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Punjab & Haryana HC Bar Association Undertakes Before Supreme Court To Abide By SC Judgment On Lawyers' Strikes

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Friday concluded proceedings against the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association after a fresh undertaking was filed by its acting president, Shri Jasdev Singh Brar that the Association will abide by the Supreme Court's judgment in Ex-Captain Harish Uppal v. Union of India regarding lawyers' strikes. A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice …

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3 days, 12 hours ago

‘Raygun: The Musical’ won’t use the name of the notorious Australian breaker

Associated Press

BRISBANE, Australia — Australian breaker Rachael “Raygun” Gunn has tried to be a good sport about the jokes and criticism that poured in from around the globe after her controversial performance at the Paris Olympics. Comedian Stephanie Broadbridge called off the show just hours before it was set to premiere in Sydney, after Gunn’s lawyers contacted its comedy club venue …

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3 days, 15 hours ago

Why has DRC filed criminal charges against Apple over ‘conflict minerals’?

Al Jazeera

The tech giant has been accused of sourcing conflict minerals from sub-Saharan Africa. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has filed criminal complaints against tech giant Apple’s subsidiaries in France and Belgium over the use of “conflict minerals” in their supply chains. Lawyers representing the Central African country, claimed in a statement this week that Apple’s subsidiaries in Europe are …

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Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes are still only communicating through lawyers despite star's olive branch to her estranged husband

Daily Mail

Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes are still only communicating through their lawyers, despite the pair's amicable olive branch on social media this week. Ruth Langsford, 64, and Eamonn Holmes, 65, are still only communicating through their lawyers, despite the pair's amicable olive branch on social media this week The Loose Women star appeared to accept ex husband Eamonn's peace offering …

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Joey Barton's lawyers brand libel claim by Eni Aluko against former footballer as 'unreasonable' after he likened her to 'Rose West' on X

Daily Mail

Joey Barton's lawyers have branded a libel claim against him by ex-England star Eni Aluko as 'unreasonable' after he likened her and another female footballer to serial killer Rose West. Barton was blasted over a tirade made on X, in which he dubbed Aluko, 37, and fellow football pundit Lucy Ward 'the Fred and Rose West of football commentary' after …

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Elections To All Bar Associations Shall Be Held On February 07: Delhi High Court

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has recently ordered that elections to all Bar Associations in the national capital shall be held on February 07, 2025. “The elections to all Bar Associations in Delhi shall consequently now be held on 07 February 2025, subject to any legal restraint or impediment impeding that process,” the Court ordered. The bench also directed all concerned …

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4 days, 7 hours ago

Diddy 'astonishingly thinner' and 'greyer' after three months behind bars as he awaits trial

Daily Mail

Sean 'Diddy' Combs has reportedly lost a huge amount weight and is looking 'greyer'— three months after he was jailed on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. The rapper, 55, has been behind bars at the notoriously tough Metropolitan Detention Center in New York City awaiting trial. Sean 'Diddy' Combs has reportedly lost a huge amount weight — three months after …

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BREAKING| Supreme Court Reserves 3 Posts For Women Lawyers In Upcoming DHCBA Elections; Treasurer Plus 30% Of Other EC Posts Reserved In District Bars

Live Law

In a significant development, the Supreme Court today directed reservation of 3 posts for women lawyers in the upcoming Delhi High Court Bar Association elections. Further, in the district bar associations, the Court directed that the post of Treasurer plus 30% of other Executive Committee posts shall stand reserved for women lawyers. Earlier proceedings in the matter The Court had …

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4 days, 17 hours ago

Jay-Z's lawyers challenge rapper's inclusion in rape lawsuit after accuser's TV interview

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Jay-Z’s lawyers asked a judge Wednesday to speedily extract the rapper from a lawsuit in which a woman alleges she was sexually assaulted by Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs when she was 13. The unidentified woman recently added Jay-Z, whose legal name is Shawn Carter, to her lawsuit against Combs in Manhattan federal court, alleging that she …

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5 days, 18 hours ago

Trump's lawyers now saying 'quiet part out loud' in new Woodward lawsuit motion: analyst

