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For 33 years, Oliver Campbell lived a life that was not his own. Convicted of a murder he says he did not commit, Campbell, a man with significant learning disabilities, endured the weight of an unjust sentence for decades. On a fateful day in 1991, a young man from East London was imprisoned for life […]

Indulging on social media may not be good idea for judges. One such judge had to face enquiry by Judicial Conduct Investigation Office in United Kingdom. The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) recently issued a formal warning to Deputy Senior District Judge Tanweer Ikram CBE for misconduct. The warning, which stemmed from Judge Ikram’s “liking” of

The US Justice department filed a lawsuit against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance on 2nd August, accusing TikTok of failing to protect chlidren's privacy. The lawsiut is a part of the Biden adminstration's efforts to address its concerns regarding TikTok's data practices and its implications on national security.  It is alleged that TikTok violated

The infamous Hollywood Harvey—not Specter but Weinstein has pleaded not guilty in his rape retrial of 2020. Such retrial arises where the Appeals court overturned Harvey Weinstein’s New York conviction, ruling that the trial judge had erred by allowing testimony from multiple women about alleged sexual misconduct that was not part of the formal charges.

Judge Gary Smart of The UK Employment Tribunal, recently upheld the claims of pregnancy discrimination and unfair dismissal of one Ms. Paula Milushka and awarded her £93,616.74 (approx Rs.1 Crore) in compensation for being wrongfully dismissed by her line Manager through a text message containing a jazz hands emoji while she was on pregnancy-related sick

Maritime piracy incidents declined slightly in 2024, according to the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) annual Piracy and Armed Robbery Report. A total of 116 incidents were reported globally, down from 120 in 2023. However, the report highlighted growing concerns about crew safety, as the number of hostages and use of weapons during attacks increased

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama turned a mundane procedural dispute into an unexpected lesson in professionalism, ordering opposing counsel to share a lunch and discuss how to uphold civility throughout the case. The plaintiff's counsel was ordered to pay for the meal, while the defendants' counsel was instructed to

The Hague, 16/12/2024 Belgium has stepped into the high-profile case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar) by filing a declaration of intervention under Article 63 of the ICJ Statute. The declaration, submitted on 12

Azerbaijan and Armenia, both former Soviet Republics, declared independence in 1991. The disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, with an ethnic Armenian majority, was an autonomous area within Azerbaijan’s Soviet boundaries. Their competing claims led to two major conflicts, which Azerbaijan terms the "First and Second Garabagh Wars" and Armenia calls the "First and Second Nagorno-Karabakh Wars,"

The Legal Geek Conference 2024, taking place on October 16-17 in London, is set to be a landmark event for legal professionals and tech enthusiasts alike. This flagship conference is recognised as Europe’s largest gathering focused on legal innovation, bringing together a diverse audience, including lawyers, technologists, and entrepreneurs. Legal Geek is a platform promoting