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Child access for father in lesbian family case
The appellant was a 'donor' father seeking a fuller relationship with and contact to his son. A ('the father') and B ('the biological mother') conceived M, a boy aged 2, via artificial insemination. M lived with the mother and C, the mother’s long-term lesbian partner ('the psychological mother'). ...
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Intellectual property
European Communities - Database rights - Infringement Football Dataco Ltd and other companies v Yahoo! UK Ltd and others: Court of Justice of the European Communities (Third Chamber) (Judges Lenaerts (Rapporteur), president of the Chamber, Malenovský, Juhász, Arestis and ...
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Green leases
Last year I took part in a debate on sustainable, or ‘green’ leases, at one of the events organised at the Law Society by Pamela Castle OBE, chair of the National Centre for Biorenewable Energy, Fuels and Materials. It brought together scientists, lawyers and policy makers in public debate. Also ...
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Further reforms to the NCBC
My recent article dealt with the Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2011 (SI 2011/3013) which came into force on 19 March 2012. These rules, together with practice direction (PD) changes in update 58, dealt with the necessary procedural changes caused by the establishment of the National Civil Business Centre ...
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Employment
Employment tribunal - Procedure - Hearing - Adjournment O’Cathail v Transport for London: EAT (Judge Richardson, Mr A Harris and Mr J Rivers): 13 January 2012 The employee was employed ...
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Immigration
Appeal - Deportation - Appeal against deportation on national security grounds W (Algeria) and another v Secretary of State for the Home Department; PP (Algeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; Z (Algeria) and others v ...
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Disclosure
Pre-trial or post-judgment relief - Disclosure of documents - Orders being made in phone-hacking case limiting disclosure of court documents Various Claimants v News Group Newspapers Ltd and another: ChD (Mr Justice Vos): 27 February 2012 ...
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Revised FIT hit in solar plexus
Government plans to amend the Feed-In Tariff (FIT) scheme were torpedoed again on 25 January, this time by the Court of Appeal. The scheme had already taken a first instance hit before Christmas with the judgment of Mitting J. However, following the Court of Appeal’s judgment, and while former energy ...
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Libel and slander
Publication - Internet posting - Claimant bringing libel action against first and second defendant companies Tamiz v Google Inc and another: Queen's Bench Division (Mr Justice Eady): 2 March 2012 ...
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Conflict of laws
Jurisdiction - Challenge to jurisdiction - Civil and commercial matters Merchant International Co Ltd v Natsionalna Aktsionerna Kompaniia 'Naftogaz Ukrayiny': Court of Appeal, Civil Division (Lord Neuberger MR, Lord Justices Hooper and Toulson): 29 February 2012 ...
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Insolvency
Administration - Client funds - Company providing services for clients wishing to invest in securities Re Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (in administration): Supreme Court (Lords Hope DP, Walker, Clarke, Dyson and Collins): 29 February 2012 ...