Law & Order: SVU is on 24 seasons and counting (thanks to the recent renewal) without giving Benson/Stabler fans everything they want from the iconic TV duo, but all signs point toward another pairing ending the season on a very high note. Not only is Kelli Giddish coming back to the Law & Order the universe after Rollins was written out back in December, but the good ship Rollisi has apparently been sailing smooth waters off screen! Let’s start at the beginning.
How Kelli Giddish Is Returning First
The first news to break about Kelli Giddish coming back to the…
![R (on the application of Pearce and others) v Parole Board for England and Wales [2023] UKSC 13 – UKSC Blog](https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg "R (on the application of Pearce and others) v Parole Board for England and Wales [2023] UKSC 13 – UKSC Blog")
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 law on this issue?
The Parole Board for England and Wales (“the Board”) is responsible for deciding whether or not to direct the early release of prisoners serving various categories of sentences of imprisonment. When making its decision, the Board must be satisfied that it…
A ban on gender-affirming care for minors is now officially legal.
The law banning doctors from treating children with hormone therapy or gender-affirming surgery is set to go into effect in July.
On Friday, the ACLU promised to sue to overturn the law.
Now, one local doctor told Channel 2′s Richard Elliot that she expects to see the suicide rate among transgender teens to skyrocket.
Transgender Health SpecialistDr. Izzy Lowell said this law will actually hurt children.
The American Medical Association asked the national governor’s association not to support these kinds of bills.
Republicans here in Georgia say they passed…
Often the rights of the individual are in direct opposition to the rights of the public. This issue was recently explored in the blog about Australian Prison surveillance. The further we delve into the question of what’s right, the more confusing this becomes, as what might be right legally may not be right from a freedom of speech perspective.
When neo Nazis fill our web pages with racist and often completely fabricated rhetoric, the majority of people protest and rightly so, demanding that the spread of hate be removed. Some proponents of free speech might argue that this type of…
Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website.:
On Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th March 2023 the Court will hear The Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd v United Utilities Water Ltd No 2on appeal from [2022] EWCA Civ 852. The Court will consider whether The Manchester Ship Canal Company Limited can bring a private law claim in nuisance and/or trespass against United Utilities Water Limited in respect of unauthorized discharges of untreated foul water by UU into the canal. The hearing will begin at 11:00am in Courtroom 47 of the Manchester Civil Justice Centre.
On…
In this post, Henry Powell (Associate) and Antoni Hajdon (Of Counsel) in the Real Estate Disputes team at CMS, comment on the case of Barton & Ors v Morris & Anor in place of Gwyn Jones (deceased) [2023] UKSC 3 – handed down on 25 January 2023.
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal by a majority given in the judgment of Lady Rose. The case is considered whether payment of commission / renumeration fell due where the only term for payment that was clearly agreed between the parties was not fulfilled. The use of implied terms or unjust enrichment to…
Winsor dismissed an earlier version of the case in September on similar grounds, and a similar lawsuit filed in Orlando was also dismissed in October.TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge has again dismissed a lawsuit challenging a Florida law critics have dubbed “Don’t Say Gay” that restricts teaching about gender identity and sexual orientation in schools.US District Judge Allen Winsor in Tallahassee ruled Wednesday that a revised lawsuit filed by students, parents and teachers failed to show they had legal standing to challenge the law. The lawsuit had argued the new Florida law was unconstitutional.According to the…
Some of the largest false advertising jury verdicts were recorded in 2022. This, coupled with increased inflationary pressures will likely lead to an uptick in false advertising suits given that such pressures will impact consumer spending habits, leading to increased scrutiny of competitor advertising practices—particularly in the social media space.This post is one in a series of posts seeking to provide a snapshot of the latest Monster Energy, CareDx and AT&T cases, respectively. The second post will detail the differences between literal and non-literal falsehoods, comparative advertising—and how presumptions can favor plaintiffs when literal falsehoods are proven. It will…
