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"He Died Because She Didn't Ring Triple Zero. It's Manslaughter." Which Case Won?

The deceased, the accused and another man were all misusers of prescription medications, in particular OxyContin. This is a brand name of oxycodone, an opioid drug prescribed by doctors for pain relief and misused by some for recreational purposes. They would "mull up" the tablets (ie dissolve them in water in a spoon) and then inject the drug intravenously.

Australia Litigation

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Stacks Law Firm

Newsletter For March 2026

The dispute arose from a Manning Agreement dated 26 December 2008 between the appellant i.e., M/s ABS Marine Services and the respondent i.e., Andaman & Nicobar Administration, for manning vessels operated by the respondent.

India Litigation

PL

Phoenix Legal

Supreme Court Reiterates That Foreign Arbitral Awards Cannot Be Re-examined On Merits At The Stage Of Enforcement.

The Supreme Court of India, by way of its judgement dated 25.03.2026, in the matter of Nagaraj V. Mylandla v. P.I. Opportunities Fund-I and Others Etc.

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Supreme Court Holds That The Plea Of Set-off Can Be Raised As A Defence In Arbitration Proceedings Even After Approval Of Resolution Plan.

The Supreme Court of India, by way of its judgement dated 20.03.2026 in the matter of Ujaas Energy Limited v. West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited...

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

High Court Of Delhi Holds That Filing Of An Application Under Order VII Rule 11 Of Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Does Not Extend Or Revive The Limitation Period For Filing Written Statement In Commercial Suits.

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

High Court Of Delhi Holds That An Objection To Territorial Jurisdiction Cannot Be Raised At A Belated Stage, And Such Objection Is Deemed To Have Been Waived

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

High Court Of Delhi Holds That Amendment Of Written Statement Cannot Be Permitted To Withdraw Clear Admissions And Set Up A Wholly Inconsistent Defence.

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Six Trends Shaping Class Action Risk In Australia In 2026

Australia Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

High Court Of Bombay Affirms That Withdrawal With Liberty Does Not Confer Right To Introduce Fresh Claims

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

APTEL Lays Down Triple Test For An Event To Qualify As A Force Majeure Event

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Enforcement Of Foreign Arbitral Awards And Foreign Judgments In India: A Practical Guide For Contracting With Indian Entities

India Litigation

R & D Law Chambers LLP

Emergency Relief In Indian Disputes: The Operation Of Injunctions And Asset Freezes In Commercial Courts

India Litigation

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

ADR In Personal Injury Claims: A Comparison Between The Approach In England And Wales And Queensland, Australia (Podcast)

Australia Litigation

GC

Gatehouse Chambers

AKP Dispute Resolution Digest March 30, 2026

India Litigation

AP

AK & Partners

F&M - Dispute Resolution & ADR - Highlights 2025

India Litigation

Fox & Mandal

Podcast: SMSFs With CGW – What Is Happening With Division 296 Tax? (Tax On Large Superannuation Balances)

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Inside IR Podcast Series - Episode 30 Psychosocial Health In Times Of Workplace Change (Video)

Australia Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Michael Byrnes discusses the Westpac WFH case on 2SM with Tim Webster

Australia Employment

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Swaab

信用证下倒签与顺签及重复签发纸质提单和电放提单（surendered Bills Of Lading）的法律后果：浙江省高级人民法院二审"宁波南衡进出口有限公司与株式会社新韩银行信用证纠纷案"判决书简述与点评

China Commercial

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Beijing Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm

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Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

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F&M - Dispute Resolution & ADR - Highlights 2025

India Litigation

Fox & Mandal

Arbitration – Arbitral Autonomy And Immunity – Arbitrator Compelled To Give Evidence

Hong Kong Litigation

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Stephenson Harwood

Arbitrability – Stay Of Proceedings In Favour Of Arbitration Falcon Insurance v Bing Lee [2023] HKCFI 1129

Hong Kong Litigation

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Stephenson Harwood

The Hong Kong Court Discharges Service Out Of The Jurisdiction Of A Tort Claim

Hong Kong Litigation

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Stephenson Harwood

Hong Kong Court Lifts Stay Of Proceedings For Spent Arbitration Agreement

Hong Kong Litigation

SH

Stephenson Harwood

Arbitration—Set Aside—Illegality—Common Mistake—Hong Kong Public Policy (AI v LG II LG III)

