NEW DELHI (AP) — More than 100 Indian opposition lawmakers, including members of the Congress party, staged a protest march Thursday after the end of a parliamentary budget session that was marred by shouting and disruptions to proceedings amid a standoff with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
The demonstrators carried big national flags and chanted slogans warning that India’s democracy is in danger, and accused Modi’s administration of “misusing” government-run investigation agencies to intimidate opposition leaders.They were blocked by police after walking a short distance from the Parliament building and forced to disperse. The opposition leaders from more than…
On 24 November 2022, the Australian Attorney-General the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP announced the Attorney-General’s Department’s intention to release an issues paper for public consultation, as the first stage of a review into Australia’s current copyright enforcement regime. The broad aim of the review is to understand:Current and emerging copyright enforcement priorities and challenges;
Whether Australia’s copyright enforcement regime remains relevant, effective and proportionate; and
Whether existing enforcement mechanisms need to be strengthened, and if so, how can this be done without imposing unreasonable administrative or economic burdens.The Copyright Enforcement Review Issues Paper (“Issues Paper“), was subsequently…
Some of the largest false advertising jury verdicts were recorded in 2022. This, coupled with increased inflationary pressures will likely lead to an uptick in false advertising suits given that such pressures will impact consumer spending habits, leading to increased scrutiny of competitor advertising practices—particularly in the social media space.This post is one in a series of posts seeking to provide a snapshot of the latest Monster Energy, CareDx and AT&T cases, respectively. The second post will detail the differences between literal and non-literal falsehoods, comparative advertising—and how presumptions can favor plaintiffs when literal falsehoods are proven. It will…
Willis began investigating shortly after a recording of a January 2021 phone call between Trump and Raffensperger became public. In that call, the president suggested that the state’s top elections official, a fellow Republican, could “find” the votes needed to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
“I just want to get 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have,” Trump had said. “Because we won the state.”
A coalition of news organizations, including The Associated Press, argued in favor of the report’s release in full, saying in a filing Monday that the document “is a court record subject…
In Singapore, the popular eatery “ENG’S Wonton Noodles” is known for its springy noodles, luscious wonton dumplings and fiery chilli sauce. Its popularity attracted more than S$1.6 million in revenue one year, but a fallout between the founder’s children and their business partners led to multiple disputes, including a dispute over trade mark rights to the “ENG’S” name in Pauline New Ping Ping v Eng’s Char Siew Wantan Mee Pte. Ltd. [2022] SGIPOS 10.Ng Ba Eng (Eng) inherited the wonton noodle business from his father around 1962 and operated it with his son, Desmond Ng (Desmond) using the signboard…
Hamburg, Germany – Not solely recognized for its well-known seafood and the third largest European seaport for items and cargo dealing with1but in addition a substantial and noteworthy jurisdiction on the subject of the safety and enforcement of commerce mark rights in preliminary proceedings.
The Greater Regional Court docket of Hamburg present in a latest commerce mark dispute in preliminary injunction proceedings (Choice of 29 September 2022 – 5 U 91/21) between the “Deutsche Telekom” (“Deutsche Telekom” (“Claimant”) and the Spanish telecommunication firm “Telefónica” and its German subsidiary (collectively “Defendants”), that the applying and use of a “T” consisting of…
On Wednesday 14th December the Supreme Courtroom will hand down two judgments. The hand-downs will happen at 9:45 a.m. in Courtroom One:Stanford Worldwide Financial institution Ltd (In Liquidation) v HSBC Financial institution PLC, on enchantment from [2021] EWCA Civ 535. The Courtroom was requested to think about whether or not an bancrupt firm suffers any loss if funds are made out of its financial institution accounts which discharge a debt owed by that firm in an equal quantity.Candey Ltd v Crumpler and one other (as Joint Liquidators of Peak Resorts and Resorts Ltd (In Liquidation)), on enchantment from…
On this snapshot authorized replace, we report that on 25 Might 2022, in a written reply by Mr. Christopher Hui, the Secretary for Monetary Providers and the Treasury, to Legislative Council questions on crowdfunding, Mr. Hui confirmed that the Hong Kong Authorities is reviewing the regulation of crowdfunding in Hong Kong.
The target of the evaluate is to offer clearer regulatory necessities, and to strengthen the transparency and accountability of crowdfunding actions. The evaluate may even give attention to strategies to stop fraudulent crowdfunding actions for probably unlawful functions. The evaluate will embrace a public session to be accomplished inside…
