Here's the root of the problem: when you sign up for an email account, a social media platform, or a cloud storage service, you're typically agreeing to a license to use that service, not buying property you'll ever fully own.

In 2015, a Staten Island lawyer facing a lawsuit did something almost nobody tries anymore: he formally asked a New York court to let him settle the case with a duel to the death.

The landscape of cross-border business disputes is undergoing a significant transformation.

Intellectual Property refers to creations of the mind inventions, literary and artistic works, symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce. Unlike physical property, IP is intangible, which makes it uniquely vulnerable to theft and misuse.

Millions of people generate images, text, music, and video with AI tools every single day.

marketing coordinator pastes a client's campaign brief into ChatGPT to speed up a first draft.

We live in an era where our smartphones know more about us than our closest friends.

In our previous exploration of judicial delay, the physical court registry overflowing with manila folders, lost documents, and overwhelmed clerks was identified as a primary choke point.

The establishment of the Data Protection Board of India, an independent adjudicatory body with the power to investigate breaches and impose penalties of up to Rs 250 crore per violation, represents a significant enforcement mechanism.

Perhaps the most frustrating cause of delay is the scheduling conflict.

Every few years, a headline emerges about a massive corporation filing for bankruptcy protection not because it is genuinely insolvent, but because it is drowning in litigation. Johnson & Johnson, 3M, and a growing list of Fortune 500 companies have in recent years deployed a legal manoeuvre so audacious that legal scholars have given it a name: the "Texas Two-Step."

In 2021, a school district in New York quietly installed facial recognition cameras at entrances and hallways across its facilities. Parents were not informed. Students were not consulted.

In March 2023, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia's Commissioner for Children's Rights, on allegations of the unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children.

Artificial Intelligence is no longer just a futuristic concept; it is actively reshaping the legal profession.

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