Foreign Lawyers

The Pakistan government's lawyer told the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday that the kidnapped journalist is under the custody of police in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and cannot be presented because he is on "foreign land".

"Don't make us an investigation agency", the High Court said firmly on Monday while rejecting a request from a lawyer to take up as a suo moto PIL the attack on foreign students at state-run Gujarat University over the weekend.

Senior lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani has alleged that a "cabal" is operating in the Supreme Court bringing politically motivated petitions, "acting at the interest of foreign powers inimical to the interests of India".

A Pakistani court in the eastern city of Lahore granted bail to former Prime Minister Imran Khan's wife in a graft case until May 23, a lawyer in their legal team said.

A case has been filed against environmental lawyer Ritwick Dutta and his non-profit by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for alleged violation of foreign funding rules.

Brian Hood, who was elected mayor of Hepburn Shire, 120km northwest of Melbourne, last November, became concerned about his reputation when members of the public told him ChatGPT had falsely named him as a guilty party in a foreign bribery scandal involving a subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of Australia in the early 2000s.

The Bar Council of India (BCI) assured Indian lawyers on Sunday that foreign advocates and law firms will not be allowed to appear in any court or judicial forum and that they can only advise their clients about foreign laws and international laws.

The Bar Council of India in new rules issued on Wednesday said foreign lawyers and law firms can also advise on international arbitration cases on a reciprocal basis.

China's top lawmaking body has given Hong Kong leader John Lee the power to bar foreign lawyers from national security cases, removing the decision from the city's courts, in a move likely to further fuel concerns over judicial independence.

French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders of young foreigners in the 1970s across Asia, was set to be released from prison on Friday, jail authorities and his lawyer said.

An Indian court on Thursday declined to lift a freeze on Xiaomi's $676 million (nearly Rs. 5,500 crore) worth of assets, even as the Chinese smartphone group said this enforcement action had "effectively halted" its operations in its key Indian market. India's federal financial crime agency, the Enforcement Directorate (ED), froze Rs. 5,551 crore o...

A Moscow court on Monday reportedly rejected an appeal brought by Meta Platforms after it was found guilty of "extremist activity" in Russia in March. Meta's lawyer in March told a court that the company was not carrying out extremist activity and was against Russophobia.

A top Russian human rights lawyer who defended the Anti-Corruption Foundation of jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny was added to the Justice Ministry's list of "foreign agents" on Monday.

A battle between Amazon.com Inc. and Reliance Industries Ltd. to dominate India's $1 trillion consumer market is stoking nationalist rhetoric in a courtroom and outside, as the two companies tussle over the future of a distressed local retailer.

A Delhi court on Tuesday allowed foreign nationals from five countries to walk free on payment of different fines, after they accepted mild charges under the plea bargain process, related to various violations including visa norms while attending Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi during the COVID-19 lockdown, a lawyer said.

The Pakistan government's lawyer told the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday that the kidnapped journalist is under the custody of police in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and cannot be presented because he is on "foreign land".

"Don't make us an investigation agency", the High Court said firmly on Monday while rejecting a request from a lawyer to take up as a suo moto PIL the attack on foreign students at state-run Gujarat University over the weekend.

Senior lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani has alleged that a "cabal" is operating in the Supreme Court bringing politically motivated petitions, "acting at the interest of foreign powers inimical to the interests of India".

A Pakistani court in the eastern city of Lahore granted bail to former Prime Minister Imran Khan's wife in a graft case until May 23, a lawyer in their legal team said.

A case has been filed against environmental lawyer Ritwick Dutta and his non-profit by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for alleged violation of foreign funding rules.

Brian Hood, who was elected mayor of Hepburn Shire, 120km northwest of Melbourne, last November, became concerned about his reputation when members of the public told him ChatGPT had falsely named him as a guilty party in a foreign bribery scandal involving a subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of Australia in the early 2000s.

The Bar Council of India (BCI) assured Indian lawyers on Sunday that foreign advocates and law firms will not be allowed to appear in any court or judicial forum and that they can only advise their clients about foreign laws and international laws.

The Bar Council of India in new rules issued on Wednesday said foreign lawyers and law firms can also advise on international arbitration cases on a reciprocal basis.

China's top lawmaking body has given Hong Kong leader John Lee the power to bar foreign lawyers from national security cases, removing the decision from the city's courts, in a move likely to further fuel concerns over judicial independence.

French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders of young foreigners in the 1970s across Asia, was set to be released from prison on Friday, jail authorities and his lawyer said.

An Indian court on Thursday declined to lift a freeze on Xiaomi's $676 million (nearly Rs. 5,500 crore) worth of assets, even as the Chinese smartphone group said this enforcement action had "effectively halted" its operations in its key Indian market. India's federal financial crime agency, the Enforcement Directorate (ED), froze Rs. 5,551 crore o...

A Moscow court on Monday reportedly rejected an appeal brought by Meta Platforms after it was found guilty of "extremist activity" in Russia in March. Meta's lawyer in March told a court that the company was not carrying out extremist activity and was against Russophobia.

A top Russian human rights lawyer who defended the Anti-Corruption Foundation of jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny was added to the Justice Ministry's list of "foreign agents" on Monday.

A battle between Amazon.com Inc. and Reliance Industries Ltd. to dominate India's $1 trillion consumer market is stoking nationalist rhetoric in a courtroom and outside, as the two companies tussle over the future of a distressed local retailer.

A Delhi court on Tuesday allowed foreign nationals from five countries to walk free on payment of different fines, after they accepted mild charges under the plea bargain process, related to various violations including visa norms while attending Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi during the COVID-19 lockdown, a lawyer said.