A report by experts from the University of Glasgow looking at deaths caused by neurodegenerative disease in former professional footballers in Scotland.
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Ossett United FC is a football club based in Yorkshire, playing in the Northern Premier League. On 12 November 2019, they lost a claim for damages brought by Rees Welsh, a semi-professional player from an opposing team.
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It is important to recognise that organisations and individuals do not have to intend to launder money or even to act dishonestly in order to commit money laundering offences.
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Various Claimants v Barclays Bank is a claim in vicarious liability arising from sexual assaults perpetrated by an independent doctor conducting health examinations on employees and prospective employees of Barclays Bank, on the bank’s behalf.
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The Court of Appeal’s judgment in the case of Barclays Bank plc and Various Claimants has been handed down.
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Following mounting pressure, the Football Association has confirmed a study into suspected links between heading a football and brain damage will begin in January.
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This case is a prime example of where oral contracts have been upheld and have resulted in huge consequences for all parties.
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In an interesting development, the University of Birmingham has developed a new test to diagnose concussion and brain injuries.
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The Home Office have suspended QPR’s licence to sponsor non-EEA players, until an investigation into their Brazilian midfielder, Sandro, has concluded.
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Last year we reported on the General Court’s decision that, on a global consideration of the trade marks ‘Golden Balls’ and ‘Ballon D’or’, their visual and phonetic differences (despite their minimal conceptual similarities) meant they were not ‘similar’
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