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28 September 2017
Issue: 7763 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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European Union

Nogueira and others v Crewlink Ireland Ltd; Osacar v Ryanair Designated Activity Company [2017] All ER (D) 101 (Sep)

Article 19(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) 44/2001 had to be interpreted as meaning that, in the event of proceedings being brought by a member of the air crew, in order to establish the jurisdiction of the court seised, the concept of ‘place where the employee habitually carries out his work’, within the meaning of that provision, could not be equated with that of ‘home base’, within the meaning of Annex III to Council Regulation (EEC) 3922/91. Nevertheless, the Court of Justice of the European Union held that it was a significant indicium.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DAC Beachcroft—Paul Brehony

DAC Beachcroft—Paul Brehony

Commercial disputes practice expands with partner hire in London

Ward Hadaway—Maria Coster

Ward Hadaway—Maria Coster

Partner appointed to lead family and matrimonial department in Leeds

Slater Heelis—Helen Marsh

Slater Heelis—Helen Marsh

Commercial property team expands in Manchester with partner appointment

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Financial protections for domestic abuse victims would be strengthened and cohabiting couples be given inheritance and separation rights, under historic government proposals
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The law sector has been chosen as the testing ground for the government’s AI Growth Labs—speeding up development, testing and regulatory compliance so software can be market-ready more quickly
A range of options beyond burial, cremation and burial at sea could become legally available, under Law Commission recommendations
Artificial intelligence (AI) legal assistants will be deployed to cut delays in the Crown Court, ministers have announced
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