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CGT v West Sussex: Court clarifies disability care funding and double recovery principles

Personal injury trust funds must be fully disregarded when assessing care eligibility under the Care Act 2014.

ACN v Secretary of State: Public sector equality duty and statistical monitoring requirements

High Court clarifies when statistical monitoring is required under public sector equality duty for asylum accommodation allocation.

UK Supreme Court overturns Aerotel in Emotional Perception AI patent case

Major shift in UK patent law interpretation aligns with European Patent Office approach

Stephen Belafonte v News Group Newspapers: High Court defines defamatory meaning in harassment claims

Court determines newspaper article accused film producer of US harassment and created grounds to suspect UK harassment of ex-wife.

Dairy UK Ltd v Oatly AB: Supreme Court clarifies "designation" in dairy term protection

The Supreme Court unanimously dismisses Oatly's appeal on trade mark validity.

Bank of Africa UK v Hassani: Employment status and whistleblowing detriments on secondment

When secondment arrangements end, determining the true employer matters for unfair dismissal claims.

Chand v EE Limited: composite reasons and the reasonableness test in unfair dismissal

Employment dismissals based on multiple misconduct allegations require careful scrutiny of employer reasoning.

MXV v Secretary of State for Home Department: HIV detention and Article 3 duties clarified

Detention of HIV-positive foreign national examined under Article 3 ECHR and Hardial Singh principles.