Raw Story

A legal analyst said ABC News's settlement of the lawsuit with Donald Trump for $15 million has emboldened him to launch a war against anyone he finds objectionable. In a letter to the judge Tuesday, Trump's lawyer, Robert Garson, claimed that since ABC News settled its case with Trump, Simon and Schuster should do the same. In a November letter …

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6 days, 5 hours ago

Russian prosecutors demand nearly six years in prison for three lawyers who represented Alexei Navalny

Firstpost

Vadim Kobzev, Igor Sergunin and Alexei Liptser are accused of taking part in an extremist organisation. They were arrested in October 2023 and added the following month to an official list of ’terrorists and extremists' Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appears on a screen via a video link from the IK-3 penal colony in Kharp in the Yamal-Nenets region during …

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6 days, 6 hours ago

Kerala High Court Grants Bail To 3 Booked For Vandalising Lawyer's Office, Appreciates Advocates' Association For Lending Support To Lawyer

Live Law

While granting bail to three men accused of entering an advocate's office and causing destruction of property, the Kerala High Court appreciated the participation of the Kerala High Court Advocates' Association noting that when a lawyer has a grievance the entire lawyer community and the association come together to lend its support. The President of Kerala High Court Advocates' Association, …

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6 days, 7 hours ago

‘Chinmoy Das is targeted by Yunus govt because he was vocal for Hindu rights’: Lawyer Rabindra Ghosh says he would represent former ISKCON monk in court despite threats

Op India

On Monday, senior Bangladeshi lawyer Rabindra Ghosh said that he has been receiving death threats from Islamists after he decided to represent jailed ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, who was arrested over ‘sedition’ and other charges last month. In a telephone interview with news agency PTI, advocate Rabindra Ghosh said the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh is targeting Chinmoy …

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6 days, 15 hours ago

Democracy at risk or step forward? Top lawyers weigh in on One Nation One Poll

India Today

In a detailed examination of the 'One Nation, One Election' proposal, two leading legal and constitutional experts, Harish Salve and Abhishek Manu Singhvi, presented sharply contrasting perspectives during separate interviews with India Today TV. The proposal of One Nation One Election, aimed at synchronising elections across India, has sparked a polarising debate on its potential impact on federalism, democracy, and …

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Former Mumbai Police chief, senior officials seek to cancel extortion cases

India Today

The Bombay High Court has begun hearing a series of petitions filed by Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey and several investigators seeking the cancelling of two cases registered against them at police stations in Mumbai and Thane. During the Maha Vikas Aghadi government's tenure, Punamiya was arrested, and Pandey headed the Mumbai Police. Punamiya's legal representative opposed the quashing petitions, …

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TikTok urges US Supreme Court to temporarily block law that could ban app

India Today

TikTok on Monday asked the Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block the federal law that would ban the popular platform in the US unless its China-based parent company agreed to sell it. The case could attract the court’s interest because it pits free speech rights against the government’s stated aims of protecting national security, while …

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6 days, 15 hours ago

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to throw out Stormy Daniels hush money conviction

Al Jazeera

A New York judge rejected a claim by Trump’s lawyers that he is immune from prosecution as a former US president. A United States judge has rejected a claim by Donald Trump’s lawyers that the president-elect’s hush money conviction should be thrown out because the Supreme Court has ruled that former presidents are immune from prosecution. New York Judge Juan …

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6 days, 17 hours ago

Lucy Letby’s lawyers seek fresh appeal after saying expert witness ‘changed his mind’ over deaths

The Independent

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6 days, 18 hours ago

TikTok Asks Supreme Court For Emergency Order Blocking Ban

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — TikTok on Monday asked the Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block the federal law that would ban the popular platform in the United States unless its China-based parent company agreed to sell it. A similar plea was expected from content creators who rely on the platform for income and some …

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6 days, 18 hours ago

TikTok asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a US ban unless it’s sold

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — TikTok on Monday asked the Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block the federal law that would ban the popular platform in the United States unless its China-based parent company agreed to sell it. A similar plea was filed by content creators who rely on the platform for income and some of TikTok’s more …

