2023 CPJ prison census shows incarceration of journalists near record high – JURIST

2023 CPJ prison census shows incarceration of journalists near record high – JURIST

The Committee to Protect Journalists’ (CPJ) 2023 prison census shows near-record levels of journalist imprisonment, with Israel jumping from being tied at 24th place to ranking at sixth place amongst the world’s... Read more »
India high court orders probe into attack on investigative agency officials engaged in money laundering search – JURIST

India high court orders probe into attack on investigative agency officials engaged in money laundering search – JURIST

The Calcutta High Court in India’s West Bengal state directed a joint Special Investigation Team (SIT) comprising the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and state police to investigate the attack on Enforcement... Read more »
High Court of Australia on UCT Application

High Court of Australia on UCT Application

IN BRIEF The High Court of Australia (the Court) has provided important guidance on the application of Australia’s unfair contract terms (UCT) regime to global standard form contracts, the validity of class... Read more »
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urges Alabama to halt upcoming execution by nitrogen hypoxia – JURIST

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urges Alabama to halt upcoming execution by nitrogen hypoxia – JURIST

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, called on Alabama state authorities Tuesday to cancel the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith, which is scheduled to take place next week by... Read more »
Bangladesh High Court upholds decision to invalidate candidacy of politician accused of assaulting journalist and threatening police – JURIST

Bangladesh High Court upholds decision to invalidate candidacy of politician accused of assaulting journalist and threatening police – JURIST

The Bangladesh High Court rejected on Thursday a writ petition filed by Mostafizur Rahman Chowdhary, an Awami League-nominated candidate, and affirmed the decision of the Election Commission (EC) of Bangladesh to cancel... Read more »
Delhi High Court dismisses Parliament security breach petition seeking release from custody – JURIST

Delhi High Court dismisses Parliament security breach petition seeking release from custody – JURIST

The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition by Neelam Azad on Wednesday seeking her release from detention by Delhi Police. Azad is one of the accused persons in the recent Indian Parliament... Read more »
Pakistan election commission challenges high court order restoring PTI election symbol – JURIST

Pakistan election commission challenges high court order restoring PTI election symbol – JURIST

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) submitted a review petition in the Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Saturday challenging the court’s suspension of its previous ruling that prevented the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI),... Read more »
Special Considerations During High Net Worth Divorce

Special Considerations During High Net Worth Divorce

It becomes even more complicated in high-net-worth divorces where there are significant assets involved because of their size and nature.  High-net divorces usually involve large jurisdiction disputes, company valuations, dividing liquid assets... Read more »
High Plaintiff Verdicts and Safetyism

High Plaintiff Verdicts and Safetyism

Our podcast guests IMS Senior Jury Consulting Advisor Dr. Jill Leibold and Senior Jury Consultant Dr. Nick Polavin share their newest safetyism research and how safetyist beliefs are driving high plaintiff verdicts—especially in medical malpractice, trucking,... Read more »
Kenya High Court declares housing levy unconstitutional – JURIST

Kenya High Court declares housing levy unconstitutional – JURIST

Kenya’s High Court declared on Tuesday that a 1.5 percent levy, introduced in an earlier bill to fund affordable housing, violated constitutional principles. The levy was a provision of the Finance Act... Read more »
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