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Burger v Risk Solutions: Court of Appeal rules JD Wetherspoon not vicariously liable for door staff assault

Court of Appeal rules JD Wetherspoon not vicariously liable for assault, leaving claimant uncompensated.

Hasbro v Sconnect: High Court grants summary judgment over Wolfoo's copying of Peppa Pig sound recordings

High Court finds Wolfoo videos copied Peppa Pig sound recordings across billions of YouTube views.

Workplace bullying law and employer risk

UK workplace bullying lacks statutory definition, leaving gaps in protection and increasing legal risk for employers

Wimblett v Chief Constable of Lancashire: High Court clarifies wrongful arrest accessory liability after Supreme Court ruling

High Court dismisses appeal and clarifies accessory liability for wrongful arrest following Supreme Court ruling.

Drabble v Bramhall: High Court finds village Facebook posts defamatory in preliminary meaning ruling

High Court rules drug-use and knife allegations in a Facebook group were defamatory statements of fact.

Wood v Fleming: Court of Appeal dismisses contempt appeal and calls for reform of contemnors' right of appeal

Court of Appeal dismisses contempt appeal as totally without merit and calls for long-overdue law reform.

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council v VR Investments: Upper Tribunal dismisses improvement notice appeal

Upper Tribunal upholds quashing of improvement notice after council fails to prove category 1 damp hazard.

R v Bornes: Court of Appeal dismisses sentence appeal in indecent images distribution case

Court of Appeal upholds 28-month term for French student convicted of distributing indecent images.