Israelis protest legal overhaul plans for 11th week

TEL AVIV, Israel Israelis on Saturday took to the streets in protests, now in their 11th week, against plans by Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government to overhaul the country’s legal system. [–> The protesters say the proposed changes undermine the country’s democracy by restricting the power of the Supreme Court. Netanyahu and his allies say the […]

The Law Debenture Trust Corporation plc v Ukraine (acting upon the instructions of the Cabinet Ministers of Ukraine) [2023] UKSC 11 – UKSC Blog

On appeal from: [2018] EWCA Civ 2026 This appeal arose out of a contractual dispute between Ukraine and the Law Debenture Trust Corporation plc (“the Trustee”), acting on behalf of the Russian Federation (“Russia”). In 2013, Ukraine issued Eurobonds (“the Notes”) with a nominal value of US $3 billion and carrying interest at 5% per […]

What happened when a grown adult put himself up for adoption?

‘There is nothing better than the warmth of a happy, well-adjusted family’ (iStock) On a Sunday morning in January 2005, readers of the North Carolina newspaper The Charlotte Observer opened its classifieds section expecting to see the usual assortment of Dyson updates and sectional sofas. Instead, they were presented with an ad posted by 43-year-old […]

TSODILO RESOURCES LIMITED UPDATE: Legal Action Against Botswana Ministry of Minerals & Energy – Tsodilo Resources (OTC:TSDRF)

TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / March 13, 2023 / Tsodilo Resources Limited (“Tsodilo” or the “Company”) TSDTSDRFTZO wishes to provide a corporate update with respect to its legal action Botswana Ministry of Minerals & Energy (MME). The litigation landing page has been update adding the Respondent’s Answering Affidavit filed on February 24, 2023, as well […]

British unions lose legal challenge over $23 month pension reform bill

LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) – Two British trade unions on Friday lost a legal challenge to changes to public sector pensions they argue allows the government to unlawfully pass the 19-billion-pound ($23 billion) cost of discriminatory pension reforms onto workers. The Fire Brigades Union and the British Medical Association argued Britain’s finance ministry was effectively […]