Catchwords: LAND LAW – Conveyancing – Contract for sale – Rescission – Respondent wished to rescind contract – Appellants did not consent to proposed rescission and maintained contract was “still on foot” – Appellants elected to affirm contract rather than terminating and seeking loss of bargain damages – Appellants sought orders for specific performance –…
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The Owners – Strata Plan 85044 v Murrell; Murrell v The Owners – Strata Plan 85044 [2020] NSWSC 20 (01 October 2020) (Williams J)
Catchwords: LAND LAW – covenants – restrictive covenants – construction – where restrictive covenant states that no matter or thing of any nature whatsoever shall be constructed on erected on placed on or permitted to remain on the servient tenement that exceeds a height of RL 26 AHD – where airspace above the servient tenement…
Ünüvar, Lam, & Dothan: Permanent Investment Courts: The European Experiment
Güneş Ünüvar (Univ. of Copenhagen – iCourts), Joanna Lam (Univ. of Copenhagen – iCourts), & Shai Dothan (Univ. of Copenhagen – iCourts) have published Permanent Investment Courts: The European Experiment (Springer 2020). The table of contents is here. Here’s the abstract: This special issue of the European Yearbook of International Economic Law focuses on the…
Demedicalisation: radically reframing the assisted dying debate—an essay by Lucy Thomas
Medically assisted dying currently exists as a legal medical procedure for patients meeting defined eligibility criteria in six countries, one Australian state, and nine US states, and pressure is… Article source: http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/recent/~3/fuNJPO_L-Ug/bmj.m2919.short
Menstrual cycle regularity and length across the reproductive lifespan and risk of premature mortality: prospective cohort study
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate whether irregular or long menstrual cycles throughout the life course are associated with all cause and cause specific premature mortality (age
The bench: reflections on an incurable diagnosis and control at the end of life—an essay by Paul Cosford
Perhaps it is the same for us all, whatever our age—if we know that we are approaching the end of our life, it is helpful to have a place of contemplation. I walk from the back door, along an old… Article source: http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/recent/~3/ZB-3mPXYiCU/bmj.m3716.short
ReproReceipts Campaign by UltraViolet
#ReproReceipts Campaign by UltraViolet highlights hypocrisy and Calls for Accountability at AT&T, Coca Cola, Disney, Nike, Procter & Gamble, and Uber The post ReproReceipts Campaign by UltraViolet appeared first on Corporate Governance. Article source: https://www.corpgov.net/2020/09/reproreceipts-campaign-by-ultraviolet/
SEC Charges Hospitality Company for Failing to Disclose Executive Perks
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Virginia-based hospitality company Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. for failing to fully disclose perquisites and personal benefits provided to executive officers. The action… Article source: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-242
SEC Charges HP Inc. With Disclosure Violations and Control Failures
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against technology company HP Inc. for misleading investors by failing to disclose the impact of sales practices undertaken in an effort to meet quarterly sales and earnings targets. HP… Article source: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-241
New Issue: Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
The latest issue of the Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy (Vol. 23, no. 2, 2020) is out. Contents include: Kenji Kamigawara, Katsuki Nakai, Naohiko Noma, Shinya Hieda, Emmanuelle Sarat, Alain Dutartre, Trevor Renals, Richard Bullock, Jacques Haury, Benjamin Bottner & Jean-Patrice Damien, What kind of legislation can contribute to on-site management?: Comparative case…