Orrick partner leaves Big Law John Cook will be taking over as Chief Legal Officer at Intersect Power after more than 25 years with a US firm After more than 25 years at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, partner John Cook is now in-house at an emerging clean energy company. As a chief legal officer for
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Lily Thomas v Union of India (2013) was a landmark judgment delivered by the Supreme Court in 2013 relating to disqualification of Members of Parliament and Members of the State Legislature in case of criminal convictions as mentioned in the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The Supreme Court heard two writ petitions together as
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Last Updated on 5 hours by Admin LB Question: State the modes of the execution of decrees. [UPHJS 2000, B. J. 1989] Find the answer to the mains question only on Legal Bites. [State the modes of execution of decrees.] Answer There are multiple modes of execution, available as per Section 51 of the Code of Civil
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Last Updated on 5 hours by Admin LB Question: Enumerate the various properties which are exempt from attachment in execution of decree under the Code of Civil Procedure. Find the answer to the mains question only on Legal Bites. [Enumerate the various properties which are exempt from attachment in execution of decree under the Code
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Table of Contents hide Introduction Depository receipt is one of the important concepts to understand while pursuing company law. In the new aspects of company law, the aspects of depository receipts are clearly determined, and moreover, Section 41 of the Companies Act, 2013 describes Global Depository Receipt (GDR). In this blog, we will see certain
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US attorneys general sue Google The tech giant has been accused of having surveillance on customers and profits from collecting their data The District of Columbia, Texas, Indians and Washington State have filed lawsuits against Alphabet Inc’s Google. They alleged deceptive location-tracking practices that invaded users’ privacy. In separate lawsuits, the attorneys general alleged that
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Susan Munro hired by K&L Gates She was a partner at Steptoe and Johnson K&L Gates, an Am Law 100 law firm in the United States, with international offices, has hired Susan Munro as a counsel in the firm’s international arbitration practice. She was a partner at Steptoe & Johnson, where she worked for over
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Last Updated on 5 hours by Admin LB Question: What properties are liable to attachment and sale in execution decree? [UPCJ 2015, CGJ 2003, MPCJ 2015] Find the answer to the mains question only on Legal Bites. [What properties are liable to attachment and sale in execution decree?] Answer Section 60 (1) of The Code
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No ‘halwa’ ceremony for 2022 paperless Budget The Union Budget would be available in English and Hindi on the mobile app Amid the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic followed by the Omicron variant, the Union Budget 2022-23 would be presented by the Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 1 February 2022,
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