The iniquity exception to privilege can prove useful in a variety of litigation contexts, writes William Irwin. The iniquity exception to privilege, also known as the ‘crime-fraud exception’, is ...
The Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa, Vol. 53, No. 3 (2020), pp. 1-37 (37 pages) It is questionable whether illegality in the underlying contract of a demand guarantee can ...
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai has called for the revival of a legal principle laid down by former Supreme Court judge Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer in 1977: “Bail is the rule, jail is ...
The Supreme Court has re-emphasised the 'bail is rule, jail is exception' principle - which it underlined while granting bail last week to ex Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia - that courts ...
NEW DELHI: Observing that the principle 'bail is the rule and jail is the exception' is part of Article 21 which deals with fundamental right to life and liberty, Supreme Court on Wednesday held that ...