In the case of Bilski versus Kappos, the US Supreme Court upheld earlier judgements that a system of hedging risk should not be granted a patent. The Federal Court was judged to have erred in concluding that the “machine-or-transformation test” is the exclusive test for a patentable process. The Supreme Court decided that the claim [...]
Australians have until 29th September 2010 to lodge an interest in the Wiradjuri native title claim near Dubbo in New South Wales. The area of the claim includes the towns of Wellington, Mudgee and Orange. See the map below for an outline. Existing interests such as leases, licences or permits are protected, but the National [...]
The European Parliament has today adopted a new law to ensure anyone facing charges in an EU country is given access to an interpreter and translation of documents. The directive was adopted by the European Parliament today by 637 votes to 21, with 19 abstentions. The costs of implementing this directive will be covered by [...]
On 11 June 2010, the Review Conference of the Rome Statute concluded in Kampala, Uganda, after meeting for two weeks. The Conference adopted a resolution by which it amended the Rome Statute so as to include a definition of the crime of aggression and the conditions under which the Court could exercise jurisdiction with respect [...]
On 19th May 2010, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) upheld the conviction of Johan Tarčulovski for overseeing the ransacking of Ljuboten in 2001. Tarčulovski was a policeman at the time. He was accused of “ordering, planning and instigating the murder of three ethnic Albanian civilians, wanton destruction of twelve houses or [...]
A judgement in the Lahore High Court, Pakistan, from Justice Ejaz Ahmed Chaudhry has resulted in the Pakistani department of telecommunications being ordered to block social networking website, Facebook, after “un-islamic” and “blasphemous” images featuring the prophet Muhammad were allowed to remain on the site. The judgement means that the entire Facebook website will be [...]
ZN (Afghanistan) (FC) and others (Appellants) v Entry Clearance Officer (Karachi) (Respondent) and one other action raised the question of which immigration rules apply to family members seeking entry to the United Kingdom, where the sponsor has been granted asylum and consequently obtained British Citizenship. Spouses and children of refugees who have been granted asylum [...]
At 10.02am EDT on Monday 10th May 2010, President Obama held a press conference announcing Elena Kagan as his nomination for US Supreme Court Judge. An abridged version of the statements follows, click here to watch the video: For nearly 35 years, Justice Stevens has stood as an impartial guardian of the law, faithfully applying [...]
In the case of a man detained by US immigration who was denied medical treatment and subsequently died of cancer, the claims to immunity of the United States Public Health Service have been tested, but upheld by the US Supreme Court. This judgment was given on May 3, 2010: While detained by immigration authorities, Francisco [...]
Two of the richest people in the world, brothers Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries (RIL) and Anil Ambani of Reliance Natural Resources (RNRL) took a disagreement over gas supply to the Indian Supreme Court. The judgement was delivered on Friday 7th May 2010, with far-reaching consequences for energy supply in India and the share price [...]
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