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US judge blocks Trump administration’s attempt to fine migrants who fail to willingly deport

US District Judge George O’Toole on Monday issued a ruling blocking the Trump administration from assessing and collecting fines of up to $1.8 million on migrants who fail to willingly leave the US after receiving final deportation orders. O’Toole resolved the class action suit against the administration by granting a motion to stay the proceedings […] The post US judge...

Cornell students protest university’s handling of Chi Phi sexual assault allegations, demand president’s resignation

Students at Cornell University gathered at a campus plaza Monday to protest the school’s handling of sexual assault allegations against members of the Chi Phi fraternity. Protesters damaged the university’s main administration building, knocking holes in its glass doors and spray-painting its walls with messages condemning both the patriarchy and the university’s response to sexual […] The post Cornell students...

Poland competition authority launches investigation against Google for antitrust law violations

The President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection in Poland (UOKIK), Tomasz Chróstny, announced on Monday that charges have been brought against four companies within the Google corporate group for abusing their dominant market position through the use of Polish media publishers’ content in Google search results and other services. According to UOKIK, […] The post Poland competition...

Justices debate which courts may hear constitutional challenges to laws on veterans’ benefits

“Equal Justice Under Law” – except for Guam and the U.S. territories?

The Supreme Court’s blessing of third-country removals

Justice Scalia’s originalist gambit

The term’s first arguments

Plus, key takeaways from a lengthy order list.

Khaitan & Co Advises Book Running Lead Managers on Carlyle Group-Backed Varmora Granito Ltd. IPO

Khaitan & Co advised JM Financial Limited, Goldman Sachs (India) Securities Private Limited and SBI Capital Markets Limited, the Book Running Lead Managers (BRLMs), on Indian law matters in connection with the IPO of Carlyle Group-backed Varmora Granito Limited. The post Khaitan & Co Advises Book Running Lead Managers on Carlyle Group-Backed Varmora Granito Ltd. IPO appeared first on SCC...

Omission to claim mesne profits in ejectment suit can be cured by amendment before framing of issues: J&K and Ladakh HC declines interference under Art. 227

The petition challenged the Trial Court’s order allowing the plaintiff to amend the plaint under Order VI Rule 17 CPC to include a claim for mesne profits at the rate of ₹50,000 per month. The post Omission to claim mesne profits in ejectment suit can be cured by amendment before framing of issues: J&K and Ladakh HC declines interference under...

Corporate & In-House News

Mere non-return of Stridhan insufficient for S. 406 IPC without specific entrustment or dominion; Delhi HC quashes S. 406 proceedings, allows S. 498A case to continue

Delhi High Court partly quashed criminal proceedings arising from a matrimonial dispute, holding that the allegations under Section 498A IPC disclosed a prima facie case of cruelty, while the prosecution under Section 406 IPC could not be sustained for want of entrustment. The post Mere non-return of Stridhan insufficient for S. 406 IPC without specific entrustment or dominion; Delhi HC...

Call for Registrations: 1st All India Maharaja Surajmal Moot Court Competition 2026

The competition aims to provide a platform for law students across the country to engage with contemporary legal issues, sharpen their oral advocacy skills, and develop deep insight into complex legal procedures. The post Call for Registrations: 1st All India Maharaja Surajmal Moot Court Competition 2026 appeared first on SCC Times.

S&R Associates advises IRB InvIT Fund on INR 20 billion institutional placement and INR 3.51 billion preferential allotment

S&R also advised on an INR 3.51 billion preferential allotment of units by the Trust to IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited, its sponsor. The post S&R Associates advises IRB InvIT Fund on INR 20 billion institutional placement and INR 3.51 billion preferential allotment appeared first on SCC Times.

Two Clauses Short: An Examination of SARR Freights-II and the Interplay between Arbitral Consent and Anti-Arbitral Injunctions

by Vasanth Rajasekaran* and Harshvardhan Korada** The post Two Clauses Short: An Examination of SARR Freights-II and the Interplay between Arbitral Consent and Anti-Arbitral Injunctions appeared first on SCC Times.

