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Cross-Border Litigation and Comity of Courts: A Landmark Judgment from the Delhi High Court

Conflict of Laws

Written by Tarasha Gupta, student, Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat (India) and Saloni Khanderia, Professor, Jindal Global Law School In its recent judgment in Shiju Jacob Varghese v. The Indian Supreme Court in Modi Entertainment v. There are no fixed criteria in considering whether to invoke the doctrine.

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Navigating Global Jurisdiction: The Indian Courts’ Approach to Online IP Infringement

Conflict of Laws

Written by Akanksha Oak, Jindal Global Law School, India Introduction The modern commerce landscape faces a significant challenge: the widespread infringement of intellectual property (“IP”) rights due to online interactions that enable instant global access. Murali Krishna Reddy, [4] and further elucidated in Impresario Entertainment v.

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New York sues New Jersey over compact governing Port of New York and New Jersey

SCOTUSBlog

Share This week we highlight cert petitions (and one original action ) that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether New Jersey can withdraw from its Waterfront Commission Compact with New York concerning governance and law enforcement over the Port of New York and New Jersey. In New York v. However, the U.S.

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A Critique On The Territorial Jurisdiction Of Courts In India

LexForti

One of the most vital concerns that a legal practitioner is essentially seen to deal with, that is with respect to any particular dispute or one that has arisen out of a legal relationship between the respective parties subsequently brings into consideration the forum which has/will/have the territorial jurisdiction to entertain such a dispute.

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I See Dead People…Filing Lawsuits In New York

The IP Law Blog

Its previous right-of-publicity laws were an extension of its statutory right of privacy which provided that “any person whose name [or likeness] is used within [New York] for advertising [or trade] purposes without. Had New York’s new law been in place at the time of her death, Ms.

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Presence as a basis for International Jurisdiction of a Foreign Court under Nigerian Private International Law

Conflict of Laws

This is the third online symposium on Private International Law in Nigeria initially announced on this blog. The Nigerian private international law (hereinafter PIL) regime is significantly influenced by the common law. Written by Richard Mike Mlambe, Attorney and Lecturer at University of Malawi- The Polytechnic.

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SCOTUS Poised to Decide Fate of Chevron Doctrine

Constitutional Law Reporter

The Court’s Chevron decision established a bedrock principle of administrative law. ” Following the decision, several appellate state courts have held that the self-executing nature of the Takings Clause requires them to entertain claims directly under the Clause without the need for statutory authorization. 837 (1984).

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