Category: Current Legal Update

Current Legal Update

Delhi High Court Overturns Order, Grants Injunction to WOW Momo Against ‘WOW BURGER’ Mark

The Delhi High Court has intervened in a major legal win to the well-known Indian food chain WOW Momo to defend its brand. An interim injunction was granted in a case by the court by a Division Bench to WOW Momo Foods Private Limited that prevented a Hong Kong-based company to use the name WOW BURGER. This ruling reverses a previous ruling of one judge of the same court, which offers instant reprieve to the popular restaurant chain.

byHimanshu Poshwal
Current Legal Update

Repeated Transfers of Justice Atul Sreedharan Fuel Bench-Bar Concerns

The transfer of Justice Atul Sreedharan has been a hot news in the legal circles of India especially due to his frequent transfers. Judges and lawyers are raising serious concerns regarding the successive moves which most people term as being abnormal. Sreedharan, who is a senior judge, independent in nature, has had several transfer proposals in very minimal time. This has brought an insecurity of the stability and autonomy of the court system.

byHimanshu Poshwal
Current Legal Update

Why Online Legal Courses are Waste of Time and Money

The biggest challenge when it comes to educational online legal studies is accreditation. The standard of the legal community is the approval of the American Bar Association (ABA). This important ABA accreditation is lacking in many law programs online only. This factor alone can be a significant issue to students. To complete a non-ABA accredited school is to have a degree that is virtually useless since most states do not accept you to take the bar exam.

byLegal Maestros
Current Legal Update

Trump Orders Immediate Release of George Santos, Commutes Ex-Lawmaker’s 7-Year Fraud Sentence

President Donald Trump has made a sudden decision to release George Santos, the former New York congressman immediately. Mr. Santos had a seven-year sentence of fraud and identity theft in prison. The president declared that he would reduce the sentence, an action that will reduce the prison term but none of the criminal conviction will be deleted. Mr. The order was issued just after Santos had served approximately three months of his 87-month sentence.

byHimanshu Poshwal
Current Legal Update

ISS Rejects Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Plan, Urges Shareholders to Vote ‘No

The strongly influential institution, which counsels the biggest investors on their voting votes in corporate activities is some of the largest institutions known as the Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) which has dealt a huge blow to Elon Musk. The company has formally advised Tesla shareholders to vote against an initiative to approve the gigantic compensation package of Musk in 2018.

byHimanshu Poshwal