Archive for July, 2012
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Supreme Court asked to rule on Welsh assembly powers
31 Jul 2012The UK attorney general has used “backstop” powers contained in the Government of Wales Act 2006 to halt the progress…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 30th July 2012
30 Jul 2012There are no sittings or hand downs scheduled in either the Supreme Court or the Privy Council this week. The…
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Case Comment: Test Claimants in the Franked Investment Income Group Litigation v Commissioners of Inland Revenue & Anor [2012] UKSC 19
30 Jul 2012The Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the appeal of Franked Investment Income Group Litigation v Commissioners of Inland…
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The Week That Was
27 Jul 2012The jurisdiction of the Privy Council could be expanded to hear appeal cases from Honduras. By establishing semi-independent city states…
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On your marks….
27 Jul 2012The Supreme Court has also entered into the Olympic spirit, with the opening of a summer exhibition at the Supreme…
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Lord Phillips: Supreme Court judgment
27 Jul 2012This article, which is based on the final interview given by Lord Phillips before he steps down as Supreme Court…
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Case Comment: RT (Zimbabwe) & Ors v SSHD; KM (Zimbabwe) (FC) v SSHD [2012] UKSC 38
26 Jul 2012On appeal from [2010] EWCA Civ 1285; [2011] EWCA 275 The respondents (and in the case of KM, the appellant)…
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Law degrees versus non-law degrees: UKSC Blog editors have their say
26 Jul 2012A couple of weeks ago, Lord Sumption expressed the controversial view that, for aspiring solicitors and barristers, reading a non-law…
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New Judgment: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council v Hickin [2012] UKSC 39
25 Jul 2012On appeal from: [2010] EWCA Civ 868 The appellant’s parents were joint tenants of a property of which the respondent…
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New Judgment: RT (Zimbabwe) & Ors v SSHD; KM (Zimbabwe) (FC) v SSHD [2012] UKSC 38
25 Jul 2012On appeal from [2010] EWCA Civ 1285; [2011] EWCA 275 The case concerned the scope of the ‘HJ Iran principle’.…
