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The Supreme Court of India set aside the life sentence of a man convicted of raping and murdering his minor niece, noting that no witness saw him take the child, the recovered bones were of male origin and the body was never traced.

The Supreme Court of India upheld the acquittal of a woman accused of murdering her stepmother and minor stepbrother, doubting two witnesses, flagging missing call records and holding that a DNA match alone could not complete the chain of circumstances.

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A paper by Horst Eidenmüller and Faidon Varesis argues that nothing in the concept of arbitration requires a human arbitrator, and that the New York Convention can accommodate fully AI-powered awards.

A summary of Christopher Drahozal’s empirical study of ICC arbitrations in 111 countries, showing how new arbitration laws boost the selection of local arbitrators, and how arbitrators are chosen in international arbitration.

A plain-language summary of Professor Christian Bergqvist’s four-step roadmap for assessing anti-competitive agreements under Article 101: horizontal or vertical, object or effect, appreciable impact, and exemption.

A summary of the UNCTAD study by Eleanor Fox and Deborah Healey on how competition laws in 35 jurisdictions cover state-owned enterprises, administrative acts, procurement, State aid and the State action defence.

A practical summary of Latham & Watkins’ Guide to International Arbitration: why parties choose arbitration, how to pick the tribunal, rules and seat, a drafting checklist for the clause, and investor-state arbitration.

A practical guide to how international commercial arbitration is conducted in the USA, from choosing arbitrators and prehearing procedure to the hearing and award, based on Edna Sussman’s chapter in International Arbitration in the United States.

The Supreme Court set aside the Rs 20 crore SARFAESI auction of The Fernhill resort in Ooty, holding the sale procedure mandatory and finding that the certificate went to a firm that did not exist when bids were invited.

The Supreme Court quashed an Rs 84 lakh recovery made from a contractor’s ongoing road projects for an alleged overpayment on earlier works, holding that a disputed claim is not a debt and that no contract clause authorised the deduction.

The Supreme Court held that insolvency admitted on a fraudulent, collusive Section 9 petition can be recalled, but the process can still continue without the collusive creditor. Greenopolis case goes back to the Adjudicating Authority.

How to choose the best online legal course for corporate law, intellectual property and insolvency in India: what each area involves, what a good course should teach, and ILW options for each.

How to price legal freelance work in India: pricing models, a step by step method to work out your rate, how to quote, get paid and raise rates, plus the professional rules to keep in mind.

Legal freelancing or a full-time job? An honest comparison for fresh law graduates in India, covering income, learning, risk, professional rules and how to combine both.

How legal mentorship helps career growth: 10 key benefits, types of mentors, how to find one, how to be a good mentee and what to watch out for.

The Supreme Court has declined to interfere with Madhya Pradesh High Court orders in a joint venture's contract dispute with the State, removed the Rs. 1 lakh costs imposed by the High Court, and granted liberty to invoke the FIDIC Gold Book dispute clause 20.8.

The Supreme Court has registered a suo motu writ petition on public safety for women and children in Delhi NCR, ordered police survey and vulnerability mapping within four weeks, sought status reports on safety schemes, and directed fast-track trials, with the next hearing on 5 October 2026.

The Supreme Court has granted bail to Sanjay Badaya and Shubhanshu Dixit, accused in the Rs. 979.45 crore Jal Jeevan Mission tender case in Rajasthan, holding that pre-trial incarceration cannot masquerade as punitive detention when the trial is nowhere near completion.

The Supreme Court has set aside concurrent decrees for specific performance of an alleged oral agreement to sell land for Rs. 20.5 crore, holding the second suit barred by Order II Rule 2 of the CPC and that no concluded contract was proved, since a Rs. 5 crore cheque was never presented.