On appeal from: [2020] CSIH 60 The claimant in this case is a VAT-registered business principally specializing in the sale of dispensed spectacles and laser eye surgery under the name Optical Express. VAT operates in a large measure by self-assessment, with taxable persons submitting periodic self-assessment returns to His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”). The…
Back to the mat? HCA antitrust case attorneys aren’t done with Mission-monopoly argument
Mission Health and its owner HCA Healthcare are defendants in an ongoing North Carolina Business Court lawsuit claiming the system has a monopoly in Western North Carolina. ASHEVILLE – New filings in the first Western North Carolina antitrust lawsuit leveled against HCA Healthcare, Mission Health and Mission Hospital show attorneys representing six plaintiffs aren’t done…
Prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed in ‘Serial’ case
By BRIAN WITTEAssociated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Prosecutors dropped charges against Adnan Syed on Tuesday in the 1999 killing of Hae Min after additional DNA testing excluded him as a suspect in a case chronicled by the hit podcast “Serial.” Marilyn Mosby, the state’s attorney for the city of Baltimore, said her office would…
NYS Cannibas Control Board Add New Regulations on Personal Home Cultivation of Medical Cannabis
Posted by: Patricia Salkin | October 11, 2022 NYS Cannibas Control Board Add New Regulations on Personal Home Cultivation of Medical Cannabis Effective October 5, 2022, certified patients and designated caregivers twenty-one years of age or older who are registered with the New York Medical Cannabis Program may cultivate cannabis at home for a certified…
Graft convictions extend Suu Kyi’s prison term to 26 years
In recent months, her trials have been held in a purpose-built courtroom in the main prison on the outskirts of the capital, Naypyitaw. She has not been seen or allowed to speak in public since she was arrested and her lawyers, who had been a source of information on the proceedings, have not been allowed…
Colorado Poised to Further Restrict Post-Employment Restrictions | Seyfarth Shaw
On August 10, 2022, Colorado’s new statute further restricting non-competition and non-solicitation provisions becomes effective. The new law, which passed earlier this year, continues Colorado’s trend toward increased scrutiny of post-employment restrictions and adds Colorado to the growing list of states that restrict the use of out-of-state choice of law and forum provisions in agreements…
Russia Launches More Strikes; Biden Pledges Help
(Bloomberg) — Russia launched fresh strikes Tuesday in Zaporizhzhia and Lviv as air-raid sirens sounded across Ukraine, one day after the most intense barrage since the first days of the invasion and President Vladimir Putin’s threats to hit more infrastructure targets. Most Read from Bloomberg The Group of Seven leaders are scheduled to hold a…
OH Appeals Court Finds that Property Co-Owner Did Not Violate Zoning Ordinance by Having her Children Ride Their Dirt Bikes Behind her Home
This post was authored by Jennifer Autar, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Touro Law Center On June 23, 2021, Defendant-Appellant Sulken was cited by Delhi Township Police for a misdemeanor zoning violation for having a dirt-bike track on a one-acre property she co-owns behind her house. Despite the fact that her sons used the parcel to ride…
Reference by the Lord Advocate of devolution issues under paragraph 34 of Schedule 6 to the Scotland Act 1998 – UKSCBlog
During the course of today and tomorrow, the UK Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Lord Advocate’s Reference in relation to the Scottish Independence Referendum Bill (the “Bill”). The Court has been asked to determine whether it would be within the Scottish Parliament’s power to legislate for a second referendum on Scottish independence….
Maryland US Attorney Erek Barron creates civil rights and special victims section
The US attorney’s office in Maryland will have a new section focused on civil and criminal civil rights and special victims cases. “This section will be a beacon for protecting civil rights and addressing victim-related crimes requiring specialized skills,” said US Attorney for Maryland Erek L. Barron in a release announcing the change on the…