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advises PVR INOX Limited on 2.11% Equity Share Buyback

The buyback is being undertaken from all eligible shareholders on a proportionate basis through the tender offer route, at a price of INR 1,450 per equity share, payable in cash, for an aggregate amount not exceeding INR 300,00,00,000. The post Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advises PVR INOX Limited on 2.11% Equity Share Buyback appeared first on SCC Times.

Twin conditions under Section 45 PMLA not met: Punjab & Haryana High Court denies bail to real estate developer in ₹662 Cr case

Punjab and Haryana High Court applied the twin conditions under Section 45 PMLA and the triple test for bail, finding no reasonable grounds at this stage to believe that the developer was not guilty of money laundering. The post Twin conditions under Section 45 PMLA not met: Punjab & Haryana High Court denies bail to real estate developer in ₹662...

President appoints Justices Nitin Wasudeo Sambre, Manash Ranjan Pathak and Puthichira Sam Koshy as Acting Chief Justices of 3 High Courts

The President appoints Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre, Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak and Justice Puthichira Sam Koshy as Acting Chief Justices of the Delhi, Gujarat and Telangana High Courts under Article 223 of the Constitution. The post President appoints Justices Nitin Wasudeo Sambre, Manash Ranjan Pathak and Puthichira Sam Koshy as Acting Chief Justices of 3 High Courts appeared first on...

CAM acts as legal counsel for Prestige Group on CPP Investments proposed INR 3,000 crore investment in Prestige Hospitality Ventures Ltd.

This would mark CPP Investments’ first direct investment in India’s hospitality sector and will support expansion of the hospitality platform. The post CAM acts as legal counsel for Prestige Group on CPP Investments proposed INR 3,000 crore investment in Prestige Hospitality Ventures Ltd. appeared first on SCC Times.

5,700 alleged ISIS members transferred to Iraq face unfair trials and execution, HRW warns

Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned Monday that nearly 5,700 alleged Islamic State (ISIS) members and supporters have been transferred to Iraq, and that the adults in the group face prosecution under Iraq’s 2005 Anti-Terrorism Law, which allows the death penalty for vaguely defined offenses. “The thousands of boys and men sent to Iraq deserve humane treatment and […] The post...

UN condemns deadly airstrike on marked aid trucks in Sudan amid humanitarian crisis

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday condemned a deadly airstrike on two trucks delivering aid in South Kordofan state, Sudan, which resulted in the death of one of the drivers. According to the WFP, the attack occurred in the early hours of Saturday, when two trucks clearly marked as humanitarian vehicles were transporting […] The post UN condemns...

US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in landmark Boulder climate change case

The US Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. Commissioners of Boulder County, a case brought by the Colorado county against Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy. The Court must decide if the federal Clean Air Act preempts the Colorado Consumer Protection Act, and if the Court has jurisdiction to […] The post US Supreme...

Cornell University president says school ‘must do better’ in face of sexual assault allegations

The president of Cornell University, Michael I. Kotlikoff, said Saturday that the school “must do better” in addressing sexual assault allegations, responding in a video statement to the 2024 experiences of an individual known as “Jane Doe.” In an eight-minute video statement released on October 3, Kotlikoff described the past week as “one of the […] The post Cornell University...

Opening the book on the October Term 2026

Court sends mixed signals on whether it will allow state-tort suits seeking to hold energy companies liable for climate change to go forward

Court declines to hear cases on “Let’s Go Brandon” sweatshirts, felons’ Second Amendment rights, COVID-19 vaccine mandates, and other notable issues

Court to hear argument in dispute over Air Force’s detonation operations in Guam

The first Monday in October

Plus, Justice Alito’s press tour for his new book is underway.

Grand openings: what four introductions in Suncor v. Boulder show about starting a brief

Starlight interrupted: celebrating World Space Week

5 October 2026: World Space Week Human interest in space has been multifaceted, ranging from the deep-seated desire to seek out the origins of our existence to the search for extraterrestrial life and habitable worlds. Prior to the modern technology used to explore space today, ancient civilizations tracked the movement of stars, planets and eclipses […] The post Starlight interrupted...

