Archive for January, 2011
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Coverage of Yemshaw judgment raises questions of responsible legal reporting
31 Jan 2011The unfolding media coverage of the Yemshaw judgment has resembled a game of chinese whispers. As mentioned in last week’s…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 31 January 2011
30 Jan 2011Two appeals are to be heard in the Supreme Court this week. First, there are the linked cases R (on…
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The Week That Was
28 Jan 2011Three linked cases were heard in the Supreme Court last week: Al Rawi & Ors v The Security Service &…
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Case Preview: R (GC) v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis
28 Jan 2011This appeal raises again the lawfulness of the retention by the police of DNA and fingerprints which had been taken…
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Case Preview: Jones v Kaney
26 Jan 2011An expert giving evidence has until now been immune from suit. On 11 Jan 2011, a panel of seven Justices…
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New Judgment: Yemshaw v London Borough of Hounslow [2011] UKSC 3
26 Jan 2011On appeal from: [2009] EWCA Civ 1543 The meaning of “violence” in the Housing Act 1996, s 177(1), in the…
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Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? [updated]
25 Jan 2011The former leader of the Conservative Party has claimed today that “more and more decisions are being made by unaccountable…
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Revised FAQs section published on Supreme Court site
25 Jan 2011Readers may be interested to know that the Frequently Asked Questions page of the Supreme Court’s website has now been…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 24 January 2011
23 Jan 2011Three linked cases will be heard by the Supreme Court this week from Monday to Thursday 24 – 27 January 2011:…
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Case Comment: R (Morge) v Hampshire County Council
21 Jan 2011In a somewhat unusual case, in R (Morge) v Hampshire County Council (heard on 19 January 2011) the Supreme Court…