Hong Kong Litigation

SH

Stephenson Harwood

CASE ANALYSIS: Gunga v Sonangol [2022] EWHC 1372 (Comm)

Hong Kong Litigation

SH

Stephenson Harwood

CASE ANALYSIS: Gunga Shipping Co NV v Sonangol Shipping Angola (Luanda) Ltd

Hong Kong Litigation

SH

Stephenson Harwood

Hong Kong Court Stays Proceedings Even When They Are Not Covered By An Arbitration Agreement MAK V LA [2022] HKCFI 285

Hong Kong Litigation

SH

Stephenson Harwood

Kabab-Ji SAL (Lebanon) V Kout Food Group (Kuwait) [2021] UKSC 48

Worldwide Litigation

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Stephenson Harwood

Court Procedure

High Court Of Delhi Holds That Filing Of An Application Under Order VII Rule 11 Of Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Does Not Extend Or Revive The Limitation Period For Filing Written Statement In Commercial Suits.

The High Court of Delhi, by way of its judgment dated 23.03.2026 in IDBI Trusteeship Services Ltd. v. Manish Jain & Ors...

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Judicial Review Of Disciplinary Proceedings: Delhi High Court’s Stance On Hostile Witnesses And Standard Of Proof

The scope of judicial review in disciplinary proceedings continues to be a subject of considerable jurisprudential significance, particularly when it involves the assessment of evidence...

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

The Supreme Court Of India Clarifies The Scope And Ambit Of The Power Regarding Appointment Of A Substitute Arbitrator; Reiterates That Substitution Preserves Continuity, And Prior Proceedings Remain Valid Unless Either Party Objects

Whether the Bombay HC, while deciding an application for substitution of arbitrator, was justified in holding that the proceedings held by the earlier arbitrator were liable to be declared as nullity on the premise that those proceedings were undertaken during the period of moratorium under Section 14 of the IBC?

India Litigation

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JSA

人工智能参与司法程序的边界：从当事人到律师

China Technology

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Beijing Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm

Mandatory Final Offers and Settlement Formalities: Understanding Allen v Brother International

Australia Litigation

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Roche Legal

Negligence claim leaks through statutory limitation period

Australia Litigation

BN

Barry Nilsson

When Can An Owner Commence Proceedings In The 6 Months After The Expiry Of The Statutory Warranty Periods

Australia Litigation

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Swaab

Supreme Court Holds That A Valuation Report Is Not A Statutory Requirement For Reduction Of Share Capital Under Section 66 Of The Companies Act 2013

India Commercial

Sagus Legal

Ogbonna v CTI Logistics Ltd (No 8): The sequestration order was set aside but the costs story did not end there

Australia Litigation

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Matthews Folbigg Lawyers

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Libel & Defamation

Defamation: Serious harm and media accountability

This decision is a reminder of the steps which need to be taken and criteria to be satisfied in order to successfully rely on the defences of honest opinion, statutory qualified privilege and justification under the Defamation Act 2005.

Australia Litigation

BN

Barry Nilsson

When Online Criticism Becomes Defamation: Lessons from Hall v Aldridge [No. 2]

The key takeaway from this case is that making specific assertions concluding upon the lawfulness of another's actions is fraught.

Australia Litigation

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HHG Legal Group

Defamation versus expressions of honest opinion: Where the law draws the line

Social media posts can lead to legal liability, particularly when statements blur the line between fact & opinion or make unsubstantiated allegations about misconduct.

Australia Litigation

BN

Barry Nilsson

Compounding Harm: Separating Causes Of Serious Harm In Defamation Proceedings

Australia Litigation

BN

Barry Nilsson

Litigation 2026 - Trends And Developments

Indonesia Litigation

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SSEK Law Firm

Posthumous Publicity Rights: The Haq Decision And Beyond

India Litigation

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Legitpro Law

Has Defamation Law Gone To The Dogs? (A Brief Summary Of Australian Defamation Cases Relating To Dogs)

Australia Litigation

BP

Bennett & Philp Lawyers

Defence Of Absolute Privilege In Defamation

Australia Litigation

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Stonegate Legal

Domestic Violence And Defamation In Australia

Australia Litigation

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Stonegate Legal

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Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

"He Died Because She Didn't Ring Triple Zero. It's Manslaughter." Which Case Won?

