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Court

Overview

A court is a body, often a governmental institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes and dispense civil, criminal, or administrative justice in accordance with rules of law.In common law and civil law jurisdiction, courts are the central means for dispute resolution, and it is generally understood that all persons have an ability to bring their claims before a court. Similarly, those accused of a crime have the right to present their defense before a court.

Headlines Around the Web

'You're in their pockets': High Court row over valuation in General Electric planes deal with Lebedev-controlled Blue Wings airline

8:01 pm - Independent

Court upholds B.C. mining company’s use of temporary foreign workers from China

May 23 - Financial Post

Courts to hear birth control lawsuits

May 22 - Politico

M&S loses online ads battle to Interflora

May 22 - Financial Times

B.C. mine's temporary foreign workers case dismissed

May 22 - CBC

First tea party lawsuit against IRS

May 21 - Politico

SCOTUS to weigh in on legislative prayers

May 20 - Politico

Ambrosiadou wins battle over Ikos codes

May 18 - Financial Times

Dow to fight $1.2bn in price-fixing damages

May 17 - Financial Times

Yahoo spared $2.7bn Mexican damages

May 17 - Financial Times

'Nothing short of madness': General Electric accused of cashing in on cheap auction of planes it repossessed from Blue Wings airline

May 16 - Independent

Google ordered to remove defamatory search suggestions

May 16 - CBC

Competition Bureau appeals dismissal of Toronto Real Estate Board case

May 15 - CBC

Court rules against Google on search feature

May 15 - Financial Times

Goldtrail director handed maximum penalty

May 11 - Financial Times

Alexander Lebedev sues General Electric for 'rigging auction' of aeroplanes worth millions

May 11 - Independent

HP and Autonomy: how to lose $8.8bn

May 09 - Financial Times

Louisiana Supreme Court: Voucher funding unconstitutional

May 08 - Politico

State's high court: Calif cities can ban pot shops

May 07 - Politico

Lululemon sued over corporate bonuses ahead of recall

May 04 - CBC

Articles About Court

Visa, Mastercard ask U.S. court to declare card fees are lawful

By Reuters UK

Visa Inc <V.N> and MasterCard Inc <MA.N>, opening another front in an eight-year battle over credit card fees paid by retailers, on Friday asked a federal judge to declare that the fees do not violate antitrust law. (7:49 am)

MORE TOPICS: WAL-MART, LAWYER, LAWSUIT, ANTITRUST LAW, SETTLEMENT

Bosnia president, charged with graft, freed from jail

By Reuters UK

The president of Bosnia's autonomous Muslim-Croat federation was freed from jail on Friday after the Constitutional Court ordered his release following his arrest last month on corruption charges. (7:35 am)

MORE TOPICS: IMF, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND, LAWYER

Justice Department opposes AMR's $20 million severance for CEO Horton

By Reuters

A plan by American Airlines' parent to exit bankruptcy and merge with US Airways Group <LCC.N> is coming under fire from the U.S. Department of Justice over nearly $20 million in severance pay earmarked for outgoing boss Tom Horton. (6:42 am)

MORE TOPICS: NEW YORK, AMERICAN AIRLINES, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, MANAGEMENT, BANKRUPTCY LAW

Ally of HK leader investigated in exchange probe

By Reuters UK

The chairman of Hong Kong's Mercantile Exchange is under police investigation, the government said on Friday, as three other men were charged with possessing false documents including a fake cheque for $460 million (304. (3:00 am)

Sally Bercow’s Tweet is Most Expensive in History at a Cost of £16,000 a Word

By IBTimes UK

Lord McAlpine wins libel case over 'nudge-nudge' tweet about him by wife of parliamentary Speaker John Bercow. (2:20 am)

MORE TOPICS: TWITTER, FACEBOOK, STORM, LAWYER

IPL Spot-Fixing: Why Can't Indian Police Work Together and Solve the Common Issue?

By IBTimes IN

It was like a scene from a Bollywood film where a dutiful police officer bashes up the goons. The Delhi police, who were not long ago slammed for failing to curb crime in the capital, swing into action and arrested three cricketers from Mumbai last week in connection with spot-fixing scandal. (1:40 am)

MORE TOPICS: IPHONE, IPAD, BOLLYWOOD, SUPREME COURT