Archive for January, 2014
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New Judgment: IA v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Scotland) [2014] UKSC 6
29 Jan 2014On appeal from: [2011] CSIH 28 The appellant is an Iranian national, previously granted refugee status by the United Nations…
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New Judgment: R v Mackle (Nos. 1, 2 and 3), and R v McLaughlin (Northern Ireland) [2014] UKSC 5
29 Jan 2014On appeal from: [2011] NICA 31 This appeal concerned the validity of confiscation orders made with the appellants’ consent. Three…
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New Judgment: Raymond Brownlee’s application for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) [2014] UKSC 4
29 Jan 2014On appeal from: [2013] NICA 57. Concerns the provision of Legal Aid in criminal proceedings in Northern Ireland. After the…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 27 January 2014
27 Jan 2014On Tuesday 28 Jan 2014 is the Scottish appeal of Durkin v DSG Retail Ltd & Anor. This case originated…
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Case Previews: R v O’Brien, R (T & Anor) v SSHD & Anor, and R v Mackle (Nos. 1, 2 and 3), and R v McLaughlin
23 Jan 2014R v O’Brien, heard 5 December 2013. Court of Appeal judgment: [2012] EWCA Civ 501 The appellant was investigated by…
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Supreme Court art: dress codes
23 Jan 2014Call me reactionary but I like a well-designed uniform. What better to suppress merely personal opinions and to preserve the…
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New Judgment: R (HS2 Action Alliance Ltd) v The Secretary of State for Transport & Anor & linked cases [2014] UKSC 3
22 Jan 2014On appeal from: [2013] EWCA Civ 920; [2013] EWHC 481 Admin These appeals arose from a Command Paper setting out…
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New Judgment: Marley v Rawlings and Anor [2014] UKSC 2
22 Jan 2014On appeal from: [2012] EWCA Civ 61 This appeal concerned the validity of a will, where a married couple wrote…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 20 January 2014
20 Jan 2014Listed for two days from this morning is the appeal of Cox v Ergo Versicherung AG (formerly known as Victoria)…
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Female judges and judicial pensions
15 Jan 2014The news on success rates for women applying for judicial office is encouraging. However, this appears in most part attributable…