US authorities detain Nicaraguan political exiles stripped of citizenship, raising fears of deportation

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday reported that US immigration authorities detained eight Nicaraguan exiles who were previously granted protected status in 2023 after fleeing political prosecution. On February 9 2023, the Nicaraguan government declared 222 political prisoners as “traitors” and expelled them to the United States, stripping 94 government dissenters and critics of their […] The post US authorities...

Thousands protest Spain lawmakers’ rejection of protective measures amid worsening housing crisis

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Spain on Saturday, after lawmakers rejected proposed measures to protect citizens amid a housing crisis. The protests were sparked by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman. Maricarmen Abascal was evicted from her Madrid apartment on September 23, having lived there for 71 years. Her apartment was purchased […] The post Thousands protest...

US forces destroy Ecuadorian fishing boats, detain over 140 crew in disputed anti-trafficking operations

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Friday that US forces intercepted and destroyed eight Ecuadorian fishing vessels between August 28 and September 16, detaining more than 140 of the 160 crew members aboard and allegedly subjecting some of them to abuse. Juanita Goebertus, HRW’s Americas director, said the operations cannot justify arresting people without evidence: Intercepting […] The post US forces...

UN Human Rights Chief warns Ukraine crisis is escalating, urges global action for peace

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk stated Friday before the UN Human Rights Council that the ongoing war in Ukraine has become an escalating “human rights catastrophe” amid a sharp surge in civilian casualties. Addressing the council in Geneva, Türk reported that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights […] The post UN Human...

US federal judge finds states, not Congress, must regulate voting by noncitizens

A US district judge for the Southern District of Florida ruled on Thursday that a federal law barring non-citizens from voting is unconstitutional because only states can regulate voting. Judge David Leibowitz dismissed a federal criminal case against Chelsea Cox, a Jamaican citizen accused of voting in multiple elections from 2012 to 2020, on constitutional […] The post US federal...

Bolivia attorney general arrested on drug trafficking and money laundering charges

Bolivia on Thursday confirmed the arrest of the country’s Attorney General Roger Mariaca on suspicion of drug trafficking and money laundering. This comes just days after the US Department of State imposed visa restrictions on Mariaca under similar grounds. Minister of Government Marco Antonio Oviedo announced that Mariaca was among 14 individuals arrested in a […] The post Bolivia attorney...

Family of Minneapolis woman killed by ICE agents files two federal lawsuits

The family of Renee Good, a 37-year-old Minneapolis mother of three who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in January, filed two federal civil lawsuits Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Minnesota. The lawsuits were filed nearly nine months after her death. The first complaint […] The post Family of...

Justice Barrett – the zombie (noun) slayer

Justices to debate investment choices for retirement funds

Court grants three cases as new term is set to begin

Plus, President Trump again criticized his Supreme Court appointees.

Court agrees to hear arguments in important immigration case, religious zoning dispute

Supreme Court to consider whether suit may go forward seeking to hold energy companies liable for climate change

A first-of-its-kind abortion battle

Plus, Wednesday evening, the Supreme Court cleared the way for an execution in Tennessee, but the state was unable to carry it out.

Supreme Court allows for execution of only woman on Tennessee’s death row

Justices to consider when, if ever, federal district courts may review disputes over veterans’ benefits

Planes, beer, and forfeiture

A world of water bankruptcy

Catching up with the tech platforms

Reforming the US Supreme Court

The collision of memories

IBA Daily News: conference's keynote address explores the legal impacts of agentic AI

The IBA's Artifical Intelligence Institute is seeking to ensure AI governance is consistent with the rule of law and human rights

Kirkland tops global M&A rankings after strongest first nine months for dealmaking since 2021

Chicago-founded giant comfortably ahead of Sullivan & Cromwell and Latham & Watkins in second and third spot respectively

