UK Police Accused of Spying On Defendant Lawyers The Metropolitan police in London is being accused of paying a spying agent who gave them witness statements […]
Facebook Being Shot At For Avoiding Tax
Facebook Being Shot At For Avoiding Tax By utilizing an interesting structure to book profits abroad, Facebook paid under £5,000 in UK corporation tax last year. […]
Hillary Clinton Says Gun Industry Is Protected Against Law Suits
Hillary Clinton Says Gun Industry Is Protected Against Law Suits In America According to lawyer Hillary Clinton, the gun sector is the only business in America […]
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More Than 30 Lawyers Leave Law Firm In A Friendly Split
More Than 30 Lawyers Leave Law Firm In A Friendly Split Lawyers have left the Mississippi firm which used to be called Forman Perry Watkins Krutz […]
Punjab Healthcare Commission Act 2010–Jurisdiction Of The Court
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Top Court in India Rejects Judicial Appointment Law
Top Court in India Rejects Judicial Appointment Law The Supreme Court of India decided that a new law which is to change the structure of judicial appointments […]
Google Book Scanning Is Fair Use According to US Federal Appeals Court
Google Book Scanning Is Fair Use According to US Federal Appeals Court The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided that Google’s attempts to upload […]
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Lawmakers in Greece Approve Austerity Bill
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Recommendations Of Youth Parliament Standing Committee On National Security & Foreign Affairs
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The Much-Needed Anti-Rape Bills
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My Experience as Member of PILDAT Youth Parliament Pakistan
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Brazil’s Government Considers Legalizing Gambling
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Ex Chairman Of China’s Oil Firm Jailed For Corruption
Ex Chairman Of China’s Oil Firm Jailed For Corruption Former head of China’s biggest oil firm, China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC), has been sentenced to 16 years […]
Parliament In Iran Votes To Accept Nuclear Agreement
Parliament In Iran Votes To Accept Nuclear Agreement Iran’s Parliament voted 161-59, with 13 abstentions, to accept the nuclear agreement that was introduced and agreed upon by […]