What happened when a grown adult put himself up for adoption?
On a Sunday morning in January 2005, readers of the North Carolina newspaper The Charlotte Observer opened its classifieds section expecting to see the usual assortment of
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Prosecutors drive final nails into murder case
As a bystander outside the Colleton County Courthouse waved a sign reading “Justice Is Coming Soon,” the State of South Carolina drove the final nails into its double murder case – and perhaps its coffin of criminal justice – against
London Borough of Merton Council v Nuffield Health Ltd – UKSCBlog
In this post, Lisa Fox, a senior associate in the litigation team at CMS, previews the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in London Borough of Merton v Nuffield Health Ltd.
Factual Background
Nuffield Health acquired Merton Abbey (the “Premises”)
Call for Papers: ILPC Annual Conference 2022
CALL FOR PAPERS
ILPC Annual Conference 2022 – Online Safety in a Connected World
We are pleased to announce this call for papers for the Information Law and Policy Centre’s 7th Annual Conference on 17-18 November 2022 hosted by the
Aviva Investors Ground Rent GP Ltd and another v Williams and others [2023] UKSC 6 – UKSC Blog
On appeal from [2021] EWCA Civ 21
This appeal is concerned with the validity of a provision in a lease which allows the landlord to revise the proportion of the overall costs of maintaining the wider estate that a leaseholder
Three teenagers killed in Lincoln County crash
This story has been updated with more details about the victims.
LINCOLN COUNTY — Three teenagers are dead and two others injured after a Sunday morning crash in Lincoln County.
Authorities said a 17-year-old girl was driving a 2008 Ford
Wolverhampton City Council and others v London Gypsies and Travelers and others – UKSCBlog
In this post, Frankie McPeanne, a trainee solicitor, and Emma Pinkerton, a Partner, both in the Real Estate Disputes team at CMS, preview the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in Wolverhampton City Council and others (Respondents) v London Gypsies
Lord Geidt and the Wild West of Policing Technology Governance: How can a resignation improve police technology oversight?
Author: Dr Marion Oswald
Last week, Rt Hon. Lord Geidt resigned as the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests, citing – as the straw that broke the camel’s back – a still rather opaque issues relating to international lawputting him
Priscilla Presley contests daughter Lisa Marie’s will after claims of ‘inconsistencies’
Priscilla Presley has made a challenge to the “authenticity and validity” of Lisa Marie Presley’s will, citing an unusual signature and other allegedly inconsistent details.
Lisa Marie, the only daughter of Priscilla and music icon Elvis Presley, died at 54
This Week in the Supreme Court – week commencing 23rd January 2023 – UKSCBlog
Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website.
On Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th January 2023, the court will hear the case of Republic of Mozambique (acting through its Attorney General) v Privinvest