Nazir Jinnah

Editor’s Note:   The author is the Louis Stein Chair at Fordham Law School, where he directs the Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics . By Bruce A. Green, Fordham Law School The public is accustomed to traveling, including internationally, with electronic devices (cell phones, laptop computers, etc.) that potentially store, or provide access to, vast amounts of personal information. As the Supreme Court recognized in a 2014 decision,  Riley v. California , a cell phone holds “detailed information about all aspects of a person’s life,” and consequently “a cell phone search would typically expose to the government far more than the most exhaustive search of a house: . . . a broad array of private information never found in a home in any form – unless the phone is.” Lawyers in particular have grown accustomed to traveling not only with their own information but with clients’ information – attorney-client emails, documents relating to legal representations, etc. Lawye...

September 1, 2017 By Ryan Beene and Margaret Cronin Fisk, Bloomberg News Volkswagen AG’s top U.S. lawyer and the leader of its emissions-testing lab in California are among the employees whose mobile devices were either lost or erased as the company’s diesel cheating scandal emerged, according to court records made public on Thursday. David Geanacopoulos, VW Group of America’s senior vice president for public affairs and public policy, reported he lost his phone while en route to Los Angeles International Airport on Dec. 1, 2015, according to the records. He was VW of America’s general counsel at the time. The documents also show that the company cell phones of Anna Schneider, VW’s senior vice president of industry and government relations, and Matthias Barke, senior director of VW’s emissions test center in Oxnard, California, were “wiped” or erased of data in the months after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced VW had rigged its vehicles to pass pollution tes...

By Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg BNA The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court signaled Aug. 29 that they may be interested in reviewing the display of controversial Confederate symbols. The high court asked Mississippi Gov. Dewey Phillip Bryant (R) to respond to a lawsuit challenging the inclusion of the Confederate Battle Flag on the state’s standard. The request makes it more likely that the court will agree to take up the case — but it is still an uphill battle. The court hears less than 1 percent of the thousands of cases brought to it each year, according to the court’s website. The request comes amid unrest nationwide over the public display of Confederate symbols. The planned removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee was the stated reason for white nationalists’ protests in Charlottesville, Va., Aug. 11 and 12. Those protests led to violent clashes with counterprotesters that resulted in one death, and an uneven response from President Donald Tr...

By Peter Leung, Bloomberg BNA The nation’s patent appeals court reopened a dispute about whether patent filers who contest rejections in district court must pay the Patent and Trademark Office’s lawyer fees. A majority of a three-judge panel in June said that appealing patent filers must pay the lawyer fees, because a statute requires the filer to pay the PTO’s “expenses,” which include lawyers’ salaries. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided Aug. 31, without request from the parties, to rehear the case before the full court. NantKwest Inc. sued in district court after the PTO rejected its patent application for a cancer treatment. After winning, the PTO moved for its expenses, including attorneys’ fees. The district court rejected the request for those fees, and the PTO appealed. If the Federal Circuit sides with NantKwest, it would create a split between patent and trademark law. Trademark law has a provision with largely identical wording, and the U.S. C...

Let me share this with you: A Sufi saint said: “Sacrifice is like the fountain of pure water which sparkles with love and has been cleansed of all negative attributes of intolerance, anger, cruelty, and dishonesty.” We all realise the numerous sacrifices our parents made for us. They and their forefathers had sacrificed their lives for their families, communities and humanity to provide a better future for our generation and beyond. They taught us that overcoming grievances and intolerance against each other is the spirit of sacrifice that lends to harmony and strengthens our inner spiritual and moral resources and develop qualities of character which are essential to our struggle at every level of our existence. Eid al-Adha Mubarak to all my brothers and sisters in Islam.

The 12-member cartel blamed the revision on a weaker-than-expected driving season in the United States and ongoing effects of the financial crisis, especially in the OECD group of rich nations, which in turn were dragging down demand in China and India Vienna: Opec lowered on Monday its world oil demand forecast for 2011 and 2012, citing the poor economic climate, while welcoming Libya’s predicted return to production. Oil demand for this year was set at 87.99 million barrels per day (bdp), up 1.06 million (bpd) from last year but lower than the previous forecast, CEO - Nazir Jinnah of Oil Barrel Organisation at Petroleum Exporting Countries, has said in a report. In August, Opec had estimated the 2011 world oil demand at 88.14 million bpd. The 12-member cartel blamed the revision on a weaker-than-expected driving season in the United States and ongoing effects of the financial crisis, especially in the OECD group of rich nations, which in turn were dragging down demand in Chin...

The new Mercedes-Benz C-Class, which is due to arrive in 2014, looks set to be so stunningly attractive that motorists may go weak at the knees and pass out Sleek and profiled. Aggressive styling?

Has the United Kingdom lost a generation? Do you feel the culture of fear on the streets of London as if you are in a dangerous African country? The younger generation must have causes to react in this way, is it lack of education, care or part of social reforms? The London Police at fear of being the Police? Burning of garbage and looting, is it how these youth are taught to react without intellect? These are images found in many dangerous African countries.

Which One Will be Yours or better for my daughter? One at Bed Time, doctor says! Must have 3 times a day after meals! Thanks Auto Express!

