Trump lawyer testifies before grand jury after ‘crime fraud’ ruling in classified documents probe

Trump lawyer Evan Corcoran tested Friday under court order and the “crime fraud” exception before the federal grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump’s handling of sensitive government documents.

Corcoran was spotted going into the federal courthouse in Washington, DC shortly before 9 am ET.

Corcoran had been ordered to appear and answer questions about his interactions with former President Donald Trump under the “crime fraud” exception, meaning he could not assert attorney-client privilege to avoid testing about their discussions.

US District Judge Beryl Howell had signed off on the request by special counsel Jack Smith to force Corcoran to

Power and Duties – The Legal Lock

Introduction:-

Competition act, 2002

The competition bill, 2001 was introduced in Lok Sabha on 6 august 2001 and passes on December 2002 to replace the MRTP act, 1969.

The act is also recognized as competition act 2002 or antitrust law.

The objective of the act to prohibit anti competitive agreements, abuse of the dominant position by enterprises and regulates the combinations which causes or is likely to cause adverse effect on competition with in India

This act extends to the whole of India except the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

The competition act, 2002 was amended by the competition (amendment)

Abduction under IPC – The Legal Lock

By Tania Maria Joy

The literal meaning of abduction is the action of forcibly taking someone away against their will. Abduction is defined u/s 362 of IPC. This section merely gives a definition of the word ‘abduction’ which occurs in some of the penal provisions which follows . There is no such offense as abduction under the code, but abduction with certain intent is an offense. Force or fraud is essential.

Ingredients

By Force

Section 362 says that abduction can happen in two ways. One of these is force. In abduction, a person is forced to go from one place

What Could the Suspension of AIFF by FIFA Mean for the Indian Sports Development? – The RMLNLU Law Review Blog

By- Kanika Goswamy


INTRODUCTION

This article focuses on deciphering the legal side of the decision taken by FIFA to ban AIFF. Although the decision was overturned and the tires were lifted, the legal repercussions and other related consequences cannot be vitiated.

One of the key elements that have to be taken into consideration is the National Sports Development Code of 2011 and the National Code on Good Governance of Sports of 2017 and its relationship with the internationally accepted standards of sports law under Lex Sportiva. These regulations are closely knit with each other, thus making the consequences of the

US Supreme Court to Hear First Crypto Case Tuesday

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The US Supreme Court will hear arguments in its first-ever crypto-related case on Tuesday, when lawyers for San Francisco-based crypto exchange Coinbase will attempt to convince the nine Justices to pause a pair of class-action lawsuits against the crypto exchange.

Though the case the high court will hear Tuesday involving crypto, it is not itself a crypto case. Instead, this case is a fairly esoteric, procedural argument over whether a lawsuit can proceed in federal court while one party – in this case, Coinbase – is attempting

Applicability of Res Judicata and Lis Pendens in the Self-Contained Investor-State Arbitration Regime – The RMLNLU Law Review Blog

By: Gurkaranbir Singh


INTRODUCTION

Parallel proceedings in investor-state arbitration are an emerging phenomenon which operates as a stumbling block against the expeditious dispute resolution process. Such proceedings are possible in an international legal framework as international law does not provide a strict application of domestically practiced principles of Res Judidicata and Lis Pendens. This phenomenon of “parallel proceedings” has been identified as a serious problem in the fora as it leads to inconsistent arbitral awards by different arbitral tribunals adjudicated on the same set of facts.[i] It further leads to undermining the application of international legal principles, the coherence of

Concept of Criminal Conspiracy in IPC – The Legal Lock

By Tania Maria Joy

Introduction

Criminal conspiracy and joint liability are terms that go hand in hand. Joint liability is the liability that is shared by people who are conspired to an unlawful act. All the people who have agreed on doing an unlawful act, with criminal intent, will be jointly liable for the conspiracy.

Criminal Conspiracy can be defined as an act when two or more persons agree to do or cause to do:

  • Any illegal acts.
  • Any act is done through illegal means.

It is important to note that the objective to do such a crime is very

“This is incredible”: Legal scholar uncovers Trump lawyer’s ethical conflict in Stormy Daniels case

Trump attorney Joe Tacopina may be violating ethics rules by representing the former president in a case involving adult film star Stormy Daniels, according to a legal expert.

Tacopina made the rounds on television this week to accuse Daniels of “extortion” in the $130,000 hush money payment during the 2016 campaign and argued that Trump was the real “victim” in the case. But New York University Law Prof. Ryan Goodman discovered that Tacopina “has had an attorney-client relationship” with Daniels because she once reached out to him about representation, and his representation of Trump in the case may violate the