Archive for November, 2011
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In the Supreme Court w/c 28 Nov 2011.
29 Nov 2011This week there no scheduled hearings in the Supreme Court or Privy Council. The following Supreme Court judgments remain outstanding:…
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The Week That Was
28 Nov 2011The Supreme Court may not have embraced the concept of ‘dress down Friday’, but have relaxed dress codes for those…
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Case Comment: Kernott v Jones [2011] UKSC 53
24 Nov 2011In this appeal (from [2010] EWCA Civ 578) – their Lordships were charged with revisiting the decision in Stack v…
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New Judgment: Jude & Ors v Her Majesty’s Advocate (Scotland) [2011] UKSC 55
23 Nov 2011Considers whether: (1) the time bar under the Scotland Act 1998, s 100(3B) (providing that any proceedings brought on the…
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New Judgment: McGowan (Procurator Fiscal, Edinburgh) v B (Scotland) [2011] UKSC 54
23 Nov 2011A reference of a devolution issue at the request of the Lord Advocate on the issue of waiver of the…
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Case Comment: O’Brien v MoJ [2010] UKSC 34, Opinion of Advocate General Kokott (C-393/10)
21 Nov 2011In August 2010, the Supreme Court unanimously referred the appeal of Mr O’Brien QC, a former fee-paid part-time Judge who…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 21 November 2011
21 Nov 2011The Supreme Court will hear two appeals this week. On Tuesday 22 November is the appeal from the Court of…
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Case Comment: Gale v Serious Organised Crime Agency [2011] UKSC 49
21 Nov 2011In Gale v Serious Organised Crime Agency, the UK Supreme Court sent a simple message to Strasbourg: if we are…
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The Week That Was
21 Nov 2011All eyes are on the House of Lords as the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill receives its…
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It is a truth universally acknowledged …
17 Nov 2011… that white men in possession of large fortunes are overly represented on the bench. Yet, while it is easy…
