This Week in the Supreme Court – week commencing 9th January 2023 – UKSCBlog

Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website.

On Wednesday 11 January the Court will hand-down judgment in McCue (as guardian for Andrew McCue) (AP) v Glasgow City Council (Scotland) [2023] UKSC 1, on appeal from [2020] CSHI 51. The key issue concerns whether the Respondent’s charging policy for community care services is discriminatory. The Respondent, a local authority, has the power to charge for its services, although certain deductions may be applied to reduce the contribution payable. This appeal concerns the Respondent’s decision to allow only certain deductions together with the validity of the

Mind the Gap: Patagonia Sues Gap For Copying Fleece Design

High-end outdoor clothing brand Patagonia Inc is taking on fast fashion retailer Gap for copying its “iconic” fleece jacket design. Patagonia Inc has filed court proceedings in the Federal Court.

In a complaint filed on 22 November 2022, Patagonia alleges that Gap willfully and deliberately copied the fleece design through the creation and sale of its “Mockneck Pullover” jackets, mimicking the flap pocket and rectangular logo of Patagonia’s classic “Snap-T” fleece jackets (shown below).

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Images taken from Patagonia website at URL: www.patagonia.com and GAP website at URL: www.gap.com.

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KINSELLA: US Supreme Court docket tosses precept that holds regulation collectively

Stare decisis is the immutable authorized rule that courts will follow established precedent when making choices.

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FBI directed Indiana police to drag over Bryan Kohberger, in search of video pictures of his arms

A Federal Bureau of Investigation surveillance staff tracked the Idaho quadruple homicide suspect Bryan Kohberger and his father on a cross-country street journey from Washington State to Pennsylvania and requested

LEGAL UPDATE – Mandate restrictions easing in Queensland

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the Public Well being (Additional Extension of Declared Public Well being Emergency—COVID-19) Regulation (No. 2) 2022 was applied solely final week. Nonetheless, the Premier has circled on that announcement and has introduced a few of Queensland’s final remaining COVID-19 restrictions will probably be lifted from 1am, 30 June 2022.

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Starting this Thursday, Queenslanders will now not require COVID vaccinations to go to aged care amenities, incapacity lodging and correctional amenities.

The Premier has additionally introduced that the high-risk employee vaccine mandate would even be revoked in colleges, early childhood training, outdoors college care, kindergartens, household day care,

This Week in the Supreme Court – w/c 24th July 2023 – UKSCBlog

Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website.

On Wednesday 26th July the Court will hand-down judgment in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others [2023] UKSC 28. The Court will determine the following issue: Are litigation funding agreements (“LFAs”) pursuant to which the funder is entitled to recover a percentage of any damages recovered “damages-based agreements” (“DBAs”) within the meaning of the legislation which regulates such agreements?

The following Supreme Court judgments remain outstanding: (As of 28/07/23)

  • East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust v

Trump spending so much donor cash on lawyer bills there’s “not a lot left” to fund the actual campaign

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As former President Donald Trump’s legal woes mount, the line between his criminal defense and his 2024 presidential campaign is blurring, a political and financial muddying that The Washington Post projects will only worsen as multiple prosecutions continue to dominate his time, resources and messaging.

Trump’s appeals to stay out of prison on social media, in rally speeches and in interviews have become a mainstay of his candidacy, as evidenced by his frequent claims online that the criminal investigations against him are “witch hunts” that constitute election interference. His criticism of his indictments and the

Florida’s new Black history curriculum cites “personal benefits” of slavery

Florida’s 2023 Social Studies curriculum will include lessons on how “slaves developed skills” that could be used for “personal benefit,” according to a copy of the state’s academic standards reviewed by CBS News.

The lessons in question fall under the social studies curriculum’s African-American studies section, and be taught to students in sixth through eighth grade, according to the state standards.

The lessons for that grade level will include teachings on understanding the “causes, courses and consequences of the slave trade in the colonies,” and instruction on the differences and similarities between serfdom and slavery, the curriculum says. Students will