The probate exception to federal jurisdiction is a legal doctrine self-imposed by federal courts barring jurisdiction over probating wills or administering estates, or related actions that would interfere with property in the custody of state courts. Courts have struggled with cases that fall at...

The Supreme Court (Lord Neuberger PSC and Lord Kerr, Lord Reed, Lord Hughes and Lord Toulson JJSC) heard the case of R v GH (Respondent) [2015] UKSC 24 (22 April 2015) on appeal from a judgment of the Court of Appeal (Lloyd Jones LJ, Irwin and Green JJ) reported at [2013] EWCA Crim 2237....

It is widely accepted that a representation made prior to contract formation is “continuing” insofar as it may have a causative effect in the mind of the representee for a period of time after the representation is made. The recognition of the continuing causative effect of a pre-contractual...

This is an unofficial English translation of the Danish injunction order in the so-called thepiratebay.org case decided on 27 May 2010 by the Supreme Court of Denmark. Appellant is a Danish ISP. Appellees are the music industry. The court affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeals (see in...

Human rights violations are perpetrated by corporate actors with troubling frequency. In most cases, plaintiffs do not have access to remedy. For 30 years, the United States has been a beacon of hope, its courts adjudicating human rights claims against corporate defendants under the Alien Tort...

The Court is the Bank's Board of Directors. Its role has changed over the years as the Bank has evolved from a privately owned bank into a public institution, and especially over the past 20 years. In statute, Court's task is to ‘manage the affairs of the Bank'. It sets the Bank's strategy and...