Ambush marketing: Norwich Pharmacal Applications (Puma v TfL) – Mills & Reeve

Posted July 14th, 2023 in advertising, intellectual property, news, sport, trade marks by sally

‘Puma SE (Puma) brought an application against Transport for London (TfL) after TfL removed Puma’s adverts from Wembley Park Tube Station three days before the Women’s Euro finals.’

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Mills & Reeve, 13th July 2023

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New Judgment: Philipp (Respondent) v Barclays Bank UK PLC (Appellant) [2023] UKSC 25 – UKSC Blog

Posted July 14th, 2023 in appeals, banking, fraud, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘In 2018 Mrs Fiona Philipp and her husband, Dr Robin Philipp, fell victim to a fraud. They were deceived by criminals into instructing Barclays Bank (the Bank) to transfer £700,000 in two payments from Mrs Philipp’s current account with the Bank to bank accounts in the United Arab Emirates. The instructions were carried out and the money was lost.’

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UKSC Blog, 12th July 2023

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Proportion of Black judges remains at 1% – Legal Futures

Posted July 14th, 2023 in diversity, equality, judiciary, news, statistics by sally

‘The proportion of Black judges in the courts and tribunals of England and Wales has remained at 1%, the same as nine years ago, while the proportion of Asian judges doubled in the same period from 3% to 6%, according to the latest judicial diversity report from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).’

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Legal Futures, 14th July 2023

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Former Falmouth School deputy head jailed for sex offences – BBC News

‘A former deputy headmaster at a secondary school has been jailed for grooming two vulnerable female pupils before having sex with them.’

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BBC News, 13th July 2023

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Two teenagers jailed for boy’s mistaken-identity murder in Wolverhampton – The Guardian

‘Two teenage boys have been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a 16-year-old in a case of mistaken identity.’

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The Guardian, 13th July 2023

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Susskind: AI could crack the problem of unmet legal need – Legal Futures

Posted July 14th, 2023 in artificial intelligence, Law Society, legal services, news by sally

‘Artificial intelligence (AI) will open up the world of legal services to a new generation of consumers by helping them work out how lawyers can help with their problems, according to Professor Richard Susskind.’

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Legal Futures, 13th July 2023

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Dylan Scanlon: Mum who poisoned and beat son, 5, guilty of murder – BBC News

‘A mother who “deliberately poisoned” her son on New Year’s Eve by giving him her medication before she beat him to death has been convicted of murder.’

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BBC News, 13th July 2023

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City fined £200k after grass cutting and arboriculture staff develop hand arm vibration syndrome and carpal tunnel syndrome – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 13th, 2023 in fines, health & safety, local government, news, parks, trees by sally

‘Plymouth City Council has been fined £200,000 after its failures led to employees developing hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).’

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Local Government Lawyer, 12th July 2023

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The omniscient draftsman – the answer to Virgin Media? – Pensions Barrister

Posted July 13th, 2023 in news, pensions, regulations, statutory interpretation by sally

‘Paul Newman KC has written an article on the principles of statutory construction, which might be relevant to the interpretation of a term of art used in a statutory instrument – such as “accrued rights” in the contracting-out legislation recently considered by the court in Virgin Media Ltd v NTL Pension Trustees II Ltd.’

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Pensions Barrister, 13th July 2023

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New Judgment: McCulloch and others (Appellants) v Forth Valley Health Board (Respondent) (Scotland) – UKSC Blog

Posted July 13th, 2023 in causation, medical treatment, medicines, negligence, news, Scotland, Supreme Court by sally

‘This case is concerned with the extent to which a doctor is required, under the duty of care owed to a patient, to inform the patient about alternative possible treatments to the one that is being recommended.’

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UKSC Blog, 12th July 2023

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Migration Bill: Lords reinsert child detention limits – BBC News

‘The House of Lords has rejected an attempt by the government to extend the amount of time children can be detained in its migration bill.’

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BBC News, 13th July 2023

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Inquest to examine Ofsted’s role in lead-up to death of headteacher Ruth Perry – The Guardian

Posted July 13th, 2023 in inquests, inquiries, news, suicide, teachers by sally

‘Ofsted’s role in the events leading up to the death of the Berkshire headteacher Ruth Perry will be examined during an inquest later this year, a coroner has ruled.’

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The Guardian, 11th July 2023

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Court of Appeal finds recorder was wrong to decide there was no necessity for psychological assessment – Local Government Lawyer

‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by a mother against care and placement orders made in respect of her son, after finding the recorder was wrong to decide that there was “no necessity for a psychological assessment”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 11th July 2023

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Portsmouth docker jailed over £118m cocaine haul in bananas – BBC News

‘A dock worker has been jailed for 21 years for conspiring to import £118m of cocaine into the UK in a shipment of bananas.’

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BBC News, 11th July 2023

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Appeal court overturns disability strategy ruling – BBC News

Posted July 12th, 2023 in appeals, consultations, disabled persons, government departments, news by sally

‘A ruling which decided a survey used to inform the government’s National Disability Strategy was “unlawful” has been overturned at the Court of Appeal.’

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BBC News, 11th July 2023

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“Women will suffer” warning as CA hears divorce costs funding case – Legal Futures

Posted July 12th, 2023 in appeals, costs, divorce, families, family courts, law firms, news, statistics, women by sally

‘The future of litigation funding in divorce cases – which new figures from law firms show mainly benefits women – is in the balance as the Court of Appeal hears a crucial appeal.’

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Legal Futures, 12th July 2023

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People smuggler jailed for 12 years over Essex lorry deaths – The Guardian

‘A man who was an “essential cog” in a people-smuggling gang that caused the death of 39 men, women and children in a lorry in Essex has been jailed for more than 12 years for manslaughter.’

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The Guardian, 11th July 2023

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Ladbrokes ads banned for ‘strongly’ appealing to under-18s – The Independent

Posted July 12th, 2023 in advertising, children, gambling, news, ombudsmen, sport, young persons by sally

‘Two ads for Ladbrokes have been banned for “strongly” appealing to under-18s by featuring well-known Premier League managers.’

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The Independent, 11th July 2023

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Hospital discharge and subsequent placement should be considered as separate matters when determining capacity: CoP – Local Government Lawyer

‘The Court of Protection has allowed an appeal against a decision that a woman lacked capacity to consent to discharge from hospital and to be placed in specified accommodation, saying that the discharge and placement offer should have been treated as separate matters.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 11th July 2023

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New report calls for transformative change to child services – UK Administrative Justice Institute

Posted July 12th, 2023 in benefits, care homes, children, families, human rights, news by sally

‘Creating a social security system that guarantees the essentials in life, regulating for-profit children’s homes, and extending peer-parent support are among a list of recommendations researchers believe could help to eradicate the “toxic culture” of England’s Child Protection Services.’

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UK Administrative Justice Institute, 12th July 2023

Source: ukaji.org