Duty

Landlords Buy More Despite Stamp Duty Rise – Go Health Pro

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Landlords Buy More Despite Stamp Duty Rise – Go Health Pro

When the government announced a rise in the stamp duty surcharge for landlords and second-home buyers, many predicted a mass exodus of buy-to-let investors. Cue dramatic headlines forecasting doom for the UK housing market and a bleak future for tenants searching for affordable rental homes. But has this actually happened? Not quite. Despite a hefty … Read more

L&I launches new light duty complaint resolution process – Go Health Pro

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L&I launches new light duty complaint resolution process – Go Health Pro

                The Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) recently launched a new Light Duty Complaint Resolution Office, for the purpose of resolving disputes over transitional and permanent job assignments for both state fund and self-insured workers’ comp claims. This is an important (and potentially problematic) development for … Read more

Whose Legal Duty to Aid? – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

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Whose Legal Duty to Aid? – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

On 4 November, Israel officially informed the United Nations of its decision to cut ties with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) following the passage of two bills opposing UNRWA’s activities on Israeli territory. The new laws also designate UNRWA as a terrorist organisation and strip its staff of legal immunity. As many commentators (e.g. Eirik Bjorge), including state officials, have criticised, those bills seriously threaten the operational viability of UNRWA in the occupied Palestinian territory.

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Google has no duty to refund gift card scam victims, judge finds – Go Health Pro

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Google has no duty to refund gift card scam victims, judge finds – Go Health Pro

But Freeman ruled that “May suffered economic harm because of third-party scammers’ fraudulent inducement, not Google’s omission or misrepresentation.” Additionally, May failed to show that Google had any duty to refund customers, after Google cited Target and Walmart policies to show that it’s common to refuse refunds. Scam victims did not use gift card “as … Read more

on the pre-contractual duty to analyse the consumer’s creditworthiness when granting credit – Official Blog of UNIO – Go Health Pro

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on the pre-contractual duty to analyse the consumer’s creditworthiness when granting credit – Official Blog of UNIO – Go Health Pro

Mariana Marques (Master’s student in European Union Law at the School of Law of the University of Minho)             Introduction In practice, financial institutions often grant credit without analysing the consumer’s creditworthiness. In most cases, credit is granted without analysing any variant that could compromise the borrowers’ financial capacity – and this is particularly prevalent … Read more