R (on the application of Officer W80) v Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct and others [2023] UKSC 24. – UKSC Blog

W80, an armed police officer, shot Jermaine Baker dead in a police operation. Mr Baker was implicated in a plot to snatch two individuals from custody. The police had intelligence that the plotters would be in possession of firearms. W80’s

It’s Christmas – so it must be time for copyright reforms – IPwars.com

At long last and just in time for Christmas, the Communications Branch of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications has published the long awaited exposure draft of the Copyright Amendment (Access Reform) Bill 2021 and – a

The Klein Law Firm Announces a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of July 11, 2023 in the Class Action Filed on Behalf of Stem, Inc. f/k/a Star Peak Energy Transition

NEW YORK, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Klein Law Firm announced that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Stem, Inc. f/k/a Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. (NYSE: STEM) alleging that the Company

Jalla and another v Shell International Trading and Shipping Company and another [2023] UKSC 16 – UKSC Blog

This appeal concerns the tort of private nuisance (a civil wrong) in the context of a major oil spill. The question at issue is whether there is a continuing private nuisance and hence a continuing cause of action. This is

Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses v BXB [2023] UKSC 15 – UKSC Blog

In this appeal, the Supreme Court is asked to decide whether the Jehovah’s Witness organization is vicariously liable for a rape committed by Mark Sewell, a former elder.

In 1984, Mr and Mrs B began attending services of the Barry

New York Rangers Award Law School Scholarship to Sandy Hook Survivor: ‘You’re Our Inspiration’

The surprise was presented after Thursday night’s Rangers versus Toronto Maple Leafs game at Madison Square Garden

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Bruce Bennett/Getty

A survivor of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting received a surprise from the New York Rangers on Thursday