'A natural next step': RPC marks US debut with New York launch

Insurance partner hire Scott Schechter joins from national US firm Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan to lead new office

Wolf Theiss opens London office to tap CEE investment opportunities

Vienna-based regional firm to join City’s legal, financial and investment communities ‘on a permanent basis’

WilmerHale restocks London disputes bench with double partner hire

Jeremy Kosky joins from Clifford Chance to head London disputes practice as arbitration partner Charlie Lightfoot moves over from Cooley following earlier exits

Denmark welcomes IBA annual conference as Greenland takes centre stage at opening ceremony

This year's conference, held in Copenhagen and attended by more than 6,000 delegates, kicked off yesterday with a ceremony focused on the rule of law

Relationship-building and human insight remain paramount in the age of AI – report

While the legal profession races to embrace the efficiency and cost-saving benefits of AI, it has struggled to reconcile them with adverse impacts on business development, particularly for junior lawyers, finds new research from MD Communications

Mori Hamada pushes international growth with two new offices in Texas

Japanese Big Four firm to open in Dallas and Houston next year, giving it five US offices

'My goal is to be the voice of the lawyer': Luminance hires chief legal officer

Don Riddick joins as CLO from AI software company amotivv

Stephenson Harwood and Taylor Wessing eye merger

Partners reportedly set to vote by year-end on tie-up creating fully integrated European firm

Star partners: Is it really only about the money?

As lateral hiring reaches new heights and guarantees pass $40m, Lexington’s Moray McLaren argues that the real choice facing partnerships is not how much to pay their stars, but what it really means to be a co-owner

Haynes Boone and Penningtons add international arbitration leaders in London

Firms recruit new practice heads from Vinson & Elkins and Pinsent Masons respectively

Ex-A&O senior partner Wim Dejonghe launches AI-native law firm

Belgium-based start-up will charge clients a flat fee for contract reviews, with work checked by a lawyer

Keidan Harrison hires former Ogier global investigations head

Rachel Cropper-Mawer joins disputes boutique in London as a partner

Opus 2 acquires Irish document bundle provider Bundledocs

UK case management specialist says deal to buy court document specialist will allow it to cater for entire dispute lifecycle

Jones Day adds five partners across Australia

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Stephenson Harwood makes double hire in London from Clyde & Co, Mishcon de Reya

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Pinsent Masons names successor to managing partner Cameron

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Weil continues Germany push with Willkie partner hire

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Luxury brands brace for workforce shift as new UK employment regulations take hold

The UK’s Employment Rights Act is ushering in the most substantial change to employment law in a generation. For luxury retailers, proactive preparation will be key to compliance, write Pinsent Masons lawyers Kate Dodd and Alyce McNaughton

In Legal Malpractice Suits Against Am Law 200 Firms, Stranger Things Surfaced

In Legal Malpractice Suits Against Am Law 200 Firms, Stranger Things Surfaced

US Supreme Court Declines to Review Corporate Transparency Act

Vorys Deploys AI Personas for Lawyers, Says Clients Are Next

More Than a Dozen Big Law Firms Worked on Paramount-Warner Bros. Combination

Cornell Taps Sally Yates for Independent Review Amid Assault-Law Debate

Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Lawsuit Over Intel's Retirement Plans

Across the Am Law 200, the Leadership Carousel Keeps Turning

Courts Weigh Co-op Subletting and Rent-Regulation Disputes: This Week in Scott Mollen’s Realty Law Digest

What Would Bob J. Do?: Re-Examining Civility Today

Disagreeing With Dignity: A Young Lawyer’s Guide to Respecting the Court

Seven Years Later: What I've Learned About Law, Leadership and Gratitude

Live from RelFest with Martha Louks

Live from RelFest with Dorna Moini

Live from RelFest with Maribel Rivera

Hiding live-in relationship, child from prospective bride amounts to offence of sex by deceitful means: Kerala High Court

Delhi High Court restrains piracy websites from streaming Drishyam: The Conclusion

