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Australia
ExpertsDirect
In the defamation case, the court did not need to place weight on the expert evidence of the forensic lipreader.
Holman Webb
An example of how difficult it can be to successfully rely on a limitations defence, particularly at an interlocutory stage.
Stacks Law Firm
The legal basis for the success of the class action rested on the law of torts and what is termed "private nuisance".
Carroll & O'Dea
Provides a background to the Heston Russell v ABC case and examines the public interest defence to defamation.
Doogue + George Defence Lawyers
Judges, judicial registrars and magistrates are often open to hear what TGD clients need, to feel seen and respected.
Carroll & O'Dea
Thousands of additional victim-survivors may now be eligible to apply for compensation under the National Redress Scheme.
Sydney Criminal Lawyers
Discusses the Bruce Lehrmann defamation case.
ExpertsDirect
It is important for medicolegal experts to base their opinions on specialised knowledge, & not solely on the parties' accounts.
China
L&E Global
On 27 February 2024, the Supreme People's Court held a press conference to announce the official launch of the People's Court Case Database ("Case Database").
Hong Kong
Withers LLP
Collaborative Law was first developed in 1990 by Stuart Webb, a lawyer from Minnesota as a "settlement only" process for family law representation.
Herbert Smith Freehills
Without prejudice ("WP") privilege protects a party's genuine attempt to settle a dispute by preventing communications made in that connection from being admitted as evidence in court.
Herbert Smith Freehills
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has refused to enforce an AAA-ICDR award because the arbitrator failed to give reasons for her decisions on key issues (A v. B and Others [2024] HKCFI 751).
India
K Singhania & Co
The legislative intent while drafting the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, was to narrow the ambit of the Courts while considering appeals from arbitration awards.
Argus Partners
On January 2, 2024, the Supreme Court of in India in the case of, Kanwar Raj Singh (D) Th. Lrs. v. Gejo (D) Th. Lrs., has held that a sale deed will only operate from the date of registration ...
Argus Partners
On January 10, 2024, the Supreme Court of India in the case of, Alagammal v. Ganesan, held that specific performance of an agreement to sell cannot be sought by a buyer ...
Singhania Secretarial Consultancy LLP
In a recent judgement, the Hon'ble Supreme Court, in the matter of S.V. Samudram vs. State of Karnataka & Another, set aside an order and judgment dated 07.02.2017 passed by the Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka under Section 37 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996.
Sochannam Legal
This issue was decided in the case of AVITEL POST STUDIOZ LIMITED V. HSBC PI HOLDINGS (MAURITIUS) LIMITED wherein the AVITEL had challenged the enforcement proceedings of a SIAC arbitration award...
Dhruva Advisors LLP
Karnataka High Court allowing a batch of several appeals against the Tribunal ruling, held that a trust structure is not liable for Service Tax, when it deals with monies collected as an investment fund.
Argus Partners
The Delhi High Court recently in the case of, Vingro Developers Private Limited v. Nitya Shree Developers Private Limited, (Arb. P. 667/2023), has held that directors of a company cannot be made party...
Spice Route Legal
The United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation , otherwise known as the ‘Singapore Convention', defines ‘Mediation' as ...
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