Archive for December, 2014
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Case Comment: Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Lambeth v Loveridge [2014] UKSC 65
31 Dec 2014Factual Background The background to the case has previously been reported on the blog here. In summary, Mr Loveridge was…
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Goodbye to Michaelmas Term
23 Dec 2014As the Supreme Court closed its door on Friday it saw the end to Michaelmas Term. Looking back on the…
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Baroness Hale proposes ‘no fault’ divorce
19 Dec 2014On 12 December 2014, Baroness Hale, the UK’s most senior female judge and Deputy President of the Supreme Court, proposed…
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Supreme Court Art: Crisis, Shelter, Babylon
17 Dec 2014‘What are you doing for Christmas?’ he asked. ‘Crisis,’ I said. ‘Yeah, a friend of mine does that. She spends…
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New Judgment: Greater Glasgow Health Board v Doogan & Anor (Scotland) [2014] UKSC 68
17 Dec 2014On appeal from: [2013] CSIH 36 The Supreme Court unanimously allowed the appeal which sort to set aside the Inner…
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New Judgment: Moohan & Anor v The Lord Advocate (Scotland) [2014] UKSC 67
17 Dec 2014On appeal from: [2014] CSIH 56 An appeal by two prisoners serving life sentences in judicial review proceedings against the Scottish…
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Case Preview: Hotak v London Borough of Southwark
17 Dec 2014This week, the Supreme Court hears the appeal in Hotak v London Borough of Southwark, which is joined with the…
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Case Preview: Anson v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
16 Dec 2014On 27 and 28 October 2014 the UK Supreme Court heard Anson v The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and…
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Case Comment: Williams v Central Bank of Nigeria [2014] UKSC 10
16 Dec 2014Factual Background Dr Williams alleges that he was the victim of a fraud, dating to 1986, in which he was…
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Case Comment: R (Haney & Ors) v Secretary of State for Justice [2014] UKSC 66 – Supreme Court finds third way between Strasbourg and House of Lords
15 Dec 2014This post was originally posted on the UKHR blog and is reposted here with permission and thanks. R (Haney &…
