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1. Freshfields Partners with Anthropic for AI Legal Innovation and Firm-Wide Adoption

Freshfields Partners with Anthropic for AI Legal Innovation and Firm-Wide Adoption

Freshfields Partners with Anthropic for AI Legal Innovation and Firm-Wide Adoption - International - 2 min read Freshfields Partners with Anthropic for AI Legal Innovation and Firm-Wide Adoption Global law firm Freshfields has partnered with AI leader Anthropic to accelerate AI adoption and develop novel legal workflows. The firm is deploying Anthropic's Claude AI models across its 5,700 employees, seeing a 500% increase in usage within six weeks. This collaboration aims to co-develop legal-focused AI applications and agentic workflows for enhanced client services. Global law firm Freshfields and Anthropic have entered into a multi-year agreement to accelerate AI co-innovation and firm-wide adoption and develop novel AI legal workflows. Freshfields has provided access to Claude, Anthropic's family of frontier AI models, to 5,700 employees, via Freshfields’ proprietary general AI platform delivered securely and responsibly. Within the first six weeks, the adoption and usage of Claude has increased by 500 percent, with thousands of users leveraging Freshfields’ solutions to access Claude. The collaboration includes a commitment to firmwide deployment of the Claude suite of products and frontier AI models globally across 33 offices, spanning all practice groups and business services. In parallel, Freshfields and Anthropic have established a unique co-development program to build legal-focused AI applications and design agentic workflows to enable faster and more efficient delivery of legal advice to clients.

2. ‘Move Trial Court, Not Us’: Supreme Court Tells Indrani Mukerjea In Plea To Travel Abroad In Sheena Bora murder case

‘Move Trial Court, Not Us’: Supreme Court Tells Indrani Mukerjea In Plea To Travel Abroad In Sheena Bora murder case

‘Move Trial Court, Not Us’: Supreme Court Tells Indrani Mukerjea In Plea To Travel Abroad In Sheena Bora murder case ‘Move Trial Court, Not Us’: Supreme Court Tells Indrani Mukerjea In Plea To Travel Abroad In Sheena Bora murder case Supreme Court directs Indrani Mukerjea to approach trial court for permission to travel abroad in Sheena Bora case The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea by Indrani Mukerjea seeking permission to travel abroad in connection with the high-profile Sheena Bora murder case, directing her to approach the trial court instead. Singh clarified that its earlier order had merely enabled the petitioner to seek relief before the trial court and was not intended as a forum for adjudicating the request on merits. “We only said go before the trial court,” the Bench observed during the hearing. Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, appearing for Mukerjea, submitted that the application had not yet been considered on merits and sought to explain the urgency behind the request. He argued that the petitioner’s plea required consideration beyond procedural directions. However, the Court remained firm, reiterating that it would not examine the merits of the application at this stage. Disposing of the plea, the Court passed an order granting liberty to Mukerjea to file an appropriate application before the trial court. “Our order is intended only to enable the petitioner to file an application before the trial court, and not before us,” the Bench recorded. Taking note of the urgency flagged by the petitioner, the Court directed that if such an application is filed, the trial court should decide it expeditiously, preferably within four weeks. “In view of the above, we grant liberty to the petitioner to file an application before the trial court, which, if filed, shall be decided in accordance with our order.…

3. Centre advises ZEE5 against releasing gangster-based documentary amid law and order concerns

Centre advises ZEE5 against releasing gangster-based documentary amid law and order concerns