Lawyer engaged by statutory body can't hand over brief to junior and stop appearing: NCLAT

Maharashtra has most Maoist frontal groups: State defends Special Public Security Act in Bombay High Court

Delhi court flags ‘serious lapse’ after NCB's Chandigarh and Delhi units fail to cooperate in drug probe

Delhi High Court says PepsiCo, Monster can sell existing stocks of "energy drinks" but can't make more

Rohith Vemula death: Karnataka High Court quashes case against 15 students booked for protest

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Trilegal, Khaitan & Co act on JSW One ₹3,054 crore proposed IPO

Resolüt Partners advises IRB Infrastructure Trust on ₹2,744 crore sale of road assets

Elarra Law Offices advises Godrej Properties on acquiring development rights of luxury project in South Mumbai

Investigating officer must collect evidence, not create it: Supreme Court upholds acquittal in murder case

Clifford Chance's Jeremy Kosky joins WilmerHale as Head of Disputes in London

Mehak Oberoi joins CMS INDUSLAW as Partner in Delhi/NCR

4 Supreme Court judges hail from Allahabad High Court; 7 High Courts unrepresented

May harm democracy: Chandigarh court orders block of AI-generated videos targeting Congress politician

3 new Supreme Court judges take oath; strength of court rises to 37

Supreme Court reserves verdict on appeals against removal of mandatory attendance for law students

Delhi High Court shocked to find one arbitrator handled Axis Bank's 4,155 arbitrations in 5 years

Tried to softly bend laws to ensure justice: Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya bids farewell to Delhi High Court

Cost Of Supreme Court's 2-Year-Plus Delay In Deciding CEC Appointment CaseThe petitions challenging the CEC Act have remained

The petitions challenging the CEC Act have remained pending since January 2024. Gyanesh Kumar was the first CEC to be appointed as per this law.

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Pleas Against Delhi HC Verdict Diluting Mandatory Attendance Requirement For Law Students

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Pleas Against Delhi HC Verdict Diluting Mandatory Attendance Requirement For Law Students

Supreme Court Acquits Govt Clerk Who Already Served Sentence In 16 Year Old Bribery Case

Supreme Court Acquits Govt Clerk Who Already Served Sentence In 16 Year Old Bribery Case

Tendency To Colourize Civil Disputes Into Criminal Offences An Open Secret : Supreme Court

Tendency To Colourize Civil Disputes Into Criminal Offences An Open Secret : Supreme Court

Supreme Court Gets 3 Women Judges With Justice Sunita Agarwal's Elevation

Supreme Court Gets 3 Women Judges With Justice Sunita Agarwal's Elevation

Original Status As Daily Wager Cannot Be Ground To Deny Annual Increment After Regularisation : Supreme Court

Original Status As Daily Wager Cannot Be Ground To Deny Annual Increment After Regularisation : Supreme Court

S.72 BSA | Courts Must Compare Signatures Themselves, Expert Evidence Cannot Be Called Routinely In Handwriting Disputes: Supreme Court

Tax Classification Must Be Based On Form Of Goods At Stage Of Sale & Not Its End Use : Supreme Court

NDPS Act Prosecution Can't Be Quashed On Sole Ground That Disclosure Of Co-Accused Was Relied Upon : Supreme Court

Supreme Court Quashes Rape Case Over Alleged False Promise Of Marriage After Three-Year Consensual Relationship

'Investigating Officer Must Not Create Evidence' : Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal After Finding Witnesses Were 'Set Up'

Top 5 Supreme Court Judgments Of September 2026

Andhra Pradesh High Court

High Court of J & K and Ladakh

Himachal Pradesh High Court

Madhya Pradesh High Court

Punjab and Haryana High Court

LiveLaw High Courts Daily Highlights: October 06, 2026

Allahabad High Court Initiates Suo Motu PIL Over Town Planning Gaps, Says Amenities Must Be Planned For Future Needs

Marital Estrangement Not By Itself Ground For Abortion Under MTP Rules: Allahabad High Court Dismisses Woman's Plea