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In sport, it is not always the assailant who is open to being sued – players, clubs, governing bodies and referees can also find themselves subject to legal action, which is explored in this article via case law across a wide range of sports.
The recent headline that a US court has ruled “Happy Birthday to You” is not subject to copyright will come as a shock to many. Not shock that a court has made such a ruling, but total disbelief that anyone could be claiming copyright in the song at all. Surely such a well-known song can’t be subject to copyright and even if it were, surely by now it would have expired?
In the last season of Grey’s Anatomy, popular character Dr Derek Shepherd (aka McDreamy), Consultant Neurosurgeon, died following a road traffic accident … or was it an act of medical negligence? We look at the facts of Dr Shepherd’s treatment and subsequent death, and ask the question whether his wife Meredith would have had a case for medical negligence if this had happened in Scotland
This week has brought the biggest modernisation of Scotland’s Courts for generations. The Court Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 introduces a substantial number of significant changes to the civil courts and civil procedure in Scotland.
Landlords who have found themselves with a commercial property and a dissolved tenant can now go forward with the comfort of knowing that the tenant’s subsequent restoration will not cause any difficulties for a new letting arrangement, so long as a notice of disclaimer has been obtained.