Centre advises ZEE5 against releasing gangster-based documentary amid law and order concerns - Law & Policy - 2 min read Centre advises ZEE5 against releasing gangster-based documentary amid law and order concerns The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has advised OTT platform ZEE5 not to release a controversial documentary linked to gangster activities, citing serious concerns over public order and the potential glorification of crime. New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has advised OTT platform ZEE5 not to release a controversial documentary linked to gangster activities, citing serious concerns over public order and the potential glorification of crime. The directive comes in connection with an ongoing Public Interest Litigation (CWP-PIL-107-2026) filed before the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the case of Amarinder Singh Raja Warring vs Union of India and others. In an official communication dated April 24, 2026, the Ministry referred to its earlier advisory issued on October 27, 2025, which urged OTT platforms to exercise caution while publishing content related to criminals and gangsters. According to inputs from Punjab Police, the documentary in question contains dramatized portrayals, real-life footage, and narrative elements that could glorify organized crime. Authorities warned that such content may negatively influence youth by normalizing criminal behaviour and could undermine ongoing efforts to curb gangsterism in the state. The police further highlighted that, given the sensitive nature of gangster-related issues in Punjab, the release of such content could trigger public unrest and adversely impact law and order. The advisory also draws attention to previous directions issued by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in related matters.

4. Supreme Court Refuses Plea by West Bengal Election Duty Officers Excluded From Voter Roll

Supreme Court Refuses Plea by West Bengal Election Duty Officers Excluded From Voter Roll Supreme Court Refuses Plea by West Bengal Election Duty Officers Excluded From Voter Roll Supreme Court heard

5. SC stays former Chhattisgarh lawmaker Amit Jogi’s conviction in 2003 murder case

SC stays former Chhattisgarh lawmaker Amit Jogi’s conviction in 2003 murder case

SC stays former Chhattisgarh lawmaker Amit Jogi’s conviction in 2003 murder case SC stays former Chhattisgarh lawmaker Amit Jogi’s conviction in 2003 murder case In 2007, a trial court convicted 28 people for NCP leader Ramavtar Jaggi’s murder, but acquitted Amit Jogi, citing insufficient evidence The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the April 2 Chhattisgarh high court order convicting former lawmaker Amit Jogi in the 2003 murder of a political opponent, questioning how he could be sentenced without being heard. The stay came as Amit Jogi, son of the late former chief minister Ajit Jogi, was supposed to surrender on Thursday as per the high court’s order sentencing him to life imprisonment. “How can a sentence be passed without hearing the accused?” asked a bench of justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and Vijay Bishnoi. “The effect and operation of the judgment shall remain stayed.” Amit Jogi challenged the high court’s reversal of a trial court’s acquittal order in 2007, arguing it was done without hearing him. The high court called the acquittal “palpably illegal, wrong, perverse, contrary to the evidence available on record and without any concrete basis.” In 2007, the trial court convicted 28 people for Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ramavtar Jaggi’s murder in June 2003, but acquitted Amit Jogi, citing insufficient evidence. The Chhattisgarh government appealed against the acquittal, claiming it had initially investigated the matter. In August 2011, the high court said the state had no right to file an appeal as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probed the case. In January 2004, Chhattisgarh recommended the CBI probe into the murder, as Jaggi’s son, Satish Jaggi, expressed dissatisfaction with the Chhattisgarh Police probe. The CBI concluded that Amit Jogi and four others conspired to…

1. Union of India (UOI) vs. Sir Sobha Singh and Sons Pvt. Ltd. (22.04.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0398/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether the Union of India's occupation of premises at Sujan Singh Park, New Delhi, was governed by a perpetual lease deed under the Government Grants Act, 1895, o

2. Adalat Yadav and Ors. vs. The State of Bihar (22.04.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0397/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeals of Adalat Yadav and Anirudh Yadav against their convictions for murder and related charges. The core issue was whether the convictions could be sustain

3. The Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu and Ors. vs. S. Raja and Ors. (22.04.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0396/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the dispute involving The Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, and others versus S. Raja and others, focusing on the legality of land transactions in Thazhambur Vi

4. Chaitanya Bahuuddeshiya Shikshan Prasarak Mandal and Ors. vs. Auxilo Finserve Pvt. Ltd. and Ors. (22.04.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0395/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the dispute between Chaitanya Bahuuddeshiya Shikshan Prasarak Mandal and Auxilo Finserve Pvt. Ltd., focusing on the failure of the former to repay a debt, leading

5. Rajendra Singh Bora vs. Union of India (UOI) and Ors. (22.04.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0394/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of Rajendra Singh Bora's request for a change of cadre from Uttar Pradesh to Uttarakhand, which was initially denied due to procedural technicalities. Th

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