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Judge Turns to Charles Dickens for Guidance

Judge Turns to Charles Dickens for Guidance

By | October 30, 2011 at 10:30 am | One comment

Traditionally when seeking to find answers on how one should interpret the law, judges turn to previous case law, however in a dispute over a property lease on Thursday last week, Lord Justice Rimer referred to a passage in Dickens’ 1853 novel ‘Bleak House’ in order to...

Posted in: Civil, Civil Newswire, Newswire

ECJ Gives Guidance on Football TV Rights

ECJ Gives Guidance on Football TV Rights

By | October 4, 2011 at 11:31 pm | No comments

The European Court of Justice today issued guidance to the High Court of England and Wales regarding the use of decoding boxes and decoder cards to broadcast Premier League football matches at pubs from cheaper, foreign providers than the British Broadcaster of Premier League...

Posted in: Civil, Civil Newswire, Newswire

2020 European Law Training Goals Set

2020 European Law Training Goals Set

By | September 14, 2011 at 3:36 pm | 3 comments

Yesterday the European Commission announced new targets to increase to number of prosecutors, judges and legal practitioners across Europe. That's to say, it wants half of the current 1.4 million legal practitioners in the EU to undergo training in Union law by 2020. The...

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