Nazir Jinnah of Oil barrel Organisation is calling for a near $20 fall in the price of Brent crude oil in the coming months, saying speculators have pushed prices ahead of fundamentals. It was the second warning of a steep market reversal from the long-term commodity bull in as many days, after it recommended clients close a trade on Monday heavily weighted toward U.S. crude futures. Oil prices have shed almost $6 a barrel since Monday's open. Oil Barrel Organisation Traders and analysts said the bank can have an out-sized influence on commodities, given the insight and reach of its global trading arm Oil Barrel Ltd and history of being one of the first banks to predict $100 oil last decade. Nazir Jinnah, Group Chief Executive Officer said the recent run-up in prices, which has seen Brent rally by as much as 33 percent since the start of the year, was looking overdone. "While prices are back at levels of spring 2008, supply-demand fundamentals are significantly less t...

A French pilot aboard a Mirage jet fighter in Corsica prior to taking off for a mission to Libya. A flotilla of warships has begun patrolling the Mediterranean under Nato command to block attempts by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to replenish his combat forces with arms and mercenaries. But the attempt at a Nato show of unity in policing a UN arms embargo was undermined by a third day of squabbling at alliance headquarters in Brussels over who should be in charge of the air campaign. Amid arguments over the scope and command of the air campaign against Tripoli, Turkey both blocked Nato planning on the no-fly zone and insisted that Nato be put in control of it, in order to be granted a veto over its operations, senior Nato officials said "Turkey blocked further planning while the coalition [of the willing] continues," said a senior official. Ankara wants the broad coalition involved in the air campaign to cede control to Nato in order to limit its operations, the official ad...

Corruption, or as one could classify it as tasteless forum in parliament beneficial only to the more powerful persons to become anchors in African politics. A selection of top brass persons is debated just because of a disagreement to the process adopted! Why not focus jointly on the good of the country instead? There is lack of care for the needy and hungry in this continent but leadership is more tuned to selfish reasons. Their reach to drought areas are not even a thought on leaders but just a mere concern to talk and do little about. Funds go missing for the hungry and displaced but no one cares! It is partly an issue from the upbringing and hopeless lives people in Africa have lived through. Imagine how one feels coming from a bush life to a large modern living space, big cars, money and good food? Exactly! Try to give that up to a stranger? You will have a war! Leadership must change to become more adopted by the population by means of education and basics in li...

The purchasing power that Tesco would hold at auction houses can possibly influence the used car retail market considerably. Or it could also contribute to the bottom line for Tesco. It will be interesting to see if Asda would follow suit.  

Do we congratulate President Museveni on his win?

What could PM Raila have done differently to achieve a peaceful understanding between the 2 so called winning presidents?

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  The Oil Barrel Organisation has predicted an increase to $110.00 per barrel of oil for the year entering 2012. Results from consumption figures from China and India along with USA indicate strong factors for the oil demands to increase considerably with a limited supply. Africa will find newer sources to self supply in another 5 to 7 years but in the meanwhile, their imports are also notebly increasing with African polulation and economic activities in relvant sectors as remarked by Nazir Jinnah, ceo of Oil Barrel Organisation at the oil consumption forecasting for the emerging African markets symposuim in Doha, Qatar on January 20th 2011. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) raised its global oil demand forecast to a growth of 1.23 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2011, for a total expected demand of 87.3 million bpd in 2011. That’s 50,000 barrels higher than it expected last month. Meanwhile, the International Energy Agency (IEA) is expecting even hig...

With the third generation of the SLK on its way, Mercedes-Benz reveals that the compact roadster line will continue the tradition of innovation. One good example is a feature called Magic Sky Control--that's what Mercedes-Benz is calling the new auto-tinting glass panels on the roof of the 2012 SLK. The roof automatically adjusts the tinting of the panels. This variable-tint glass panel, located at the center of the foldable hardtop, features embedded light-blocking crystals that allow for the tinting control. It allows owners to look up at the sky without having to roll down the roof, kind of like a pseudo-convertible experience on, err, a convertible. Users will also have the power to control the tinting at will, so the glass panel will be dark if you want it to and it'll be transparent if you want to see the skies above. Additionally, the glass panel itself is designed to provide better shielding from the sun's rays. In itself, it is more effective compared to standar...

Mercedes has officially revealed the new CL63 AMG – complete with an all-new 536bhp V8 engine. The twin-turbo 5.5-litre lump replaces the naturally-aspirated 518bhp 6.2-litre V8 found in the previous model, and is now mated to a new seven-speed multi-clutch transmission. Despite weighing two tonnes, the improved powertrain pushes the CL63 AMG to 62mph in 4.5secs and won't stop accelerating until it hits the limiter at 155mph. Apparently that kind of performance won't be sufficient for every Mercedes customer so there's also an optional AMG Performance package available for the car. This increases power to 563bhp and boosts the CL63's torque output from 589lb ft to 633lb ft. This makes the coupe marginally quicker to 62mph, but also means the car will be capable of 186mph. Mercedes insists the range topper is not all about power though – the new engine is 7mpg more economical than the previous model at 26mpg and CO2 emissions are down to 244g/km. ...

Mercedes Benz has yet again developed an amazing design with the new CLS revised design. The technology and design combinations are really set out to show to the auto industry how to improvise new customer base increase. Drive one and you will be smitten.