A three-member Supreme Court bench allowed the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) to presume work on the construction of the signal-free corridor project. The construction on this […]
Registration Of Illegal Afghan Nationals in Pakistan
Registration of illegal Afghan nationals in Pakistan is expected to start from 25th July, 2015 and completed in a period of about six months with an estimated […]
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 […]
DNA Barcodes To Be Used to Control Illegal Wildlife Trade
DNA barcodes are likely to be used in Pakistan to stop illegal trade of wildlife and prevent smugglers who use false labels to identify endangered species […]
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. […]
ECP Challenges Amendments to Local Council Rules 2014 (KPK)
The Election Commission of Pakistan has challenged amendments in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Local Councils Rules 2014 on Conduct of Elections, in the Peshawar High Court. The legislation […]
Cabinet Sworn In For Gilgit Baltistan
A cabinet with six members took an oath in Gilgit earlier this week. Seven ministers were to take oath. These include, Muhammad Wakil, Sobia Moqaddam and Janbaz […]
Toy Guns Banned in Peshawar
Peshawar’s district administration banned the sale of toy guns for a month in order to stop the huge amounts of sales of the toy during Eid. […]
Terrorism Cases Not Solved for At Least Eight years
The Supreme Court has been informed by the Sindh High Court (SHC), which is responsible for monitoring anti-terrorism courts and makes policy guidelines for the early disposal […]
Hindu Marriage Act, 2015 Paused Nationwide Due to Provinces’ Lack of Efforts
The Hindu Marriage Act Bill 2015 is meant to allow members of the Hindu community to register their marriages for the first time in the country. […]
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 […]
Indian Government Plans on Opening Legal Sector to Foreign Firms
The UK and US have been trying to push India to open up the legal sector for foreign firms, even though, The Advocates Act, which is […]
First Female Judge Nominated to Afghan Supreme Court
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has nominated a female judge Anisa Rasouli, the head of the Afghan Women Judges Association and a former juvenile court judge, to sit as […]