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Are cryptocurrencies outside the reach of conventional law? Rayshum Khan, paralegal in the Criminal Litigation department, examines an intriguing case that presented a dilemma for judges when it came before [...]

The recent decision of Judge Kefford in Cannon Hill Investments et al v. Brisbane City Council and Rivermakers Wellness & Research Centre [2022] QPEC 16 ('Rivermaker's case') provides a salutary [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a three-part ruling that affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to vacate as void the judgment based on [...]

Ohio Unambiguous Contract Language Lake Breeze Condo. Homeowner's Ass'n v. Eastlake Ohio Developers, LLC, 11th Dist. Lake No. 2022-Ohio-3002. In this case the Eleventh Appellate District affirmed in part and [...]

Background Ceredigion Recycling & Furniture Team is a private company limited by guarantee that had been incorporated to take over a project started by volunteers in Aberystwyth to recycle furniture [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed exercise of personal jurisdiction over a foreign online retailer for a trademark infringement claim where the trademark owner purchased the [...]

This week, the Ninth Circuit examines the requirements for signal piracy liability under the Cable Communications Policy Act and Communications Act, and explains when courts must give notice before dismissing [...]

Overview In Petty v Niantic Inc., 2022 BCSC 1077, the British Columbia Supreme Court addressed the enforceability of arbitration clauses in consumer transactions, providing guidance on drafting measures to ensure [...]

There has been significant uncertainty as to where a company can protest an Other Transaction ('OT') award. As we previously reported, cases such as SpaceX, MD Helicopter, and Kinemetrics have [...]

Over the past few years, offshore courts have been grappling with whether an overarching equitable concept known as the 'substratum principle' exists. The substratum principle is explored further below, however [...]

In July of 2022, Walker Law was successful in obtaining a worldwide Mareva injunction on behalf of its client for $33 million dollars. A copy of that decision is here. [...]

The competition law in Turkey is modeled after the European Union ('EU') competition law and the provisions that concern substantial issues, including merger control, are almost the same in both [...]

In Mrs Halima Begum (A Protected Party by her Litigation Friend Mr Farid Akhtar) v Barts Health NHS Trust [2022] EWHC 1668 (QB) it was held that the court has [...]

GENEVA, Switzerland -- The following information was released by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in [...]

Byline: PAOLA LORIGGIO, THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO -- Lead An Ontario court has no jurisdiction to intervene in the case of unvaccinated workers who are challenging a Toronto hospital network's [...]

Byline: Letters The prime minister and the justice secretary have both said that they are anxious to improve the criminal justice system with reference to prosecutions and the time it [...]

With all due respect to Coach Norman Dale, Al Pacino's character in Any Given Sunday delivers one of the all-time best locker-room speeches in movie history. It's the so-called 'Life's [...]

The United States Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari filed by six foreign banks that argued that U.S. courts lacked personal jurisdiction over them. (Lloyd's Banking Group. PLC v. [...]

Byline: Annie Njanja American social media giant Meta is seeking to have a case filed against it in Kenya dropped saying that the East African country has no jurisdiction to [...]

In Laboratoire Francais du Fractionnement et des Biotechnologies S.A. v. Novo Nordisk Healthcare AG, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) denied the Petitioner's motion to terminate the inter partes [...]

The Tax Court in Brief - May 2nd - May 6th, 2022 Freeman Law's 'The Tax Court in Brief' covers every substantive Tax Court opinion, providing a weekly brief of [...]

DENVER, CO -- The following information was released by the National Conference of State Legislatures: From the State and Local Legal Center In Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway, the U.S. [...]

INTRODUCTION In the case of Cars24 Services Pvt. Ltd. vs Cyber Approach Workspace Lip, the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi has set forth an important legal principle in answering the [...]

INTRODUCTION Section 29A Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ('Act') was introduced by the amendment of 2015. It was further amended in the year 2019. The combined effect of both the [...]

The Competition Commission of India's (CCI) recent investigation into the Trustee Association of India (TAI) and debenture trustee units of State Bank of India, Axis Bank and IDBI Bank for [...]

