Archive for February, 2011
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Case Preview: FA (Iraq) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
20 Feb 2011On 23 and 24 February the Supreme Court will hear another Government appeal in an immigration case with an EU…
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The Week That Was
18 Feb 2011The Supreme Court faced hostility from Parliament and the press as David Cameron announced that the government would comply with…
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The Quiet Judge
18 Feb 2011The New York Times has reported that it is five years since the United States Supreme Court Justice Thomas last…
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Case Comment: Brent LBC & Ors v Risk Management Partners Ltd [2011] UKSC 7
16 Feb 2011Court of Appeal decision overturned in first procurement case to reach Supreme Court. On 9 February 2011, the Supreme Court…
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Do daughters influence judges?
16 Feb 2011Much has been made of the difference in decision making between male and female judges. For example the 8-1 decision…
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Case Preview: HMRC v Tower MCashback LLP 1 & Anor
15 Feb 2011The two-day hearing in this case will begin on 21 February 2011. The Supreme Court will consider both a procedural…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 14 February 2011
13 Feb 2011There is only one hearing in the Supreme Court this week, three linked appeals about compensation for miscarriages of justice. …
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The Week That Was
11 Feb 2011The Home Secretary has today outlined a new Protection of Freedoms Bill, which she claimed will protect millions of people…
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‘Constant vigilance’ required to protect judicial independence.
10 Feb 2011It is a truth universally acknowledged that one should not try and bribe a United Kingdom judge. This, as Lord…
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Balen Report hearing rescheduled [Updated]
09 Feb 2011The case of Sugar v BBC & Anor (on appeal from [2010] EWCA Civ 715), which was due to be…
