An acceleration clause allows a lender to demand immediate repayment of a home loan in certain circumstances. Lenders may invoke an acceleration clause if a borrower defaults on the loan, transfers ...

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has come down on Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC) for delay in acquisition of land for Hyderabad Pharma City (HPC) and ...

Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s (黎智英) fraud conviction and prison sentence were yesterday overturned by a Hong Kong court, in a surprise legal decision that comes soon after Lai was jailed for ...

Conditional wills protect dependants and guide behaviour, but unclear wording increases scrutiny and disputes, making them a powerful, yet risky, estate planning tool. Learn which conditions are ...

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Sean Fraser has ruled out using the notwithstanding clause to reverse a recent Supreme Court decision throwing out mandatory sentences You can save this article by registering for free here. Or ...

When the media reported on Wednesday that the Carney government will argue at the Supreme Court of Canada that repeated uses of the notwithstanding clause may be unconstitutional, I thought there must ...

The Cabinet has approved the reintroduction of the landmark Freehold Buy Back Scheme, dubbed Buy Back Scheme 3.0, marking a historic return after 32 years. It says this renewed initiative will enable ...

TBIJ co-publishes its stories with major media outlets around the world so they reach as many people as possible. The concept of parental alienation has bolstered a “pro-contact culture” in the family ...

The Karnataka High Court has held that once the state government allows land granted to be mortgaged to raise a loan for the construction of a house, in case of default of repayment of the loan, the ...