In March 2022, the courts within the Fifth Circuit decided a usual mix of matters including the explanation of the procedure and burden for challenging an arbitration agreement in Dickson [...]

The saga involving the British Virgin Islands High Court's jurisdiction to enforce its judgments by making charging orders against company shares or other personal property has taken another turn. In [...]

Boomerang Summary Judgment: Court of Appeal Provides Guidance on Situations Where Parties Should Be on the Lookout In Graham v. City of Toronto, 2022 ONCA 149, the Ontario Court of [...]

CommScope v SOLiD: Court does not have the jurisdiction to allow an amendment application where case in relation to the would-be amended patent is settled On 1 April 2022, Mr [...]

The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands' recent judgment in Re Porton Capital Inc and Porton Capital Limited provides useful guidance on the Court's jurisdiction to set aside company dissolutions [...]

On 21 December 2021, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit transferred an appeal of a preliminary injunction that enjoined alleged trademark infringement because the case (Hudson Furniture [...]

In another case involving the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), the U.S. Supreme Court in Badgerow v. Walters addresses the issue of whether federal courts can modify, confirm, or vacate an [...]

In Convoy Collateral Ltd v Broad Idea International Ltd and Cho Kwai Chee [2021] UKPC 24, the majority judgment of Lord Leggatt in the Privy Council upheld the decision in [...]

This week, the Ninth Circuit takes a deep look at tribal sovereign immunity. OERTWICH V. TRADITIONAL VILLAGE OF TOGIAK The Court holds that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction [...]

Introduction In a welcome step towards ensuring that rights of Homebuyers remain protected, the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India vide an Order dated 14.02.2022 passed in Union Bank of India [...]

Byline: By, Claire Gilbody-Dickerson Prince Andrew could delay being served with US sex assault civil lawsuit papers by staying in Scotland. The Duke of York, 61, has been on the [...]

If the war crimes of Russian troops are recognized by the International Criminal Court, those involved may be detained in any country that recognizes the jurisdiction of that court. The [...]

This is a very special edition of the Weekly Roundup; it marks 100 bulletins. In that time we've seen the effects of Brexit and of Covid, we've witnessed litigators' fortunes [...]

In Cider of Sweden Ltd v HMRC (Ernst & Young LLP (Third Party)) [2022] UKFTT 76 (TC), the First-tier Tribunal ('FTT') has issued a significant, but narrow decision regarding third-party [...]

Highlights On Jan. 21 and 24, the Supreme Court agreed to hear five cases, which present the following questions: Does a state have authority to prosecute non-Indians who commit crimes [...]

The High Court has granted a stay of English proceedings on the basis that the Thai courts were clearly and distinctly the more appropriate forum to determine the dispute. The [...]

In Navigation Key Inc. vs. MV Manticore, the Gujarat High Court ('Court') in a recent judgement refused to arrest the vessel on finding that there was no concluded/binding fixture/ charter [...]

On January 13, 2022, in Waters v. Day & Zimmermann NPS, Inc., the First Circuit Court of Appeals became the third federal appellate court to address the application of the [...]

INTRODUCTION: The Bombay High Court in a recent decision in SKS Power Generation vs Canara Bank1 observed that a court could interfere only when it can be decisively shown to [...]

'Justice must not only be done, but must also be seen to be done', said Lord Hewart, in the case of Rex v. Sussex Justices, [1924] 1 KB 256. Since [...]

O.K. Industries Ltd. v. District of Highlands ('Highlands')1 marks the first time2 a court applied the correctness standard of review to a question falling outside the categorical exceptions established by [...]

URBANA, Ill. -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of Illinois: A Danville, Illinois, man, Jeffery T. Henson (also known by [...]

On February 2, 2022, the Federation of Americans for Consumer Choice ('FACC') filed suit against the U.S. Department of Labor ('DOL') in the United States District Court for the Northern [...]

The PDP is asking the court to declare vacant the office of the Ebonyi governor and lawmakers over their defection to the APC. The Speaker of the Ebonyi House of [...]

For years, courts in all jurisdictions across the United States wrestled with what constitutes a 'deadlock' for a privately-held company, but without attempting to fashion an overall framework for evaluating [...]