Law

Anti-Idling Ordinance Proposed by the Houston City Council The Houston City Council has proposed an ordinance which bans heavy vehicles and large commercial trucks from leaving […]

UK Supreme Court To Rule On Libya Rendition Case UK Supreme Court began hearing a lawsuit brought by Abdul-Hakim Belhaj, alleging the involvement of UK government in […]

Four Sentenced To Death In Bangladesh Over Murder Of A Teenage Boy A Court in Bangladesh sentenced four men to death over brutal killing of a […]

Child Custody Law in Pakistan The recent trend in our society is seeing a paradigm change in matrimonial relationships, with an increasing number of divorce cases, […]

Assisted Suicide Law Passed In Germany The German Parliament passed a bill that would allow assisted suicide if it is conducted with altruistic motives.  However it […]

Police Officials to be held responsible for Karo-Kari Cases A single bench of Sind High Court headed by Justice Salahuddin Panhwar, issued verdict that SSP and […]

Ijazul Ahsan takes oath as the Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court Justice Ijazul Ahsan took oath as the 44th Chief Justice of Lahore High […]

Voters In Houston Reject Equal Rights Ordinance Voters in Houston rejected the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance. The bathroom bill, which is actually “Ordinance No. 2014-530”, was […]

Vacancy: Senior Legal Counsel Coca-Cola İçecek – Lahore   Job description This position entails the following responsibilities: Our business runs based on the relationship with our […]

Voters in Ohio Reject Amendment for Marijuana Legalization Voters in Ohio rejected a suggestion to legalize the medical and recreational use of marijuana. The proposal would […]

Ban on Gay Blood Donors Lifted in France The French government ended the ban  on blood donations by gay men. Marisol Touraine, French Minister of Social […]

ONE Day Training Course On LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING (Techniques And Practice) By SOL In advancement of its aim to raise awareness in Pakistan regarding Continuing Professional Development […]

English–Urdu Legal Terms – W Note from the author: “As an erstwhile burger vakeel (lawyer), eager to join the lively katchery (district courts) scene, I can relate to the frustration […]

HR compliance  PAKISTAN has ratified seven out of the nine core UN human rights (HR) treaties. All these instruments require state parties to submit initial and […]

Candidate for Secretary LHCBA Presents His Manifesto   SHERJEEL ADNAN SHEIKH CANDIDATE FOR SECRETARY, Lahore High Court Bar Association (2016/2017)   ABOUT THE CANDIDATE: My name […]

Nine Additional Judges Took Oath at Sindh High Court Nine Additional Judges took oath , raising the strength of Sindh High Court to 34 against the […]