Legal updates – Page 22
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Judicial costs decisions
Appeal court case re-establishes factors which may lead to judicial intervention over costs.
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Commercial property: exclusive occupation
The law on co-working rights is not always straightforward.
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Brexit 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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EU 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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Local government: cuts to library provision
When local authorities plan to reduce, restructure or rationalise library services, litigation often results.
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Family: 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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Patent infringement claims in China
A Canadian company's action against Sony could have wider significance for patent litigation claims.
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Pay-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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Arbitration: 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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Crass 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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Local government and land disposals
West Berkshire Council found itself under section 123 fire from Faraday Development Ltd.
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Family: financial needs on divorce
The Family Justice Council’s latest guidance is essential reading.
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Commercial 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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Dress code dilemmas
Employers need to consider potential discrimination issues when implementing a dress code.
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Offensive weapons, sentencing and costs
Changes to the law on weapons, sentencing and disqualification.
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Civil 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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RTA victims injured abroad
Claiming damages from the Motor Insurers’ Bureau following an accident abroad.
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A tale of two decisions: Olympic and Paralympic
Why were some Russian Olympians allowed to compete in Rio but all of its Paralympians excluded?
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When public authorities clash
High Court judge wondered why no attempt at compromise had been made.