Washington legal pot farms get back to work after pesticide concerns halted operations

Washington legal pot farms get back to work after pesticide concerns halted operations

Published Saturday, July 15, 2023 | 9:01 p.m Updated 14 hours, 10 minutes ago SEATTLE (AP) — A big mound of fresh dirt sits at Terry Taylor’s marijuana farm in the high desert of north-central Washington state. Each hole for a new plant gets filled with the clean soil. Large swaths of recently installed landscape fabric cover the ground, and soon the dirt roads on his property will be covered in crushed rock to keep dust contaminated from covering the crops. Taylor’s pot farm is one of several getting back to business after state regulators halted their operations in April,…
Paul and another v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (2) Polmear and Anor v Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust and (3) Purchase v Ahmed – UKSCBlog

Paul and another v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (2) Polmear and Anor v Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust and (3) Purchase v Ahmed – UKSCBlog

In this post, Isabel Emerson, Senior Associate, and Anna Walsh, Partner, in the Clinical Risk and Medical Advisory and Professional Discipline and Regulatory team at CMS preview the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in Paul and another v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (2 ) Polmear and Anor v Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust and (3) Purchase v Ahmed These three conjoined appeals were heard by the Supreme Court on 16 – 18 May 2023. These are three deeply tragic cases, each relating to a claim by a close relative (a secondary victim) for psychiatric injury caused by witnessing, or…
Billy Graham, WWE Hall of Famer and Pro Wrestler, Dead at 79

Billy Graham, WWE Hall of Famer and Pro Wrestler, Dead at 79

The death of the former pro wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer was announced by fellow sports entertainer Ric Flair on Twitter KMazur/WireImage The wrestling world is mourning the death of Billy Graham, who died on Wednesday at 79 after a series of health issues. Graham’s death was first announced by fellow pro wrestler Ric Flair, who wrote on Twitter, “The Superstar Billy Graham Just Left Us THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR INFLUENCE On My Career!” According to a statement shared on Graham’s Facebook account from his wife Valerie on Monday, Graham had been hospitalized and was on life support.…
Paul and another v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (2) Polmear and Anor v Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust and (3) Purchase v Ahmed – UKSCBlog

Moulsdale t/a Moulsdale Properties v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Scotland) [2023] UKSC 12 – UKSC Blog

On appeal from: [2021] CSHI 29 This appeal concerns whether the appellant (trading as Moulsdale Properties) should have charged value added tax (“VAT”) on the sale price of a property which he sold to a purchaser who had no connection to him in September 2014. Sales of land and buildings are generally exempt from VAT in accordance with Schedule 9 Group 1 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (“VATA”). However, paragraph 1 of Schedule 10 to VATA gives a taxable person an option to tax transactions relating to a particular parcel of land. Where the option to tax is…
Updates On Court Hearings For Jeff Hardy And Tammy Sytch

Updates On Court Hearings For Jeff Hardy And Tammy Sytch

Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images Legal updates on AEW stars Jeff Hardy and Tammy Sytch have arrived. At times, the two have dominated the news wire with their legal troubles over the past year, and the latest update shows that one issue may be closer to the end, while another still has a way to go. PWInsider is reporting that Hardy is, as of now, still scheduled for a pre-trial hearing on February 23. It was noted that court records have indicated Hardy’s defense and the prosecution were trying to come to a plea agreement for Hardy, though nothing had been made…
Paul and another v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (2) Polmear and Anor v Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust and (3) Purchase v Ahmed – UKSCBlog

Barton and others v Morris and another in place of Gwyn-Jones (deceased) [2022] UKSC 3 – UKSC Blog

On appeal from: [2019] EWCA Civ 1999 Foxpace Limited (“Foxpace”), the Fourth Respondent, owned a property known as Nash House in London. This appeal concerns an oral agreement between Foxspace and Mr Barton, the First Respondent, regarding the Nash House. In the High Court it was held that Foxspace agreed to pay Mr Barton £1.2 million if he introduced a purchaser for Nash House who bought it for £6.5 million. The £1.2 million represented deposits and other expenses that Mr Barton had lost on two previous attempts to buy Nash House. Mr Barton introduced to Foxspace a purchaser who attempted…
Washington legal pot farms get back to work after pesticide concerns halted operations

Washington state court OK’s Albertsons’ merger $4B dividend

Published Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 | 11:42 p.m Updated 0 milliseconds ago SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Supreme Court has brushed aside the final remaining legal hurdle in the way of a $4 billion by Albertsons to its shareholders dividend ahead of a proposed merger with rival Kroger. The state’s highest court on Tuesday declined to review a case against the dividend brought by state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, The Seattle Times reported. Ferguson had argued that the payment could financially weaken Albertsons and lead to shuttering locations of Albertsons and of Safeway, which Albertsons owns. In a two-page…
Paul and another v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (2) Polmear and Anor v Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust and (3) Purchase v Ahmed – UKSCBlog

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…