Business owner in trademark dispute with Microsoft – BBC News

Posted August 22nd, 2022 in intellectual property, news, trade marks by tracey

‘A woman said she was “devastated” to be in a dispute with Microsoft over the name of her business that helps children with literacy.’

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BBC News, 22nd August 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted August 19th, 2022 in legislation by tracey

SI 2022/912 – The Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 19th, 2022 in law reports by tracey

Supreme Court

Andrewes, R. v (Rev1) [2022] UKSC 24 (18 August 2022)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Eurosail-UK 2007-4bl Plc & Ors v Wilmington Trust SP Services (London) Ltd & Anor [2022] EWCA Civ 1172 (18 August 2022)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Siemens Mobility Ltd v High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd [2022] EWHC 2190 (TCC) (17 August 2022)

Source: www.bailii.org

TCC provides reminder of the meaning of paragraph 9(2) of the Scheme – Practical Law: Construction Blog

Posted August 19th, 2022 in construction industry, dispute resolution, guarantees, insolvency, news by tracey

‘I appreciate that some of you might be reading this blog on your summer holidays, so you may well have far better things to be doing with your time (ordering another piña colada perhaps?). I will therefore keep the blog short – what might be termed a “blogette”. As one would expect over the summer break, there haven’t been many reported TCC cases recently and so the case I want to discuss today is from June, namely ML Hart Builders Ltd (in liquidation) v Swiss Cottage Properties Ltd, which is a judgment of Mr Roger Ter Haar QC sitting as a deputy High Court judge.’

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Practical Law: Construction Blog, 17th August 2022

Source: constructionblog.practicallaw.com

The Applicable Standard of Care in Cases Involving Medical Negligence Abroad – Ropewalk Clinical Negligence Blog

‘There is a paucity of reported decisions addressing the question of what the applicable standard of care is in cases involving negligent medical treatment carried out outside of the UK. There is considerable authority on the applicable standard of care in cases involving accidents occurring during package holidays to foreign destinations. It is a firmly established principle that the court must consider in the first instance, the local prevailing standards (in the place where the accident occurred) in determining whether there has been a breach of duty. Whilst compliance with local standards is not necessarily determinative (such as in cases where for no justifiable reason, those standards fall so far below internationally accepted or English standards that the court must look to other evidence to determine the appropriate standard); prevailing local standards is a very important signpost (for further discussion see the author’s review of the judgment in TUI v Morgan [2021] PIQR P12. Is the same approach taken by the court in cases involving negligent medical treatment performed abroad? This was an issue that was considered by Foster J in the case of Clarke v Kalecinski [2022] EWHC 488 (QB).

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Ropewalk Clinical Negligence Blog, 18th August 2022

Source: www.ropewalk.co.uk

Lord Burrows, Sir Christopher Staughton Memorial Lecture 2022 – Supreme Court

Posted August 19th, 2022 in judges, speeches, statutory interpretation, Supreme Court by tracey

‘Lord Burrows, Sir Christopher Staughton Memorial Lecture 2022’

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Supreme Court, 15th August 2022

Source: www.supremecourt.uk

Almost half of repeat knife carriers not jailed despite government pledge – The Independent

‘Offenders caught repeatedly carrying knives are not being jailed in almost half of cases, despite the government’s attempt at a “two-strike” rule for prison sentences.’

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The Independent, 18th August 2022

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Transparently clunky – Local Government Lawyer

‘Alex Ruck Keene QC (Hon) analyses recent comments made by Mostyn J and transparency orders before the Court of Protection.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 19th August 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

The role of CIL liability notices and demand notices – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 19th, 2022 in local government, news, notification, planning by tracey

‘Christopher Cant reviews the role played by liability and demand notices in the operation of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) regime and analyses two recent court rulings.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 19th August 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Priti Patel signs landmark returns deal with Pakistan – Home Office

Posted August 19th, 2022 in criminal justice, deportation, government departments, immigration, news, Pakistan by tracey

‘New agreement to remove Pakistani nationals with no legal right to remain in the UK, including criminals, failed asylum seekers and immigration offenders.’

