International Women’s Day March
International Women’s day – some cases to remember In 1765, Sir William Blackstone, the pre-eminent legal commentator, described married women as ‘so great a favourite’ of the English law that she was owed a different status to men for her protection and benefit. The argument that discriminatory laws and policies serve to protect women rather […]
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SUPREME COURT OF BANGLADESH No blank cheque signing anymore? – Appellate Division allows leave to appeal The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh on 19 February 2017 granted leave to appeal to determine the legality of blank signed cheques retained by banks from borrowers. In general, the Appellate Division bench headed by Chief […]