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European Court Delivers Landmark Climate Ruling

For the first time, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled on the issue of state action on climate change.
4 minute read

International Edition

Roy McMurtry Remembered as a 'Giant' in Canadian Law and Politics

The former attorney general of the province of Ontario was instrumental in setting up the legal aid system and presiding over the landmark case that legalized same-sex marriage in Canada, one of the first countries to do so.
4 minute read

International Edition

Bar Associations and Human Rights Arms Speak Out on Navalny's Death

"This is a pattern we have seen too many times with the imprisonment, and murders of Russian opposition figures," the director of the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute said, as governments began imposing sanctions on Russia in response to Navalny's death.
5 minute read

International Edition

Canadian Judge Says Government Has 'Failed' Canadians by Leaving Dozens of Judicial Vacancies Unfilled

A Federal Court judge has called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government to take action to reduce the number of unfilled seats on superior court benches.
3 minute read

International Edition

Australia's Government-Owned Broadcasting Network Taps US Firm Seyfarth Shaw to Defend It in Wrongful Dismissal Case Involving Israel-Hamas Social Media Posts

The plaintiff alleges that the public broadcaster systemically discriminates against people with Arab or Muslim backgrounds as well as other people of color.
4 minute read

International Edition

Mishcon Accuses London University of Failing on Campus Antisemitism

Acting for the Union of Jewish Students, the firm said its clients 'no longer consider Queen Mary University to be safe for them', garnering a strong response from the university.
5 minute read

International Edition

Rwanda: UK Supreme Court Victors on Why Sunak Can't 'Change Facts' Through Legislation

'My prediction is that there is no way what he is proposing gets off the ground,' one lawyer who worked on the Supreme Court case said of the Prime Minister's plans.
4 minute read

International Edition

'Be the Inspiration': One of A&O's First Black London Partners on Her Role Models and the Next Generation

'It is clearly important for Black children to understand their history and see people who look like them achieve great things' says Jessica Kerslake, as Black History Month gets underway.
5 minute read

International Edition

The Weil Gotshal Duo Fighting to Make Class a Protected Characteristic

Two figures are quietly leading a nationwide push to reform the U.K.'s Equality Act in a way that could profoundly affect the way social class is perceived.
10 minute read

International Edition

EU Court Upholds Decision to Strip Former Catalonia President of Parliamentary Immunity

Carles Puigdemont and other separatists face charges for a 2017 independence referendum.
3 minute read

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