Legal updates – Page 11
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Royal Court confirms power to freeze assets outside Jersey
Latest chapter of the long-running Tantular litigation.
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Penalised for parking on your own land
Funny thing, the law. You would not, for instance, think you could get a ticket for parking on your own land. But you can.
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Service charges and careful drafting
Some cases are interesting because the facts are unusual; others are interesting because the facts are ubiquitous.
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Magic of the machine: can artificial intelligence invent?
The ways innovation is achieved will change, and patent and copyright law will require reform to address this.
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An analysis of the Sentencing Code
Code will provide single reference point for law on sentencing and will apply to all offenders convicted of an offence after 1 October 2020.
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When being stuck indoors becomes a nuisance
Spending time at home can be far from peaceful, due to the activities of neighbours or those working close by.
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Criminal law roundup
Dishonesty, intermediaries, statutory surcharge, and prison conditions.
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What Morrisons means for employer liability
Employers must continue to assess their obligations under GDPR and apply appropriate technical and organisational security measures.
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Interim injunctions against persons unknown
As George Harrison once sang: ‘All things must pass.’
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Comply with ADR duty or risk costs sanction
The recent decision of DSN v Blackpool Football Club Limited [2020] EWHC 670 (QB) illustrates the need for litigating parties to consider and engage with alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures in trying to resolve their disputes.
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Coronavirus Q&A: Changes to housing eviction notices
Coronavirus Act amends sections under the Housing Acts 1985, 1988 and 1996, as well as the Rent Act 1977.
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Fixed penalty notice for breach of lockdown: notifying the SRA
Ordinarily the regulator is not overly interested in fixed penalty notices. But these are not ordinary times.