The UK Supreme Court rejected a claim by two Nigerians about a 2011 oil spill off the Gulf of Guinea Britain’s highest court ruled Wednesday it was too late for people in Nigeria’s Niger delta region to lodge pollution claims against energy giant Shell after a huge oil spill more than a decade ago. The […]
Continue ReadingThe continuing discussion on long-overdue reforms in the legal services industry is breaking the lethargy around the negotiations between India and the UK on a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA). The legal community in the UK, especially institutional law firms, is urging India to liberalize the legal profession by lifting prohibitions on international attorneys practicing […]
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration next week will begin conducting asylum interviews at the border while expanding access to legal services for migrants seeking refuge in the US, according to two administration officials. The latter is a key issue that emerged during attempts to fast-track processing under the Trump administration. Starting with a small number of migrants, […]
Continue ReadingA conservative economic-policy group will get a $22,500 reward for blowing the whistle on a Michigan teachers union and its insurance arm, which got $12.5 million in government-backed loans during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy filed a lawsuit, arguing that the Michigan Education Association and the Michigan […]
Continue Reading(AP) – A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the government can’t stop people who have domestic violence restraining orders against them from owning guns — the latest domino to fall after the US Supreme Court’s conservative majority set new standards for reviewing the nation’s gun laws. Police in Texas found a rifle and a […]
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