyers Criticized Over Dress Sense
War of Words Break Out as Female Lawyers Criticized Over Dress Sense A Californian legal publication produced by the Local Bar Association, consisted of an article […]
Law Firms Encouraged to Give Global Advice by Year 2023
A report published by Law2023, suggests that in the next eight years, more businesses will make decisions about which jurisdiction will benefit them most to operate […]
“Right-to-Die” Bill Dropped by California Lawmakers
Lawmakers in California cancelled their legislative efforts to allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives in the state. The Right-to-Die bill has undergone several […]
Russian Parliament Grants the “Right To Be Forgotten” on Search Engines
State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament Kremlin, has approved a law that gives internet users the right to request internet search engines to remove the […]
Lawyers Movement To Defend 2 Women Accused Of ‘Gross Indecency’ In Morocco
Hundreds of lawyers in Morocco have signed up to defend two women arrested for “gross indecency” for wearing dresses that were considered too tight and provocative […]
Mandatory Vaccine Law Approved in California
Jerry Brown, Governor of California, passed legislation that requires schoolchildren in the state to be vaccinated, unless they have strong medical grounds for not doing so. […]
Australian Firms Get Ready For Multi-Billion Energy Disputes
Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Norton Rose Fulbright are known to have been working on building teams for two years in order to take care of a […]
South Africa: New Drone Laws Come Into Force
South Africa sets ten-year jail term for illegal drone flights. The South Africa Civil Aviation Authority, which enforced the rule starting today, July 1st, 2015, claims that, […]
Quinn Emanuel Subtracts its Summer Placement Scheme
US-based Quinn Emanuel is slashing its summer placement intake by 80 to 90 per cent, reducing it from five to 10 students. It is said that […]
Death Sentence For Emirati Woman For Killing American Teacher
The Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi, UAE has sentenced a woman for being charged guilty of stabbing an American kindergarten teacher to death in December […]
Vatican Formally Recognizes State of Palestine By Signing Treaty
Catholic body Vatican, having the status as a subject of international law and the capacity to enter into diplomatic relations, has signed an accord with Palestine […]
US Supreme Court Upholds Execution By Lethal Injection in Oklahoma
The US Supreme Court in Glossip v Gross has ruled in a 5-4 vote that Oklahoma may continue to use midazolam, the lethal injection drug during […]