It’s all out in the wash: Henkel Australia Pty Ltd (Henkel) has successfully removed two dishwashing tablet trade marks owned by Reckitt Benckiser Finish BV (Reckitt) from the registers. In the recent Federal Court decision RB (Hygiene Home) Australia Pty Ltd v Henkel Australia Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 1042, Rofe J simultaneously overturned an interlocutory…
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News Corp UK & Ireland Limited v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs – UKSCblog
In this post, Jack Prytherch, Of Counsel in the Tax team at CMS, previews the case of News Corp UK & Ireland Limited v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customswhich is scheduled to be heard on 22 and 23 November 2022. The Supreme Court will consider whether the Court of Appeal erred in finding…
Lawsuit alleges migrants denied legal counsel at 4 DHS detention facilities
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — A group of legal organizations has sued the Department of Homeland Security and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agencies alleging asylum-seekers at four detention facilities have been denied access to legal representation. The lawsuit was filed earlier this month in the US District Court in Washington, DC, by the American…
Russians refusing to fight in Ukraine flee country, long for home
The young Russians who fled their country for neighboring Kazakhstan to avoid being conscripted to fight in Ukraine all want to go home one day. They just don’t know when that will be. “I feel very sad, because, actually, I love Russia,” a 25-year-old Muscovite told NBC News in the biggest city in Kazakhstan, Almaty,…
ILPC Annual Conference 2022 – Online Safety in Connected World
Dates: 17 November 2022; 9:30 – 17:00 (in-person) and November 18, 2022; 9:30 – 13:00 (on line) Venue: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR The Information Law & Policy Center’s 7th Annual Conference 2022 will explore the impact of policymaking focused on ensuring ‘online safety’ and the increased use of…
Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v NHS Lothian Health Board (Scotland) 2022 UKSC [28] – UKSCBlog
On appeal from: [2020] CSIH 14 This appeal concerns the correct approach to evidence and the burden and standard of proof in the context of historic claims for the recovery of input Value Added Tax (“VAT“). Input tax is the VAT incurred when the taxpayer buys in supplies which it uses for the purpose of…
Biden’s student loan forgiveness application is officially live. Here’s how to apply
The official application for federal student loan forgiveness went live Monday, President Joe Biden announced during an update on the relief process. “It takes less than five minutes” to fill out, Biden said during his remarks. “This is a game-changer for millions of Americans. We’re getting moving.” A test version of the application was launched…
Unger and Anor (in substitution for Hasan) v Ul-Hasan (deceased) and Anor – UKSCBlog
In this post, Grant Arnold, a paralegal in the litigation team at CMS, previews the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in Unger and Anor (in substitution for Hasan) v Ul-Hasan (deceased) and Anor. Real Background Ms Hasan and Mr Ul-Hasan married in Pakistan in 1981. The parties separated in 2006, before the husband obtained…
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, opponent Scott Jensen once found common ground on some key issues
MINNEAPOLIS — Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and GOP nominee Scott Jensen have framed themselves as political polar opposites who agree on few, if any, issues. But they once overlapped on some insulin, marijuana and gun policies, particularly back when Jensen was an unpredictable state senator willing to break ranks with his party. They applauded…
Self-Taught Cosmetologist Performed Botched Plastic Surgery At Her Apartment; Made $16,000 Monthly
Representation. Bloodied surgery tools. Engin_Akyurt/Pixabay KEY POINTS A Vietnamese woman ran an illegal cosmetology studio in Taiwan starting October last year She performed operations in an apartment despite only being self-taught in cosmetology The woman was fined around $11,825 and ordered to undergo legal education A Vietnamese national in Taiwan has been fined more than…