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September 28, 2023
The role of effective policies in spurring inclusive growth and sustainable development is inevitable; ten years after devolution, Counties have made significant strides towards developing effective policies and legislation. In contribution to strengthening the knowledge and capacity of actors towards effective policy formulation and legislation, ForumCiv convened a Dialogue Forum that brought together the County […]
August 23, 2023
Ashebo v Minister of Home Affairs and Others CCT 250/22 Constitutional Court of South Africa Maya DCJ & J; Kollapen, Madlanga, Majiedt, Makgoka, Mathopo, Potterill, Rogers & Theron, JJ June 12, 2023 Reported by Faith Wanjiku & Betty Nkirote Download the Decision Constitutional Law-Bill of Rights-right to freedom and security of the person-where the applicant […]
August 23, 2023
McCulloch and others v Forth Valley Health Board 2023 UKSC 26 Supreme Court of the UK Lord Reed, P & SCJ; Lord Hodge, DP & SCJ; Lord Kitchin, Lord Hamblen & Lord Burrows, SCJJ July 12, 2023 Reported by Faith Wanjiku and Betty Nkirote Download the Decision Health Law-medical negligence-duty to inform a patient of […]
August 23, 2023
R (on the application of Officer W80) v Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct and others 2023 UKSC 24 Supreme Court of the UK Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Sales, Lord Leggatt, Lord Burrows & Lord Stephens, SCJJ July 5, 2023 Reported by Faith Wanjiku and Betty Nkirote Download the Decision Criminal Law-defences-self-defence-where the […]
August 23, 2023
Legal & Human Rights Center and Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition v United Republic of Tanzania Application No. 039/2020 African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights B Kioko, VP & J; B Tchikaya, RB Achuor, S Mengue, TR Chizumila, SI Anukam, DB Nsebeza, M Sacko and DD Adjei, JJ June 13, 2023 Reported by Faith […]
August 23, 2023
R v Basque [2023] SCC 18 Supreme Court of Canada Wagner, CJ& SCJ; Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal and O’Bonsawin, SCJJ June 30, 2023 Reported by Faith Wanjiku and Brian Okumu Download the Decision Criminal law –sentencing – mandatory minimums – credit for pre-sentence driving prohibition – where the appellant was charged with […]
August 23, 2023
R v Hanan [2023] SCC 12 Supreme Court of Canada S Côté, M Rowe, S Martin, N Kasirer and M Jamal, SCJJ April 17, 2023 Reported by Faith Wanjiku and Brian Okumu Download the Decision Constitutional law – Charter of Rights – right to be tried within a reasonable time – transitional exceptional circumstance – […]
July 31, 2023
Amgen Inc Et Al v Sanofi Et Al No. 21–757 Supreme Court of the United States JG Roberts, SCJ and CJ; SA Alito, AC Barrett, N Gorsuch, KB Jackson, E Kagan, BM Kavanaugh, S Sotomayor, C Thomas, SCJJ May 18, 2023 Reported by Faith Wanjiku and Bonface Nyamweya Download the Decision Intellectual Property Law- patents- […]
July 31, 2023
Mellan Marere v Uganda Criminal Application No. 01 of 2023 Supreme Court of Uganda MJ Chibita, SCJ May 05, 2023 Reported by Faith Wanjiku and Bonface Nyamweya Download the Decision Criminal law- presumptions- presumption of innocence- where the appellant had been convicted of murder contrary to section 188 and 189 of the Penal Code Act […]
June 26, 2023
Reynaldo Gonzalez Et Al. v Google LLC No. 21-1333 Supreme Court of the United States J Roberts, CJ & SCJ; C Thomas, E Kagan, S Alito, KB Jackson, S Sotomayor, N Gorsuch, B Kavanaugh and AC Barret, SCJJ January 19, 2023 Reported by Faith Wanjiku and Bonface Nyamweya Criminal law- computer and cybercrimes- publication of […]
