Archive for March, 2011
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New Judgment: WL (Congo) 1 & 2 v SSHD; KM (Jamaica) v SSHD [2011] UKSC 12
23 Mar 2011On appeal from: 2010 EWCA Civ 111 The main issue in this appeal was whether breaches of public law were…
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Case Comment: Patmalneice v SSWP [2011] UKSC 11
22 Mar 2011The Supreme Court has given judgment in Patmalniece v SSWP [2011] UKSC 11, a case which required consideration of what…
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Case Preview: NML Capital Ltd v The Republic of Argentina
22 Mar 2011The case is listed for a two day hearing on 29 and 30 March 2011. The dispute in question relates…
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Change in Supreme Court Practice Directions
21 Mar 2011Changes to the Practice Directions for the UK Supreme Court and the JCPC have been announced on the Supreme Court…
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Look under ‘J’ for Judge.
21 Mar 2011For legally minded persons who are looking for a new way to while away hours on the internet, we would…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 21 March 2011
20 Mar 2011There are two appeals in the Supreme Court this week. On Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 March, Lords Hope, Rodger,…
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Patmalniece and Lord Walker’s Dissent: does he have a point?
19 Mar 2011The Supreme Court recently delivered judgment in the case of Patmalniece (FC) v SoS for Work and Pensions. Mrs Patmalniece,…
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Case Preview: Bloomsbury Intl Ltd & Ors v Sea Fish Industry Authority & Anor
18 Mar 2011This appeal has its origins in a claim brought by importers unhappy with the imposition of a levy. It concerns,…
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The Englishing of Scots criminal law? – the Advocate-General’s proposals for the appeals to the Supreme Court in criminal cases from Scotland
17 Mar 2011Since a devolution jurisdiction in Scottish criminal matters was conferred upon the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, by the…
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Women in Law: Getting through the Glass Ceiling
16 Mar 2011Following International Women’s Day last Tuesday, 8 March 2011, the Southbank Centre hosted a “Women of the World” festival to…
