Archive for July, 2014
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The Supreme Court upholds referendum ban on prisoner voting
30 Jul 2014The Supreme Court, sitting as a bench of seven, yesterday dismissed the appeal brought by two Scottish prisoners challenging the…
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New Judgment: Healthcare at Home Ltd v The Common Services Agency [2014] UKSC 49
30 Jul 2014On appeal from: [2013] CSIH 22. The respondent carried out a tendering process for the supply of medical services to…
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New Judgment: David T Morrison & Co Ltd t/a Gael Home Interiors v ICL Plastics Ltd & Ors (Scotland) [2014] UKSC 48
30 Jul 2014On appeal from: [2013] CSIH 19 The respondent began the present proceedings in 2009, seeking damages against ICL on the…
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New Judgment: Hounga v Allen & Anor [2014] UKSC 47
30 Jul 2014On appeal from: [2012] EWCA Civ 609 The appellant, a young woman from Nigeria, came to the UK when she…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 28 July 2014
28 Jul 2014On Monday 28 July 2014 the Court will hear the appeal of Michael & Ors v The Chief Constable of…
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Supreme Court art: thorns and spines
25 Jul 2014The Supreme Court café sells Tunnock’s tea cakes, a Scottish delicacy, at a pound each. I buy one as an…
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New Decision: Moohan & Anor v The Lord Advocate (Scotland) [2014]
25 Jul 2014On appeal from: [2014] CSIH 56 An appeal by two prisoners serving life sentences in a judicial review of the Scottish…
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Case Comment: R (Nunn) v Chief Constable of Suffolk Constabulary [2014] UKSC 37
24 Jul 2014The Supreme Court refused the appeal of Mr Nunn, holding that the police and prosecution’s duty of disclosure post-conviction is…
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New Judgment: Coventry & Ors v Lawrence & Anor (No 2) [2014] UKSC 46
23 Jul 2014On appeal from: [2012] EWCA Civ 26 This case relates to a previous Supreme Court case ([2014] UKSC 13), which…
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Supreme Court Justices: Lady Hale Lecture
23 Jul 2014In a speech to Women in the Judiciary (the Fiona Woolf Lecture) Lady Hale fought the issue of diversity within…