Archive for January, 2013
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Case Preview: Re L-B (Children)
31 Jan 2013Re L-B (Children), heard in the Supreme Court last week, concerns a judge’s power to change her decision where oral…
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New Judgment: B (Algeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] UKSC 4
30 Jan 2013On appeal from: [2011] EWCA Civ 828. The appellant, an Algerian national, was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment for contempt…
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Case Comment: Société Générale v Geys [2012] UKSC 63
30 Jan 2013On 19 December 2012, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in Société Générale, London Branch v Geys [2012] UKSC…
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Case Preview: R (ClientEarth) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
29 Jan 2013On 7 March 2013 the Supreme Court will begin hearing the case of R (ClientEarth) v Secretary of State for…
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Who owns the copyright on barristers’ advocacy?
28 Jan 2013Following the welcome announcement that the UK Supreme Court (UKSC) is uploading judgment summaries to YouTube (see Adam Wagner’s post here),…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 28 January 2013
28 Jan 2013Listed from Monday until Tuesday 29 January 2013 is the appeal of SL v Westminster City Council, to be heard…
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The Week That Was
25 Jan 2013The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill 2012-13 had its first reading in the Commons. The second reading, where MPs will…
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Case Comment: R (Prudential plc & Anor) v Special Commissioner of Income Tax & Anor [2013] UKSC 1
25 Jan 2013This appeal concerned an issue which has caused vexation amongst professional services firms for some time: namely, why is it…
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Degrees of stalking at the Supreme Court
24 Jan 2013The new Supreme Court encourages visitors to the Court. Those who visit come away with a variety of impressions of…
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Case Comment: RM v Scottish Ministers [2012] UKSC 58; [2012] 1 WLR 3386
24 Jan 2013The judgment of this case was handed down by the Supreme Court on 28 November 28 2012. The question considered…
