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 […]
our colleagues Erik W. Weibust, Peter A. Steinmeyer, and Stuart M. Gershon co-authored an article in the legal backgrounder, published by the Washington Legal Foundation, titled “After 200+ Years Under State Law, FTC Proposes to Sweep Away All Noncompetites in Unauthorized Federal Power Grab.” Following is an excerpt: For over 200 years, the regulation of […]
What does the abhorrent violent material bill actually mean? If you would like to read the new bill firsthand, the Sharing of violent material bills defines what is meant by “abhorrent violent material”. The 24 page document outlines the circumstances under which one is in violation of this new social media posting law. What is […]
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 […]
By: Prakhar Bajpai INTRODUCTION The fundamental feature of modern jurisprudence is that for a democracy to be successful, voters must be prepared to make their decisions wisely. A democratic system that does not honor the normative values represented by modern jurisprudence runs the risk of eroding its own public legitimacy and trust. A political conception […]
US-POLITICS-DOCUMENTS-BIDEN-JUSTICE US Attorney General Merrick Garland names an independent special counsel to probe President Joe Biden’s alleged mishandling of classified documents at the US Justice Department in Washington, DC on January 12, 2023. Credit – Olivier Douliery—AFP /Getty Images Attorney General Merrick Garland determined that Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents merits further investigation, and […]
Published Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023 | 4:21 p.m Updated 4 hours, 33 minutes ago NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Bannon’s lawyers wanted out of his border-wall fraud case, telling a judge Thursday that he was unwilling to speak with them directly and that they had “irreconcilable” differences about how to proceed. Bannon, a conservative rabble-rouser […]
“Practices that three unelected bureaucrats find distasteful will be labeled with nefarious adjectives and summarily condemned, with little to no evidence of harm to competition. I fear the consequences for our economy, and for the FTC as an institution” – FTC Commissioner Christine S. Wilson The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) started 2023 with a bang. […]