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Hargreaves’ IP framework
On 3 August, the government published its response to the independent review of the intellectual property framework carried out by the journalist, academic and public servant, Professor Ian Hargreaves. The review set out to determine whether copyright laws obstruct innovation and economic growth, preventing companies such as Google (that relies ...
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Sentencing
Imprisonment - Length of sentence R v H: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division (Lord Justice Elias, Mr Justice Maddison, Mr Justice Burnett): 27 September 2011 The Court of Appeal, ...
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Sentencing
Custodial sentence - Dangerous offenders - Robbery R v McKenzie: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division (Lord Justice Richards, Mr Justice Calvert-Smith, Mr Justice Underhill): 29 September 2011 The Court of ...
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Immigration
Leave to remain - Appeal - Claimants coming to United Kingdom in 2000 R (on the application of Mine) and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court (Mr Justice Simon): 9 September ...
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Removing an arbitrator on grounds of bias
One of the fundamental principles upon which arbitration rests is the entitlement of each party to have a fair hearing by an impartial arbitral tribunal. Indeed, this is a principle upheld by article 6 (right to a fair trial) of the European Convention on Human Rights. And this is also ...
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Immigration
Leave to enter - Indefinite leave Bah v United Kingdom: European Court of Human Rights (Garlicki, President, Bratza, Mijovic, Hirvela, Nicolaou, Bianku and De Gaetano): 27 September 2011 The European ...
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Immigration
Leave to enter - Indefinite leave Bah v United Kingdom: European Court of Human Rights (Garlicki, President, Bratza, Mijovic, Hirvela, Nicolaou, Bianku and De Gaetano): 27 September 2011 The European ...
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Employment
Unfair dismissal - Reasonableness Of dismissal Perry v Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust: Employment Appeal Tribunal (Mr Justice Wilkie, Mr Justice Harris, Mr D Smith): 22 September 2011 The Employment ...
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Employment
Contract of service - Written particulars of contract Castledine v Bentley Jennison (a firm) and another: Chancery Division, Birmingham District Registry (Judge David Cooke sitting as a judge of the High Court): 15 September 2011 ...
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Employment
Pay - Statutory minimum - Employee working as temporary pub manager Wray v JW Lees & Co (Brewers) Ltd: Employment Appeal Tribunal (Mr Justice Underhill, Mrs R Chapman, Dr K Mohanty): 14 July 2011 ...
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Mental Health
Persons who lack capacity - Best interest - European Convention on Human Rights Re M: CoP (Mr Justice Baker): 28 September 2011 The applicant, W, was the mother of M, ...
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Family crisis
The government’s Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill will reach committee stage on the 11th October 2011. Following the consultation on legal aid earlier this year the government received over 5,000 responses in relation to plans to remove legal aid from large areas of the law.
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Immigration
Leave to remain - Appeal - Right to respect for private and family life AJ v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Court of Appeal, Civil Division (Lords Justice Pill, Etherton, Sir Mark Potter): 21 September 2011 ...