Legal updates – Page 21
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FeaturePost-Brexit on the pistes: winter sports and EU law
Accident victims may struggle to get recompense if access to joined-up European laws is lost when the UK leaves the EU.
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FeatureJudicial costs decisions
Appeal court case re-establishes factors which may lead to judicial intervention over costs.
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FeatureCommercial property: exclusive occupation
The law on co-working rights is not always straightforward.
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FeatureBrexit judgment: oil and water don’t mix
Politics and the law were kept well apart in the Supreme Court’s adroit and erudite judgment in Miller.
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FeatureEU data protection compliance
The General Data Protection Regulation is here to stay: well beyond the date of Brexit. What do you need to know?
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FeatureLocal government: cuts to library provision
When local authorities plan to reduce, restructure or rationalise library services, litigation often results.
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FeatureFamily: sharing foreign pensions on divorce
How will a significant change from established practice affect the court’s power to rule on foreign pensions?
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FeaturePatent infringement claims in China
A Canadian company's action against Sony could have wider significance for patent litigation claims.
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FeaturePay-for-delay rulings under appeal
Appeals have potentially significant ramifications for the upcoming Competition Appeal Tribunal hearings in the GSK paroxetine case.
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FeatureArbitration: service of notice
The issue of whether the correct party has been served in arbitration becomes complicated in an agent-principal scenario.
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FeatureCrass methodologies for hard Brexit
It is deeply worrying that the UK appears to be renewing, perhaps with greater vigour, its commitment to reduce net migration through crass methodologies.
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FeatureLocal government and land disposals
West Berkshire Council found itself under section 123 fire from Faraday Development Ltd.
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FeatureFamily: financial needs on divorce
The Family Justice Council’s latest guidance is essential reading.
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FeatureCommercial property: partitioning
The merits of reviewing a licence to alter office premises have been brought into focus by a recent case.
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FeatureDress code dilemmas
Employers need to consider potential discrimination issues when implementing a dress code.
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FeatureOffensive weapons, sentencing and costs
Changes to the law on weapons, sentencing and disqualification.
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FeatureCivil procedure – party conduct and costs sanctions
What happens when the expectation that parties conduct themselves in a sensible and accountable manner is undermined?
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FeatureRTA victims injured abroad
Claiming damages from the Motor Insurers’ Bureau following an accident abroad.