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Home Office, 17th August 2022

Source: www.gov.uk

UK Spouse Visa Requirements and How to Apply – Family Law

Posted August 19th, 2022 in families, immigration, news, visas by tracey

‘The UK Spouse Visa is for partners of British or Irish citizens, persons with indefinite leave to remain in the UK, refugee leave or humanitarian protection or limited leave to remain under Appendix EU or Appendix ECAA, who wish to join, or stay with, their husband or wife in the UK. You can also apply for a UK Spouse Visa if your Spouse is outside the UK, but is intending to return to the UK with you.’

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Family Law, 19th August 2022

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk

Capital Gains Tax: transfers of assets between spouses and civil partners in the process of separating – Family Law

Posted August 19th, 2022 in capital gains tax, civil partnerships, divorce, families, married persons, news by tracey

‘The government has published proposals to change the rules that apply to transfers of assets between spouses and civil partners who are in the process of separating. It provides that they be given up to three years in which to make no gain or no loss transfers of assets between themselves when they cease to live together; and unlimited time if the assets are the subject of a formal divorce agreement.’

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Family Law, 19th August 2022

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk

Equalities and rights: Conflict and the need for clarity – Attorney General’s Office

Posted August 19th, 2022 in attorney general, equality, human rights, judiciary, speeches by tracey

‘Attorney General Suella Braverman spoke at Policy Exchange about equalities and human rights.’

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Attorney General’s Office, 10th August 2022

Source: www.gov.uk/ago

Diversity concerns as Supreme Court reappoints old guard – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted August 19th, 2022 in bills, diversity, judges, news, retirement, Supreme Court, women by tracey

‘The Supreme Court has appointed two recently-retired judges as justices, which critics have pointed out means that men called David now outnumber women by three to one on the UK’s highest court.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 18th August 2022

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

CV fraudster must repay some wages, Supreme Court rules – Law Society’s Gazette

‘A fraudster jailed for falsifying qualifications to secure a top NHS job should have to pay back some of the wages he unlawfully received, the Supreme Court has ruled.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 18th August 2022

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Man caught with explosives jailed again after breaching court requirements – The Independent

Posted August 19th, 2022 in explosives, imprisonment, news, recidivists, sentencing, terrorism by tracey

‘A man previously convicted of possessing an explosive substance has been sent back to prison for breaching court requirements, police say.’

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The Independent, 18th August 2022

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Teacher who ran church holiday club jailed for child sex offences after handing himself in 36 years later – The Independent

‘A former school teacher has been jailed for a string of historical sex offences against young girls after he handed himself into police 36 years later.’

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The Independent, 16th August 2022

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Fears for vulnerable women amid rise in Britons investigated over illegal abortions by police – The Independent

Posted August 19th, 2022 in abortion, criminal justice, news, pregnancy, statistics, women by tracey

‘Increasing numbers of Britons are being investigated by police over suspected illegal abortions, new figures show.’

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The Independent, 18th August 2022

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Infected Blood victims to receive £100,000 interim compensation payment – gov.uk

Posted August 19th, 2022 in blood products, compensation, government departments, HIV, news, personal injuries by tracey

‘Thousands of victims of the infected blood scandal will each receive an interim compensation payment of £100,000.’

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gov.uk, 17th August 2022

Source: www.gov.uk

Kwarteng blocks takeover of Pulsic by Hong Kong rival over security concerns – The Guardian

Posted August 19th, 2022 in China, company law, government departments, Hong Kong, news by tracey

‘The UK has blocked the takeover of an electronic design company by a Hong Kong rival over national security concerns, in the latest sign of growing British anxiety about Chinese investment.’

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The Guardian, 18th August 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com