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Law digests: 20 March 2020

19 March 2020
Issue: 7879 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Contempt of court

 

Her Majesty’s Solicitor General v O’Neill [2020] EWHC 498 (Admin), [2020] All ER (D) 67 (Mar)

There was no doubt that there had to be a committal order made in respect of the respondent’s breach of the injunction prohibiting the solicitation or publication of any information as to the physical appearance, whereabouts, movements or new identities of Thompson and Venables upon their release from custody for an indefinite period and took effect against the whole world. The Divisional Court proposed a committal order for a term of four months which, given the mitigating factors, was suspended for a period of two years, which was extended significantly beyond the release date of the custodial period he was serving.

 

European Union

 

Pensionsversicherungsanstalt v CW C-135/19, [2020] All ER (D) 65 (Mar)

A benefit such as the rehabilitation allowance at issue in the main proceedings was intended to cover the risk of temporary disability and should therefore be regarded as a sickness benefit within the meaning of Art 3(1)(a)

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