Archive for December, 2011
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Ladies and Gentlemen, there will now be a short intermission.
23 Dec 2011The UKSC blog will be taking a short break over Christmas. We would like to wish all of our readers…
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The Week That Was
23 Dec 2011Two new justices have been appointed to the Supreme Court, Lord Reed and Lord Justice Carnwath. While the appointments were…
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New Supreme Court Justices
20 Dec 2011The Supreme Court has announced the appointment of Lord Reed and Lord Justice Carnwath CVO as new Justices of the…
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The Week That Was
18 Dec 2011Earlier this week the Lord Chief Justice published guidance on the use of Twitter in court. It allows media representatives…
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UKSC grants Julian Assange permission to appeal against extradition
16 Dec 2011The UKSC has today considered an application by Julian Assange for permission to appeal to the Court in Julian Assange…
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Case Preview: Ministry of Defence v AB & Ors
15 Dec 2011On 4 to 17 November 2011, the Supreme Court heard an appeal in the case of Ministry of Defence v…
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Case Comment: Human Genome Sciences v Eli Lilly [2011] UKSC 51
15 Dec 2011In order to be patented, an invention must be “susceptible of industrial application”; this is provided by Art 52(1) of…
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Case Preview: Employers’ Liability Insurance “Trigger Litigation”
14 Dec 2011The Supreme Court is currently hearing nine appeals arising out of six test cases collectively known as the “Trigger Litigation”.…
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New Judgment: Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Payne & Anor [2011] UKSC 60
14 Dec 2011On appeal from: [2010] EWCA Civ 1431. The respondents, in receipt of social security benefits, had obtained Debt Relief Orders…
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Case Preview: Sugar (Deceased) v BBC & Anor
14 Dec 2011On 23 November 2011, the Supreme Court heard an appeal in the case of Sugar v BBC [2010] EWCA Civ…
