Moshiuzzaman

A serving German prisoner was repeatedly stripped searched for non-legitimate purposes. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found that Germany had violated the Applicants’ rights as provided in Arts 3 – prohibition of torture, and Arts 13 – the right to an effective remedy, under the European Convention of

Britain’s Court of Appeal quashed the Home Department’s deportation policy, declaring it unlawful; criticizing it for being too stringent on immigrants to comply with. Background The case in question concerned a public interest claim brought forward by Medical Justice, a charity that facilitates the provisions of advice to those detained

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council clarified several aspects of the law concerning just and equitable winding-up petitions, as well as shareholder disputes in general, in the case of Chu v Lau (on appeal from the British Virgin Islands). In particular, the Board provided clarity on when and in

The United States District Court for the District of Columbia ordered Iran to pay in total $1.45 bn to the Levinson family in punitive damages ($1.35 bn) and for compensatory kidnapping charges ($107 m) over missing former FBI agent, Robert Levinson.  Background – Who Is Robert Levinson and How Did

The Court of Justice of the European Union (EJEU) declared its landmark judgment in the Schrems II case. In its judgment the Court concluded that the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) issued by the European Commission for the transfer of personal data to data processors established outside the European Union (EU)

Earlier in September, a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel ruled that the unilateral tariffs imposed by the United States against Chinese goods were inconsistent with the United States’ WTO obligation under the General Agreement for Tariffs and Trade (GATT).  Background The ongoing trade war between the United States and China

The United Kingdom Supreme Court in Enka v Chubb ruled on the English law approach to determining the law governing an arbitration agreement. The decision of the Supreme Court settled a vexed question of law that had given rise to numerous conflicting English Court of Appeal judgments.  Background The dispute

In May 2020, the German Federal Supreme Court (BGH) issued the first ruling on FRAND rules for standard-essential patents (SEPs) since the landmark Huawei v. ZTE ruling of European Court of Justice (ECJ) of 2015, which is known for the “ping-pong” procedure outlined therein, according to which a SEP holder can only

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York rules in favour of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) holding that Telegram Group Inc violated Securities law for their launch of cryptocurrencies.  Background Telegram Inc is a popular cloud-based instant messaging and video telephone company. The company

The World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has granted a stay order on the enforcement of the $6 billion imposed on Pakistan for its decision to deny a mining lease for the Reko Diq project to Australia’s Tethyan Copper Company (TCC). Background In 1993, Australian mining