TPO in Football: What it is, how it is developing, and what it should be – Blackstone Sports Law Bulletin

Posted January 7th, 2020 in contracts, news, sport, third parties by sally

‘The issue of Third Party Ownership in football remains a live one, despite FIFA’s outright prohibition in 2015. Any analysis of the current landscape needs to start with an understanding of what is meant by Third Party Ownership, or TPO for short.’

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Blackstone Sports Law Bulletin, 6th January 2020

Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted January 7th, 2020 in law reports by tracey

High Court (Family Division)

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council v R & Ors [2019] EWHC 3581 (Fam) (20 December 2019)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

VVB M&E Group Ltd & Anor v Optilan (UK) Ltd [2020] EWHC 4 (TCC) (07 January 2020)

Source: www.bailii.org

Defendant who claimed to be ‘Freeman of the land’ fined £15k for planning breaches – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 7th, 2020 in enforcement notices, fines, news, planning by sally

‘A resident who claimed to be a ‘Freeman of the land’ has been fined £15,000 for refusing to remove an unlawfully built extension that covered the whole of his back garden.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 6th January 2020

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

5 UK Human Rights Issues and Trends to Watch in 2020 – Each Other

‘From landmark legal cases to a landslide general election result, and civil disobedience to constitutional upheaval – the UK had no shortage of human rights news stories in 2019.’

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Each Other, 6th January 2020

Source: eachother.org.uk

Ayodeji Azeez death: Robber jailed for life over ambush murder – BBC News

Posted January 7th, 2020 in murder, news, robbery, sentencing by sally

‘A robber who murdered a man who was lured into an ambush by a teenage girl has been jailed for life.’

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BBC News, 6th January 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Self-generated abuse images fueling record number of paedophile sites uncovered by UK watchdog – Daily Telegraph

‘Young girls filming themselves on mobile phones has fuelled the record number of child abuse websites discovered and taken down by a UK watchdog last year.’

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Daily Telegraph, 7th January 2020

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

VAT ruling on Times digital edition could save News UK millions – The Guardian

Posted January 7th, 2020 in internet, media, news, VAT by sally

‘Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper group could be set for a substantial financial windfall after successfully arguing that the Times’ digital edition is effectively a print newspaper because its website is rarely updated.’

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The Guardian, 6th January 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Profession needs “healthier” approach to alcohol – Legal Futures

Posted January 7th, 2020 in alcohol abuse, health, law firms, news, solicitors by sally

‘The profession needs to create a healthier culture around alcohol, including never asking people at events why they are not drinking, the Law Society’s Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) has urged.’

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Legal Futures, 6th January 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Nurse launches legal test case with claim children cannot consent to transgender treatment – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 7th, 2020 in children, consent, judicial review, medical treatment, news, transgender persons by sally

‘Children cannot consent to transgender treatment, a nurse bringing a landmark legal case has said, claiming that many are autistic, homosexual or just confused.’

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Daily Telegraph, 6th January 2020

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

After tribunal’s ethical veganism ruling, what is a protected belief? – The Guardian

Posted January 7th, 2020 in belief discrimination, equality, news, veganism by sally

‘The right to philosophical and religious beliefs – or to no belief – is in effect a similar category of protection to that afforded to sex, race, disability or age under the Equalities Act 2010, according to Sarah Chilton, a partner at the law firm CM Murray.’

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The Guardian, 3rd January 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

“Minor error” dooms senior clerk’s unfair dismissal claim – Legal Futures

Posted January 7th, 2020 in barristers' clerks, limitations, news, unfair dismissal by sally

‘A senior clerk at a London barristers’ chambers cannot bring an unfair dismissal claim because of a “minor error” meaning that it was out of time.’

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Legal Futures, 7th January 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Tougher sentences needed to deter fly-tipping, says Local Government Association – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 7th, 2020 in local government, news, sentencing, waste by sally

‘Councils have called for the introduction of tougher sentences for fly-tipping, after the latest figures showed it costs them £58m a year to clear up.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 6th January 2019

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk