With the closing stages of the negotiations between Australia and the EU over the proposed free trade agreement almost upon us, the EU has proposed a list of 55 further wine geographical indications it wants to protect.[1] Amongst others, the list includes “prosecco” and “vittoria”. The Department of Agriculture is holding a Public Objections Process […]
On Wednesday 19th April the Court will hand-down judgment in Morgan and others v Ministry of Justice (Northern Ireland) [2023] UKSC 14. The Court will determine whether Section 30 of the Counter Terrorism and Sentence Act 2021 is incompatible with Articles 5 and/or 7 of the European Convention on Human Rights. If so, what (if […]
Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday signed an executive order designed to strengthen background checks, and called on the state Legislature to pass the equivalent of a red flag law. During a news conference, Lee said the executive order would ensure that information-sharing “more closely guarantees the safe, lawful purchase of firearms in Tennessee.” […]
Law enforcement officials from New Hampshire and Massachusetts are conducting a sprawling search in Revere on Friday in connection with the 2019 murder of 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery. Manchester police and Massachusetts State Police began searching wetlands along Lynn Marsh Road around 9 am, according to New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella and Manchester Police […]
This appeal is concerned with the following questions: (1) When the Parole Board is deciding whether or not to direct the release of a prisoner on license, can it only take into account allegations if they are proved on the balance of probabilities? (2) Does the Parole Board’s “Guidance on Allegations” (the Guidance) misstate the […]
NEW CITY – A dormitory school operating inside a house along rustic South Mountain Road has been ordered temporarily closed by a New York State Supreme Court justice. Justice Christie D’Alessio granted Clarkstown’s request for a temporary restraining order. The town’s legal action claims the house has a certificate of occupancy as a single-family house […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s highest court is considering whether the state’s restrictive abortion law is void because it violated US… ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s highest court is considering whether the state’s restrictive abortion law is void because it violated US Supreme Court precedent that was in effect at the time when it was enacted. A […]
In this post, David McKie and Dany Bitar, partners and associates respectively in the litigation team at CMS, preview the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in JTI POLSKA Sp. Zoo and Ors v Jakubowski and Ors. Overview This leapfrog appeal was heard by the Supreme Court on 28 February 2023. The case concerns whether […]