London s Heathrow airport is waiting for a ruling from the UK Supreme Court on Wednesday (Thursday NZT) that could give it permission to build a third runway that it may no longer need. An appeals court ruled in February that the government failed to take full account of the Paris Climate Agreement when approving the airport s expansion. Heathrow was allowed to appeal in May, but by then its growth outlook had diminished amid the collapse in travel caused by the coronavirus pandemic. That s still the case as the Supreme Court prepares to decide whether to uphold the lower court s ruling or overturn it. Borders are restricted, with the number of passengers passing through Europe s busiest hub down 88 per cent in November, and 72 per cent year-to-date.
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Earlier this month, the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court ruled that children under the age of 16 are “unlikely to be able to give informed consent” concerning puberty blockers.
“There will be enormous difficulties in a child under 16 understanding and weighing up this information and deciding whether to consent to the use of puberty-blocking medication,” read the ruling. “It is highly unlikely that a child aged 13 or under would be competent to give consent to the administration of puberty blockers. It is doubtful that a child aged 14 or 15 could understand and weigh the long-term risks and consequences of the administration of puberty blockers.”
December 15 2020
When we look back on 2020, we will remember a year like no other. As COVID-19 dominated lives and the US presidency battle became ugly, people watched with a mixture of fear, horror and disbelief.
But as we head towards 2021, there may be light at the end of the tunnel. Each day brings fresh hope of a vaccine being rolled out soon, while Joe Biden is readying for the White House despite the best delaying efforts of Donald Trump.
Although these may be many people s chief memories, we wanted to recap on how 2020 reshaped IP. Read on to find out more.
The plan was declared unlawful on environmental grounds by the Court of Appeal in February, but England’s top court will overturn this decision, lawyer Tim Crosland said.
Mr Crosland, who is campaigning against the expansion, said he was acting in contempt of court by announcing the verdict before the court had officially handed it down.
“I have taken the decision to break the embargo on that decision as an act of civil disobedience,” he said on Twitter.
“This will be treated as a ‘contempt of court’ and I am ready to face the consequences. I have no choice but to protest the deep immorality of the Court’s ruling.”
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