It is beginning to look a lot like a legal disputes saga between supermarkets in the UK. We have recently covered an ongoing dispute between Lidl and Tesco (see here), which relates to an alleged trade mark infringement. This time, Marks & Spencer (M&S) are suing the largest Europe’s discount grocery chain Aldi for copying…
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Stanford International Bank Ltd (in liquidation) v HSBC Bank PLC (Expedited) [2022] UKSC 34 – UKSC Blog
On appeal from: [2021] EWCA Civ 535 The Appellant (“SIB”) is a company incorporated in Antigua and Barbuda that went into liquidation in 2009. Most of SIB’s business was selling investment products to international customers. However, during 2003 to 2009, SIB was being run as a large Ponzi scheme. Customer withdrawals and payments when investment…
Mariska Hargitay Posts Emotional Message Amid Heartbreaking ‘Law and Order: SVU’ News
“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below.” last week, Law and Order: SVU fans were devastated when Kelli Giddish officially left the drama after 12 seasons—and they weren’t the only ones. Mariska Hargitay echoed their sentiments, as she got emotional on Instagram while saying goodbye to…
DB Symmetry Ltd and another v Swindon Borough Council [2022] UKSC 33 – UKSC Blog
This appeal is concerned with the meaning of a condition that was attached to the grant of planning permission for a development site in the outskirts of Swindon. The proposed development included two roads, a “North-South access road” which ran southward from a new junction with the A420 and continued to the southern boundary of…
Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland – Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Northern Ireland) Bill [2022] UKSC 32 – UKSC Blog
The Abortion (Safe Access Zones) (Northern Ireland) Bill was passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly on 24 March 2022. The Bill is primarily designed to protect the right of women to access abortion and associated sexual and reproductive health services. It prohibits anti-abortion protests and other specified behavior within “safe access zones” around abortion clinics…
Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP Announces Proposed Settlement of Class Action Involving Purchasers of Newell Brands Inc. Common Stock
Published: dec. 5, 2022 at 7:00 AM CST|Updated: 38 minutes ago JERSEY CITY, NJ, dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEYLAW DIVISION: HUDSON COUNTY OKLAHOMA FIREFIGHTERS PENSION AND RETIREMENT SYSTEMIndividually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, vs. NEWELL BRANDS INC., MICHAEL B. POLK, JOHN K. STIPANCICH, SCOTT H. GARBER,…
Opinions | Top law schools bow out of US News rankings. What’s the thinking?
Comment on this story Comment In 1983, a weekly newsmagazine called US News & World Report launched an annual ranking of colleges, planting the seed of what became a revolutionary change to the magazine’s business model — and eventually, to that of higher education. The magazine’s rankings of colleges, law and business schools, hospitals and…
Republican women want 2022 to be their year
What will we remember when we look back on the 2022 midterm elections? Will Nov. 8, 2022, be the election that the GOP reclaimed the House and Senate or that the Democrats fended them off? Nail-biter finishes in state governors races? Republican women candidates hope it’s the year they banded together, spread out their campaign…
UPDATE 1-China names Chen Yixin as state security minister -parliament
(Add context) BEIJING, Oct 30 (Reuters) – China has appointed Chen Yixin as state security minister, Replacing Chen Wenqing who was promoted to oversee police, legal affairs and intelligence, the National People’s Congress, or parliament, said on Sunday. Chen Yixin, who was elected to the ruling Communist Party’s Central Committee during its once-every-five-years congress this…
Elon Musk hints at major update to Twitter
Elon Musk needs to complete his deal to buy Twitter on or before 28 October, 2022, to avoid a trial (Getty Images) Elon Musk has hinted that he plans a major update to Twitter if his deal to buy the platform goes ahead. The tech billionaire has until 9pm UK time on Friday to close…