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1 week ago

Kerala HC Quashes Case Against Former MP For Allegedly Comparing Lawyers To Street Dogs

Live Law

The Kerala High Court quashed the defamation case against former Ernakulam MP, advocate and lawyer, Sebastian Paul pending before the Taliparamba Magistrate Court for allegedly comparing the lawyer community with street dogs. The Court observed since it cannot be said that he insulted the entire lawyer community, the complainant cannot be considered as a person aggrieved by the statements. Thus …

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Supreme Court Displeased That Woman Advocate Engaged Male Lawyer To Argue Plea For Female Reservation In Bar Association

Live Law

While hearing a plea seeking 33% reservation for women lawyers in Gujarat's bar bodies, the Supreme Court today called out the petitioner, a lady advocate, for engaging a male advocate to argue the case.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan expressed disappointment over the petitioner's engaging of a male advocate, when her plea was for reservation for women …

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Why Musk doesn’t have access to SpaceX’s biggest government secrets

Live Mint

The payloads SpaceX launches into the heavens for the U.S. military and spy agencies are usually treated as a government secret, shared only with select employees at the rocket company who hold special security clearances. As SpaceX deepened its ties with the national-security agencies in recent years, the company’s lawyers advised senior executives not to seek a higher security clearance …

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Judge rules Trump does not have presidential immunity protections in hush money conviction

CNN

CNN — Donald Trump’s felony conviction in the New York hush money case should not be tossed out because of the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity, Judge Juan Merchan ruled Monday. “Even if this Court did find that the disputed evidence constitutes official acts under the auspices of the Trump decision, which it does not, Defendant’s motion is still …

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Punjab & Haryana HC Bar Association Undertakes Before Supreme Court To Abide By SC Judgment On Lawyers' Strikes

‘Raygun: The Musical’ won’t use the name of the notorious Australian breaker

Why has DRC filed criminal charges against Apple over ‘conflict minerals’?

Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes are still only communicating through lawyers despite star's olive branch to her estranged husband

Joey Barton's lawyers brand libel claim by Eni Aluko against former footballer as 'unreasonable' after he likened her to 'Rose West' on X

Elections To All Bar Associations Shall Be Held On February 07: Delhi High Court

Diddy 'astonishingly thinner' and 'greyer' after three months behind bars as he awaits trial

BREAKING| Supreme Court Reserves 3 Posts For Women Lawyers In Upcoming DHCBA Elections; Treasurer Plus 30% Of Other EC Posts Reserved In District Bars

Jay-Z's lawyers challenge rapper's inclusion in rape lawsuit after accuser's TV interview

Trump's lawyers now saying 'quiet part out loud' in new Woodward lawsuit motion: analyst

Russian prosecutors demand nearly six years in prison for three lawyers who represented Alexei Navalny

Kerala High Court Grants Bail To 3 Booked For Vandalising Lawyer's Office, Appreciates Advocates' Association For Lending Support To Lawyer

‘Chinmoy Das is targeted by Yunus govt because he was vocal for Hindu rights’: Lawyer Rabindra Ghosh says he would represent former ISKCON monk in court despite threats

Democracy at risk or step forward? Top lawyers weigh in on One Nation One Poll

Former Mumbai Police chief, senior officials seek to cancel extortion cases

TikTok urges US Supreme Court to temporarily block law that could ban app

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to throw out Stormy Daniels hush money conviction

Lucy Letby’s lawyers seek fresh appeal after saying expert witness ‘changed his mind’ over deaths

TikTok Asks Supreme Court For Emergency Order Blocking Ban

TikTok asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a US ban unless it’s sold

Kerala HC Quashes Case Against Former MP For Allegedly Comparing Lawyers To Street Dogs

Supreme Court Displeased That Woman Advocate Engaged Male Lawyer To Argue Plea For Female Reservation In Bar Association

Why Musk doesn’t have access to SpaceX’s biggest government secrets

Judge rules Trump does not have presidential immunity protections in hush money conviction