Archive for November, 2012
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New Judgment: The Catholic Child Welfare Society & Ors v Various claimants & Ors [2012] UKSC 56
21 Nov 2012On appeal from: [2010] EWCA Civ 1106. The question arising in this appeal was whether the Institute was vicariously liable…
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New Judgment: RFU v Consolidated Information Services Ltd (formerly Viagogo Ltd) [2012] UKSC 55
21 Nov 2012On appeal from: [2011] EWCA Civ 1585. The High Court granted the RFU a Norwich Pharmacal order requiring the appellant,…
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New Judgment: Al-Sirri v Secretary of State for the Home Department; DD (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] UKSC 54
21 Nov 2012On appeal from: [2009] EWCA Civ 222; [2010] EWCA Civ 1407 Both appellants were refused refugee status on the grounds…
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New Judgment: Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Bill 2012 [2012] UKSC 53
21 Nov 2012Reference by the Attorney General The Government of Wales Act 2006 devolved primary legislative competence in certain areas to the…
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Is the Supreme Court to rule on the legitimacy of a “Holy Saint”?
20 Nov 2012The Guardian has reported that an application has been made to the Supreme Court by the followers of Sant Baba…
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Lord Neuberger urges caution in legal education reforms
20 Nov 2012Lord Neuberger delivered the Lord Upjohn lecture on legal education last week. The timing of the lecture was fortuitous, the…
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Case Preview: R (Faulkner) v Secretary of State for Justice & Anor and another case.
19 Nov 2012The Issue: domestic human rights damages for breach of ECHR, art 5(4) When and on what basis should damages be…
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View from an intervener: JUSTICE on SSFCA & Anor v Rahmatullah [2012] UKSC 48
19 Nov 2012This case has already been expertly dissected for UKSC Blog by Samantha Knights of Matrix (here). We share her overall…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 19 November 2012
19 Nov 2012On Monday 19 until Wednesday 21 November 2012 in Courtroom 2 is the three day hearing of the linked appeals…
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The Week That Was
16 Nov 2012Following the Newsnight allegations that implicated Lord McAlpine in the North Wales child abuse scandal, the BBC has reached an £185,000…