The deceased, the accused and another man were all misusers of prescription medications, in particular OxyContin. This is a brand name of oxycodone, an opioid drug prescribed by doctors for pain relief and misused by some for recreational purposes. They would "mull up" the tablets (ie dissolve them in water in a spoon) and then inject the drug intravenously.

Australia Litigation

S

Stacks Law Firm

Newsletter For March 2026

The dispute arose from a Manning Agreement dated 26 December 2008 between the appellant i.e., M/s ABS Marine Services and the respondent i.e., Andaman & Nicobar Administration, for manning vessels operated by the respondent.

India Litigation

PL

Phoenix Legal

Supreme Court Reiterates That Foreign Arbitral Awards Cannot Be Re-examined On Merits At The Stage Of Enforcement.

The Supreme Court of India, by way of its judgement dated 25.03.2026, in the matter of Nagaraj V. Mylandla v. P.I. Opportunities Fund-I and Others Etc.

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Supreme Court Holds That The Plea Of Set-off Can Be Raised As A Defence In Arbitration Proceedings Even After Approval Of Resolution Plan.

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Supreme Court Delivers Justice For A Minor: Setting Aside A Succession Certificate In Deepesh Maheswari v. Renu Maheswari

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

High Court Of Delhi Holds That An Objection To Territorial Jurisdiction Cannot Be Raised At A Belated Stage, And Such Objection Is Deemed To Have Been Waived

India Litigation

Sagus Legal

Enforcement Of Foreign Arbitral Awards And Foreign Judgments In India: A Practical Guide For Contracting With Indian Entities

India Litigation

R & D Law Chambers LLP

Emergency Relief In Indian Disputes: The Operation Of Injunctions And Asset Freezes In Commercial Courts

India Litigation

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

ADR In Personal Injury Claims: A Comparison Between The Approach In England And Wales And Queensland, Australia (Podcast)

Australia Litigation

GC

Gatehouse Chambers

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Sovereign Immunity: Public Sector Government

Novel duty of care: principles and analysis

The case provides clear confirmation of the principles applied in determining whether a duty of care exists and establishing negligence.

Australia Litigation

BN

Barry Nilsson

Sidharth Sethi | Conference On Institutional Arbitration: An Effective Framework For Dispute Resolution (Video)

Our Partner, Sidharth Sethi, was invited as a speaker by the Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law & Justice (DLA MoL&J) and the India International Arbitration Centre...

India Litigation

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JSA

Mind The Gap: Inside NSW's Escalating Impairment Thresholds For Workplace Psychological Injury Claims

These changes introduce additional changes and clarifications to the already sweeping reforms introduced by the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025.

Australia Litigation

HW

Holman Webb Lawyers

Stay On Issuance On Expression Of Interest Under Section 9 Of The Arbitration Conciliation Act, 1996: Analysis Of A2Z Infra Engineering Ltd. v. ITI Ltd

India Litigation

SO

S&A Law Offices

Forfeiture Of Gratuity Does Not Require Criminal Conviction As A Prerequisite

India Litigation

MP

Majmudar & Partners

International Arbitration Comparative Guide

Pakistan Litigation

MR LEGAL INN

Newsletter For December 2025

India Litigation

PL

Phoenix Legal

High Court clarifies the tort of private nuisance as it applies to statutory authorities

Australia Litigation

BN

Barry Nilsson

从中山富诚诉尼日利亚案看国际投资仲裁案件的执行

China Litigation

JT

Beijing Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm

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Latest Videos

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29 Ticking Clock, Sealed Fate: Supreme Court Ends Borrower Redemption Post-Auction Notice (Podcast)

AP

AK & Partners

India Law Legal Podcast Episode No 4 (Video)

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Argus Talks: Decoding The Gayatri Balasamy Verdict: Boon Or Bane For Indian Arbitration (Video)

AP

Argus Partners

On Powers Of Court To Modify Arbitral Awards (Video)

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JSA

ART OF ARGUMENTS - Mastering The Craft | Strategies For Persuasive & Effective Arguments (Video)

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Hammurabi & Solomon

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