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Coronavirus: Assessing the UK’s Response

This pandemic that is sweeping the world is evolving in real time and that makes it difficult to take a step back and assess how things are going. Some countries are undoubtedly doing better than others but that often varies according to political and economic

How The New Withdrawal Bill Leads To No Deal Brexit

On the face of it the new Withdrawal Bill published by the government this evening is a rather functional piece of legislation that gives effect to the deal negotiated by Boris Johnson. However you don’t have to dig very far beneath the surface to see

The Law No Longer has a Role in the Brexit Crisis

We are now less than two months away from the current Brexit deadline of 31st October but the announcements over the last few days from 10 Downing Street mean that it is unlikely Parliament will be able to fully utilise that remaining time. Firstly, in

UK Law Weekly

Telereal Trillium v Hewitt [2019] UKSC 23

Business rates are paid based on a valuation of the non-domestic property in question. In this case a dispute arose when empty offices in Blackpool were valued at an annual rent of £490,000 by the valuation officer before a tribunal reduced that down to £1

UK Law Weekly

Actavis Group v ICOS Corporation [2019] UKSC 15

The use of Viagra as treatment for erectile dysfunction is well known but there are alternatives that exist which arguably work more effectively. In this episode we examine a patent relating to the dosage used for one such alternative, Cialis. However in order to achieve