Abbasi and another (Respondents) v Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Appellant);Haastrup (Respondent) v King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Appellant) [2015] UKSC 15 (Link to UKSC).
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Justices: Lord Reed (President), Lord Hodge (Deputy President), Lord Briggs, Lord Sales and Lord Stephens
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Green Mountain Transit buses drive down Main Street in Burlington on May 14, 2024. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerPresident Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday told states and other recipients of federal transportation funding that they could lose those dollars if they do not comply with the White House’s interpretation of federal laws — including on…
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Middlebury College campus on June 23, 2018. Photo by Kenneth Burchfiel/Wikimedia CommonsThe Trump administration Friday reversed its decision to revoke some international students’ visas after facing multiple lawsuits.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is working to restore the visas of students whose student visa records were terminated in recent weeks, the Associated Press reported Friday. More…
The Fedtrade® podcast recently interviewed Tracey Hyatt Bosman, Managing Director of Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Company (BLS & Co.), as part of our SelectUSA Investment Summit Spotlight series. BLS & Co. is one of the largest specialty site selection and incentives advisory consulting firms in North America, helping companies compete and flourish by optimizing location…
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Rees-Wlodek v Calvary Healthcare ACT Limited [2025] ACTSC 162 (Link to JADE)
This decision deals with questions as to the interaction between the pre-court procedures required to be undertaken by the parties to a personal injury claim under ch 5 of the Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002 (ACT) and the procedures of the court upon…
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Workers remove a toilet from a flood-damaged home on Third Street in Barre on July 12, 2024. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerIn 2023 and 2024, Linda Martin, chair of the Wolcott Selectboard, saw what happens when Flat Iron Road fills with water.Where Route 15 crosses the Lamoille River, a bridge forces the wide flow of…
