Supreme Court ruling on removal of children
From Samson & Mcgrath Date: 22 February, 2016 In the case of Re B (A Child) (Habitual Residence: Inherent Jurisdiction) [2016] UKSC 4 the Supreme Court (by a majority of 3:2) have delivered a judgment of huge practical significance which…
US Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans close ranks on Scalia seat
By Mike Sacks, From The National Law Journal GOP: “Consensus view” was to take no action at all on Obama’s upcoming pick. The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Republican members have closed ranks against holding hearings or a vote on any nominee…
Bahamas foreign minister accused of contempt of court
By Artesia Davis Nassau Guardian Staff Reporter From Caribbean News Now NASSAU, Bahamas — A prominent attorney said on Sunday he will seek to have Bahamas foreign affairs and immigration minister Fred Mitchell committed to prison for contempt of court…
Joint enterprise: R v Jogee and Ruddock v The Queen.[ Ruling could affect past judgements in Cayman Islands]
From LawBlog2016 Andrew Ashworth describes the central question around joint enterprise in this way: What is the proper scope of criminal liability: how much involvement should be necessary, as a minimum? (Asworth, Principles of Criminal Law (Sixth Edition)). Section 8…
US State Bar ordered to investigate Ken Paxton grievance
By Angela Morris, From Texas Lawyer In a rare turn of events, the State Bar of Texas was ordered to investigate a grievance against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that alleged he committed professional misconduct just after the U.S. Supreme Court…
AG Kane survives US Senate vote
By Ben Seal, From The Legal Intelligencer The Pennsylvania Senate voted Wednesday against removing state Attorney General Kathleen Kane from office. The vote allows Kane to continue leading the Office of Attorney General as she defends herself against criminal charges…
Plaintiffs Bar notches a rare win from the US Supreme Court
By Ross Todd, The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — The class action defense bar learned Wednesday that it won’t be getting everything it asked for this term from the U.S. Supreme Court. Ruling 6-3 in Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez, the high court held…
Supreme Court rules on liability policies and claims-made principle
Written by Alexandra Bösch & Markus Dörig Contributed by BADERTSCHER Rechtsanwälte AG From International Law Office The Federal Supreme Court recently rendered a rare judgment on the temporal scope of liability policies and the claims-made principle. Facts The case involved…
Women lawyers tell US Supreme Court about their own abortions
By Tony Mauro, From The National Law Journal More than 100 women lawyers joined in a brief to tell the U.S. Supreme Court about their own abortions and why their reproductive freedom was pivotal to their personal and professional lives. The…
US: 11th Circuit targets Public Interest in Rosa Parks case
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker, From Daily Report In an opinion that reads like a biography, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit used Rosa Parks’ starring role in the civil rights movement to justify ruling against a nonprofit…
