March 2021

A petition has been filed with the Supreme Court against a "blatant attempt" to take away the fundamental right of Muslim women to practice their religion, all under the pretext of providing a "uniform law" for all faiths.Amina Sherwani…

As the Supreme Court overturned laws that criminalized private behavior, other forms of legal and social regulation have taken their place, New York University law professor Melissa Murray argues of of “Common…

Colorado is one of nine states that still recognize common law marriage, including Iowa, Kansas, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Utah and Texas, as well as District of Columbia. De facto union applications often arise in…

The Court of Appeal issued a judgment in Strong and Vale EWCA Crim 1455 at the end of last year and while readers interested in pursuing or defending forfeiture proceedings in the criminal courts may have missed that ruling as the…

A well-known Quebec lawyer says she is mounting a legal challenge to provincial laws that do not give common-law couples the same rights as married couples in the event of a breakup. Anne-France Goldwater said today that Quebec family…

Breadcrumb Links New Local News Lawyer Anne-France Goldwater has indicated that she will seek to challenge the lack of legal protection for common-law couples in Quebec. Author of the article: Linda gyulai…

Insurance law360March 2, 2021 To read this article in PDF format, please click here. A recent judgment from an appeals court in Spain shows that the outcome of COVID-19 business interruption coverage disputes in civil law…