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Legal challenge by banned neo-Nazi group could reach High Court

📰 Original title: If the White Australia Party win in the High Court, it’ll be the government’s own fault

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Legal challenge by banned neo-Nazi group could reach High Court

The White Australia Party (WAP), a newly formed political group created by former members of the National Socialist Network (NSN), has applied to register as a political party with the Australian Electoral Commission despite its extremist links. This comes shortly after the NSN was officially banned as a prohibited hate group by Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke. Legal experts suggest it’s plausible that WAP could challenge government restrictions in the High Court, potentially exploiting loopholes in electoral and constitutional law. Michael Bradley, a legal correspondent, highlights the irony that a law designed to curb extremist activity could be undermined by the very groups it intended to suppress. The situation has raised concern among policymakers and the public about the adequacy of current legislation to prevent neo-Nazi groups from participating in politics, prompting debate on the balance between freedom of political association and public safety. The article underscores the risk that procedural and legal oversights may allow extremist groups to exploit the judicial system to advance their agenda.

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The Bad Place 10h ago

Times of India | HC quashes criminal case against Warner Bros

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The Telangana High Court dismissed the criminal case against Warner Bros. Pictures, ruling that the dispute with a local film distributor over theatrical‑distribution rights for titles such as *Man of Steel*, *Pacific Rim* and *Into the Storm* was fundamentally a commercial and contractual matter, not a criminal offence. The distributor had accused Warner Bros. of cheating (IPC 420) and breach of trust (IPC 406) after allegedly securing rights and then re‑selling the films to another distributor while refusing to pay the ₹25 lakh it had collected. The court held that, although civil remedies remain available, using criminal proceedings as a pressure tactic in a civil dispute constitutes an abuse of the legal process and therefore cannot be sustained.

#WarnerBros #HighCourt #JusticeTukaramji #JubileeHills #PacificRim #NTukaramji

HC quashes criminal case against Warner Bros

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against major production house Warner Bros. Pictures, ruling that a “purely commercial and contractual dispute” cannot be “converted into a criminal prosecution”.

The Times of India

NewsletterTF 4d ago

Convicted IRA Killer's Present Amidst Ongoing Legal Battles

Robert Duffy, convicted IRA killer, will not be extradited to Northern Ireland after High Court ruling. Learn why and what happens next.

#RobertDuffy, #IRAKiller, #Extradition, #NorthernIreland, #HighCourt

https://newsletter.tf/robert-duffy-extradition-northern-ireland-blocked/

NewsletterTF 4d ago

Robert Duffy, a convicted IRA killer, has successfully blocked his extradition to Northern Ireland. The High Court dismissed the case due to delays and lack of parole.

#RobertDuffy, #IRAKiller, #Extradition, #NorthernIreland, #HighCourt
https://newsletter.tf/robert-duffy-extradition-northern-ireland-blocked/

Convicted IRA Killer Robert Duffy Avoids Extradition to Northern Ireland

Robert Duffy, convicted IRA killer, will not be extradited to Northern Ireland after High Court ruling. Learn why and what happens next.

NewsletterTF

Richard Michael Blaber 4d ago

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/17/yvette-cooper-palestine-action-article-despite-cps-warning-trial; https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/05/four-palestine-action-activists-convicted-of-criminal-damage?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other. I hope all 4 (out of 6) convicted #activists will appeal against their #convictions, & that their #appeals will be successful. #YvetteCooper should not, needless to say, have written that #article against the advice of the #CPS, & her proscription of #PalestineAction has been overturned by the #HighCourt.

Yvette Cooper wrote Palestine Action article despite CPS warning it could affect trial

Exclusive: Then-home secretary justified proscription of group in newspaper column despite advice it might unfairly impact trial of six activists

The Guardian

Gopi Adusumilli

4d ago

Lucknow bulldozer action: 240 lawyers’ chambers demolished following High Court order #Lucknow #HighCourt #socialnewsxyz

https://www.socialnews.xyz/2026/05/17/lucknow-bulldozer-action-240-lawyers-chambers-demolished-following-high-court-order/

Lucknow bulldozer action: 240 lawyers’ chambers demolished following High Court order - Social News XYZ

Lucknow, May 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tension flared in Uttar Pradesh’s capital on Sunday as the Lucknow Municipal Corporation, backed by heavy police deployment, carried out a demolition drive against allegedly illegal advocates’ chambers and shops constructed... - Social News XYZ

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John

5d ago

#Victoria's #politicaldonation system remains a free-for-all ahead of #election.

The #JacintaAllan government is working to devise new donation laws after the #HighCourt last month found previous laws #unconstitutional.

Ahead of the #stateelection in #November, there are no #donationlaws in place - no laws banning #foreign donations, no #limit on donations, & no requirements to #disclose them.

#Labor sources say proposed laws will be brought before parliament next month. #auspol #VICpol

The Bad Place 6d ago

News Headlines | Court of Appeal schedules another PTSB hearing in July

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The Court of Appeal has scheduled a further hearing for 8 July in the dispute over PTSB’s €1.6 billion takeover by Austria’s BAWAG, after a small group of shareholders—led by former investment banker Piotr Skoczylas of Scotchstone Capital, who own less than 1 % of the bank—failed to obtain a stay on an extraordinary general meeting set for 30 July. The shareholders argue that Finance Minister Simon Harris, who holds 57.5 % of PTSB on behalf of the State, should be classified differently from other shareholders, a point the High Court said will be addressed later when the takeover is reviewed by the courts. Harris supports the BAWAG offer, and the outcome of the July 8 hearing could determine whether the July 30 EGM proceeds, although PTSB notes the classification issue will be decided at a later stage.

#PermanentTSB #BAWAG #PiotrSkoczylas #SimonHarris #HighCourt

Gopi Adusumilli

6d ago

Ayodhya seers hail High Court ruling on Bhojshala as 'victory of Sanatan Dharma' #Ayodhya #HighCourt #Bhojshala #SanatanDharma #socialnewsxyz

https://www.socialnews.xyz/2026/05/15/ayodhya-seers-hail-high-court-ruling-on-bhojshala-as-victory-of-sanatan-dharma/

The Bad Place May 13

Irish Independent : Independent | Mel Sutcliffe asset firm attempted to ‘weaponise’ threat of legal costs over sale of Ballsbridge property, says judge

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Investor Mel Sutcliffe’s asset vehicle, Goldstein Property, was found by a Dublin High Court judge to be insolvent and wholly owned by Sutcliffe, and to have tried to “weaponise” the threat of costly litigation in order to intimidate an auctioneer into halting the sale of a valuable Ballsbridge property that the receivers were handling. Justice Michael Twomey said the firm’s tactic was an attempt to use the prospect of hefty legal costs to block the auction, rather than a legitimate legal dispute.

#MelSutcliffe #GoldsteinProperty #HighCourt #MichaelTwomey

Mel Sutcliffe asset firm attempted to ‘weaponise’ threat of legal costs over sale of Ballsbridge property, say

Investor Mel Sutcliffe’s asset vehicle Goldstein attempted to ‘weaponise’ the threat of hefty legal costs, in an attempt to intimidate an auctioneer to stop acting for receivers selling one of its valuable Dublin properties, a High Court judge said.

Irish Independent