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…
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Guest v Guest [2022] UKSC 27 – UKSC Blog
In this post, Tobias Seger, an Associate at CMS, comments on the Supreme Court’s decision in Guest v Guest [2022] UKSC 27, handed down by the Supreme Court on 19 October 2022. This case concerns the proper approach to granting relief under the doctrine of proprietary estoppel. background ““One day my son, all this will…
R (Day) v Shropshire Council (heard 7th December 2022) – UKSCBlog
In this post, Mathew Purchase KC of Matrix Chambers previews the forthcoming judgment in the case of R (Day) v Shropshire Council, on appeal from [2020] EWCA Civ 1751. background Shrewsbury Town Council owned a plot of land which was subject to a statutory trust arising either under section 10 of the Open Spaces Act…
This Week in the Supreme Court – week commencing 12th December 2022 – UKSCBlog
On Wednesday 14th December the Supreme Court will hand down judgment in the case of DB Symmetry Ltd and another v Swindon Borough Councilon appeal from [2020] EWCA Civ 1331. The Court was asked to consider if it is lawful for a planning authority, in granting planning permission for a development, to impose a planning…
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri to move to downtown St. Louis
st. LOUIS — After 28 years in the Central West End, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri is moving to downtown St. Louis. The nonprofit, which provides free civil legal help to low-income people, will move to Peabody Plaza, at 701 Market Street, in January. Legal Services of Eastern Missouri will occupy the entire 11th floor…
CareTime Partners with Polsinelli to Provide Legal and Compliance Resources to Home Health Agencies
Published: dec. 5, 2022 at 6:00 AM CST|Updated: 1 hour ago Collaboration gives CareTime customers access to premier legal guidance WINTER GARDEN, Fla. and KANSAS CITY, Mo., dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — CareTime, a leading software provider for the home health industry, today announced a new partnership with Polsinelli, one of the nation’s foremost full-service…
In revolt, more law schools won’t participate in US News rankings
Comment on this story Comments First, Yale University’s top-ranked law school declared it would end cooperation with the US News & World Report rankings. Within hours, Harvard University’s law school, ranked fourth, followed suit. Then, what began as a high-profile protest against the rankings became a mass revolt that now encompasses four University of California…
Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd – UKSCBlog
In this post, Sophie Campbell, an Associate in the litigation team at CMS, previews the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd. background Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd (“B”) was the tenant of commercial premises in Liverpool. B had leased the premises since 2012 and…
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…
Biden Updates When You’ll Get Them
AleksandarNakic / Getty Images Despite a number of legal challenges that aim to block the US government’s student loan forgiveness plan — including a federal appeals court decision to delay the plan — President Joe Biden sounds confident that borrowers who qualify for relief will see their debt canceled within the next couple of weeks….