Disabled people challenge bedroom tax at supreme court – The Guardian

‘The supreme court is to hear a legal challenge against the government’s bedroom tax from five people who argue it discriminates against the weak and vulnerable.’

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The Guardian, 29th February 2016

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Court of Appeal must maintain brand owners’ right to obtain website blocking orders, says expert – OUT-LAW.com

‘The Court of Appeal in London must maintain the right of brand owners to obtain website blocking orders against internet service providers (ISPs) as a means of enforcing their trade mark rights against infringers, an expert has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 24th February 2016

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“Good” appeals not being taken to EAT because of fees, former president claims – Litigation Futures

Posted February 25th, 2016 in appeals, employment tribunals, fees, judiciary, news by sally

‘The introduction of a £1,600 fee to bring a case to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has deterred many ‘good’ appeals while having no effect on those that are ‘bad’ or ‘opportunistic’, the former president of the EAT has claimed.’

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Litigation Futures, 25th February 2016

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Supreme Court rejects ‘illogical’ precedent on death payments – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 25th, 2016 in accidents, appeals, asbestos, damages, news, personal injuries, Supreme Court by sally

‘The Supreme Court has ruled that a mesothelioma victim’s family was under-compensated because of the date when damages were calculated.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 24th February 2016

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Supreme Court rewrites law on multipliers in fatal accident cases – Legal Futures

‘The Supreme Court has overturned two House of Lords judgments in ruling that the multiplier in assessing damages for fatal accident claims should be calculated from the date of the trial, not the date of death.’

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Litigation Futures, 24th February 2016

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Court lets mother appeal against ban on using dead daughter’s frozen eggs – The Guardian

Posted February 24th, 2016 in appeals, grandparents, human tissue, news, surrogacy by sally

‘A mother has been granted permission to appeal against a legal ban on her using her dead daughter’s frozen eggs in order to give birth to a grandchild.’

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The Guardian, 24th February 2016

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London Zoo meerkat expert sees conviction for monkey handler assault quashed – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 24th, 2016 in appeals, assault, news by sally

‘Caroline Westlake had previously been convicted of “recklessly but not intentionally” injuring Kate Sanders at Christmas party.’

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Daily Telegraph, 24th February 2016

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Supreme Court gives guidance on the admissibility and use of expert evidence – Cloisters

‘Rachel Barrett discusses Kennedy v Cordia (Services) LLP, in which the Supreme Court has given detailed and practical guidance on the admissibility and use of expert evidence in the course of a judgment concerning the remit of employers’ duties to take care for their employees’ safety at work.’

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Cloisters, 10th February 2016

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‘Absurd’ visa rules on income force UK citizens into exile, court told – The Guardian

Posted February 23rd, 2016 in appeals, families, human rights, immigration, news, Supreme Court, visas by sally

‘UK citizens are being forced into exile by the Home Office’s “irrational and absurd” minimum-income visa requirements, with some couples having no hope of ever being able to live together in Britain, the supreme court has heard.’

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The Guardian, 22nd February 2016

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‘I should be able to live with my wife’: families divided by UK visa rules – The Guardian

Posted February 23rd, 2016 in appeals, families, immigration, news, visas by sally

‘Ahead of a supreme court challenge to the minimum income requirement for partner visas, three couples discuss their situation.’

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The Guardian, 21st February 2016

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Woman sues London pub for £4.2m after tripping in beer garden – The Guardian

Posted February 23rd, 2016 in appeals, damages, news, personal injuries by sally

‘An HR consultant who fractured her wrist tripping over a rope outside one of London’s best-known gastropubs is suing its owners for £4.2m.’

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The Guardian, 22nd February 2016

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An Inconvenient Truth: The Danger of Using Undertakings in International Cases – Family Law Week

‘Sarah Lucy Cooper, barrister, of Thomas More Chambers considers the perils of relying on undertakings in cases with a foreign element.’

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Family Law Week, 18th February 2016

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Let’s call it quits: Cruise ships, capital losses and mitigation – Commercial Disputes Blog

Posted February 22nd, 2016 in appeals, arbitration, charterparties, contracts, damages, news, ships by sally

‘In its recent judgment in Fulton Shipping Inc of Panama –v- Globalia Business Travel SAU the Court of Appeal considered a short, but important, point of law in relation to the calculation of damages in English law. The context in which it arose was an appeal from the decision of an arbitrator in a shipping charterparty dispute, but it is of significance much more widely in relation to English law contractual damages claims. In some ways, the question of principle which was being considered is remarkably simple, but that belies the complexity of the considerations needed to resolve it. ‘

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Commercial Disputes Blog, 17th February 2016

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‘Disproportionate’ disclosure application denied in swaps mis-selling claim – Commercial Disputes Blog

‘In Claverton Holdings Ltd v Barclays Bank plc, the Commercial Court rejected an application by the claimant for specific disclosure against the defendant bank. The court found that the documents sought, which related to other mis-selling allegations against the bank employees featuring in the claimant’s case, would have little probative value and adducing them would place a disproportionate burden on the defendant.’

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Commercial Disputes Blog, 16th February 2016

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Mother hopes joint enterprise verdict will overturn son’s murder conviction – The Guardian

Posted February 22nd, 2016 in appeals, interpretation, joint enterprise, murder, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘The mother of one of the teenage boys convicted of murdering Garry Newlove has said she hopes a supreme court ruling against the so-called joint enterprise law will bolster the case for her son’s conviction to be thrown out.’

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The Guardian, 20th February 2016

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Dolton Powell murder: Joint enterprise ruling causes charge rethink – BBC News

Posted February 22nd, 2016 in appeals, gangs, homicide, interpretation, joint enterprise, murder, news, racism, Supreme Court by sally

‘Prosecutors are reconsidering murder charges in the trial of eight people following a Supreme Court ruling on the joint enterprise law.’

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BBC News, 19th February 2016

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Families to challenge minimum income visa rules in supreme court – The Guardian

Posted February 22nd, 2016 in appeals, families, human rights, immigration, news, remuneration, statistics, Supreme Court, visas by sally

‘The families of UK citizens denied the right to live in Britain because of the minimum income visa requirement for non-EU partners are to challenge the rules in the supreme court on Monday.’

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The Guardian, 22nd Febraury 2016

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Correcting the joint enterprise law won’t lead to mass prison releases – The Guardian

‘The UK supreme court has made a landmark ruling after 30 years, but what are the implications?’

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The Guardian, 18th February 2016

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R v Jogee (Appellant) – Supreme Court

Posted February 18th, 2016 in appeals, joint enterprise, jury directions, law reports, murder, Supreme Court by sally

R v Jogee (Appellant) [2016] UKSC 8 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 18th February 2016

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Shop Direct Group (Appellant) v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Respondent) – Supreme Court

Posted February 18th, 2016 in appeals, corporation tax, law reports, repayment, Supreme Court, VAT by sally

Shop Direct Group (Appellant) v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Respondent) [2016] UKSC 7 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 17th February 2016

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