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Ontario court certifies class action for immigration detainees against Canada government for Charter violations

JURIST

The detention regime under IRPA has been regarded as Charter-compliant and constitutional since 2007 and affirmed in 2020. The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) has statutory authority under Division 6 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) to detain foreign nationals and permanent residents in Canada.

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Australia High Court hears submissions on Cambridge Analytica data breaches

JURIST

The Australian Information Commissioner commenced the action against Facebook in the Federal Court in 2020 for data breaches committed in 2014 and 2015, which has been appealed to the High Court. As the case commenced in 2020, Facebook may be penalized under the previous regime.

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Territorial Jurisdiction relating to Succession and Administration of Estates under Nigerian Private International Law

Conflict of Laws

The private international law issue was whether the Gombe State High Court had territorial jurisdiction in this case, rather than the Kano State High Court where the defendant/appellant alleged the cause of action arose? The issue of where the cause of action arose was clearly irrelevant.

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India: Supreme Court Holds That A Decree Or A Recovery Certificate Constitutes A Fresh Cause Of Action For IBC Proceedings - Khaitan & Co

Mondaq

Shivakumar Reddy and Anr, (Civil Appeal 1650 of 2020) has inter alia held that a final judgement. The Supreme Court in its recent decision in Dena Bank (now Bank of Baroda) v C.

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Versace, Fashion Nova Settle Case Days Before the Start of Trial Over Copycat Wares

The Fashion Law

Fashion Nova responded to Versace’s complaint in January 2020, denying the bulk of Versace’s strongly-worded claims, and setting out a number of defenses. Fashion Nova argued that despite deposing Masciariello in August 2020, there was information relating to the case at hand that it could not obtain, thereby, giving rise to the need for Ms.

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Tennessee Supreme Court Agrees to Review Comparative Fault Issue in Negligent Misrepresentation Case

Day on Torts

The issue: Whether the affirmative defense of comparative fault is applicable to a negligent misrepresentation cause of action in which the conduct of the plaintiff constituting the basis for that defense also pertains to the justifiable reliance element of the negligent misrepresentation cause of action?

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In term-opener, justices will hear Mississippi’s complaint that Tennessee is stealing its groundwater

SCOTUSBlog

The court’s decision could fundamentally restructure interstate groundwater law in the United States for decades — or the case could be dismissed immediately on the grounds that Mississippi has failed to allege the proper cause of action. So did Siler in the report he filed with the court in fall 2020.