McDonald (Deceased) (Represented by Mrs Edna McDonald) (Appellant) v National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc (Respondent) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 22nd October 2014
Month: October 2014
R (on the application of Barclay and another) (Respondents) v Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor and others (Appellants) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 22nd October 2014
Do me a favour! – New Law Journal
‘Does price parity mean price increase when it comes to most favoured nation clauses? Rebecca Owen-Howes reports.’
New Law Journal, 20th October 2014
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Use of a Trade Mark: Specsavers v ASDA – NIPC Law
‘In Community Trade Marks: Specsavers v ASDA 7 Feb 2012 NIPC Law I analysed the litigation that had taken place between two well known retailers in which the Court of Appeal considered how far an aggressive marketing campaign can go without infringing trade mark law. As I said in my case note Specsavers International Healthcare Ltd and others (“Specsavers”) had brought an action for trade mark infringement and passing off against the supermarket chain Asda Stores Ltd. (“ASDA”) for using the marketing materials that I identified in my note and Asda counterclaimed for revocation of Community trade mark 1358589 depicted above (“the wordless mark”) for non-use.’
NIPC Law, 16th October 2014
Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
Commercial Litigation: The Post-Jackson World – Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
Commercial Litigation: The Post-Jackson World (PDF)
Speech by Lord Justice Jackson
Law Society Conference, 21st October 2014
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
New sentencing proposals emphasise seriousness of knife and gun robberies – Sentencing Council
‘Today [21 October], the Sentencing Council has published its proposals for how robbers should be sentenced by the courts.’
Sentencing Council, 21st October 2014
New laws to support Good Samaritans move forward – Ministry of Justice
‘Law changes designed to support Good Samaritans and community heroes yesterday moved a step forward.’
Ministry of Justice, 21st October 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Can the PM Go to War? – BBC Law in Action
‘The House of Lords votes this week on a government proposal to increase the sentence for internet trolling to two years. We ask Baroness Deech QC – herself a victim of trolling – what she thinks of the idea.’
BBC Law in Action, 21st October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Human Rights: Philosophy and History – Gresham College
‘The philosophical and historical development of what may be regarded as essential human rights will be traced. It is essential to understand this development before criticising – or complaining about – modern Human Rights law.’
Gresham College, 15th October 2014
Source: www.gresham.ac.uk
Prison inspector warns of ‘widening cracks’ in system – BBC News
‘There has been a “rapid deterioration” in prison safety in England and Wales, the prisons inspector has warned.’
BBC News, 21st October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Second bite of the cherry? Bringing a second action against different employers for development of mesothelioma: abuse of process, cause of action estoppel and discretion under s33 Limitation Act 1980 considered – Zenith PI Blog
‘Would an action against employers who were unidentifiable at the time of an initial claim against 8 other employers in 2003 succeed where it was argued that such proceedings were an abuse of process of the court, that there was cause of action estoppel and where the claim was statute barred and required an application under s 33 Limitation Act 1980?’
Zenith PI Blog, 21st October 2014
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
British Jihadists and treason – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The news last week was that the Foreign Secretary has proposed a revival of a fourteenth century statute in order to prosecute British jihadists who travel to Iraq or Syria to fight. Cries of foul are coming from the usual quarters, and there’s even a protest that the Strasbourg Court would object, which, given the current controversy surrounding that tribunal, may be a good reason in itself for such a move.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 21st October 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Too many’ mentally ill end up in cells not hospital – BBC News
‘Too many people in the middle of a mental health crisis end up locked in police cells after being turned away from hospitals, says a report.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Is this a good time to dilute care home rules? – The Guardian
‘New laws aim to relax rules for care homes at a time when a report reveals 100 allegations of abuse to residents every day.’
The Guardian, 21st October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court demonstrates more merciful relief regime – Litigation Futures
The High Court has given a clear demonstration of the more forgiving post-Denton environment by granting relief from sanctions where the defaulting party admitted it had no good reason for its failure.
Litigation Futures, 22nd October 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Right to be forgotten: who may exercise power, over which kind of information? – The Guardian
‘The fifth and sixth public meetings of Google’s advisory council met in Berlin and London recently, inviting experts and the public to discuss the outcome of the recent “right to be forgotten ruling” made by the European court of Justice. Adviser Luciano Floridi explains the consultations.’
The Guardian, 21st October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Should muggers go to prison? – Daily Telegraph
‘Whatever happened to locking them up and throwing away the key? But the evidence suggests prison encourages re-offending.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Nigel Farage fined £200 for failure to declare free office space – The Guardian
‘Nigel Farage, the Ukip leader, has been fined £200 for breaking electoral law after he failed to declare that he was getting office space free.’
The Guardian, 21st October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cameron takes action on terrorism funding in charity sector through new law – The Independent
‘David Cameron has awarded extra powers and £8 million to a charity watchdog in an effort to “confront the menace of extremism” posed by bogus charities that divert cash to terrorism and other criminal activity.’
The Independent, 22nd October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Vicky Davies jailed for 12 weeks for abusing 999 service – BBC News
‘A woman who called the emergency services 200 times in two years with fake symptoms to get pain medication was “depleting life-saving resources” from the health service, say officials.’
BBC News, 21st October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
