Government Control Over the Flow of Information: Lord Sumption Speaks Out Against the Online Safety Bill in the Latest Episode of Law Pod UK

Author: Rosalind English

The Online Safety Bill is currently making its way through the House of Commons, having reached the report stage in July. The bill’s concept of “legal but harmful” is controversial, and has attracted criticism from high places, not least of all former Supreme Court judge Jonathan Sumption. Lord Sumption joins Rosalind English in this episode to discuss the problems involved in defining this kind of harm and the concepts of “misinformation and disinformation” in the Bill.

Lord Sumption worries about the “sheer randomness” of the process for identifying legal but harmful material, and points out that the

Biden Admin Still Pushing Trump-Era Legal Positions After Two Years in the White House

Two years after President Joe Biden was inaugurated, his administration continues to advance Trump-era legal positions in dozens of court cases, a progressive watchdog group revealed Friday.

Former President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) “consistently made a mockery of the law throughout his four years in power,” the Revolving Door Project (RDP) noted in the latest release of its long-running litigation tracker.

Even though “their laughable reasoning and indefensible positions were struck down at a historic rate, many cases were still waiting for Biden,” wrote RDP. “Two years into Biden’s presidency, an alarming number remain, either in some form

Be Reasonable: The Enforceability of Post-termination Restrictive Covenants

The impact on working arrangements caused by the pandemic has led many workers to re-evaluate what they want from a job, with considerations such as flexible and remote working becoming both more desirable and attainable. This is affecting businesses in all sectors, and the impact it can have is not only on a business’s workforce but also on its customer base that is far reaching.

One of the most important things to consider when a worker leaves a business is restrictive covenants. These are often contained in the employee’s employment contract, service agreement or, in some circumstances, a shareholders agreement.

Update on Legal Action Being Taken Against Vince McMahon Following His WWE Return – PWMania

As PWMania.com previously reported, Vince McMahon has been reinstated to the WWE Board of Directors and is investigating the possibility of selling the company.

According to PWInsider.com’s Dave Scherer, he received an e-mail from a friend who is a party in the WWE shareholder derivative suit filed by Scott and Scott last June after the NDA allegations against Vince McMahon surfaced. You can read the complete e-mail below. The lawyers’ e-mail has been redacted to protect their clients’ privacy.

“I hope you have a great holiday season. I’m writing with an update on WWE. We have been working with the

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 the site, and an “East-West spine road” which ran to the eastern boundary of the site from a roundabout on the North-South access road. The appellant’s planning committee granted outline planning permission for the site subject to a number of conditions. Condition 39 read as

Legal Update: Amendments To Pensions & Retirement Allowances – Employee Benefits & Compensation

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Our Associate, Fatima Alsayed expands on changes to regulations of pensions and retirement allowances for government employees.

The principal law governing the pensions and retirement allowances for government employees is Law No. (13) of 1975 (the “Laws”). On the 18thth of April 2022, the Shura Council along with the Council of Representatives issued amendments under Law No. (13) of 2022 (the “Amendments “or “Amended Law”) to the provisions of the Law. Its provisions provide enhanced financial security for employees working in

UPDATE 8-Bolsonaro backers ransack Brazil presidential palace, Congress, Supreme Court

(Adds no immediate reports of injuries or deaths)

By Adriano Machado

BRASILIA, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Supporters of Brazil’s far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro invaded and defaced the country’s Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court on Sunday, in a grim echo of the US Capitol invasion two years ago by fans of former President Donald Trump.

There were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries from their rampage, but the invaders left a trail of destruction, throwing furniture through the smashed windows of the presidential palace, flooding parts of Congress with a sprinkler system and ransacking ceremonial rooms in the

LEGAL UPDATE – Public Health Directions extended in Queensland

IN BRIEF By way of updates, we attached the Public Health (Further Extension of Declared Public Health Emergency—COVID-19) Regulation (No. 2) 2022.

Summary

On 17 June 2022, Queensland’s declared public health emergency for COVID-19 was extended to 11.59 pm on Thursday 22 September 2022.

Consequently, Public Health Directions (PHD) with an end date of 24 June 2022 have been automatically extended until 11.59 pm on Thursday 22 September 2022. Directions will be progressively updated to reference the new date of 22 September 2022.

What does this mean for you?

If you are an employer or workplace subject to the