Archive for April, 2015
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Case Preview: Pendragon plc & Ors v HMRC Commissioners
21 Apr 2015On 11 March 2015, the Supreme Court heard Pendragon plc & Ors v Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs. The…
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Case Comment: Braganza v BP Shipping Ltd & Anor [2015] UKSC 17
21 Apr 2015Factual Background Mr Renford Braganza worked as the Chief Engineer on an oil tanker managed by the Respondents. Some time…
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Case Preview: The Trustees of the Olympic Airlines SA Pension & Life Insurance Scheme v Olympic Airlines SA
21 Apr 2015The case concerns the insolvency of Olympic Airlines (“OA”), which entered liquidation in Greece in 2009 and had operations in…
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Case Comment: McDonald v The National Grid Electricity Transmission plc [2014] UKSC 53
20 Apr 2015Supreme Court extends protection for asbestos victims. The Supreme Court has extended protection for victims of asbestos-related diseases, by ruling…
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Court adjourned! Behind the Scenes of the UK Supreme Court
17 Apr 2015On 14 May 2015 the UK Supreme Court will be hosting a special late opening as part of the ‘Museums…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 20 Apr 2015
17 Apr 2015On Monday 20 April 2015 the Court will hear the appeal of BPE Solicitors & Anor v Gabriel concerning whether…
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Case Comment: Recovery of Medical Costs for Asbestos Diseases (Wales) Bill – Reference by the Counsel General for Wales [2015] UKSC 3
17 Apr 2015Whether the Recovery of Medical Costs for Asbestos Diseases (Wales) Bill is within the legislative competence of the National Assembly…
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Case Preview: ClientEarth v The Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
16 Apr 2015On appeal from: [2013] UKSC 25 Background This case concerns the Government’s obligations under Directive 2008/50/EC (“the Air Quality Directive”)…
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Supreme Court order: R (Evans) v Attorney General [2015] UKSC 21
15 Apr 2015The Supreme Court has now approved the draft order which the parties have agreed following the Court’s judgment in this…
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Case Comment: Coventry & Ors v Lawrence & Anor [2014] UKSC 13
14 Apr 2015On appeal from [2012] EWCA Civ 26 Brief Facts Katherine Lawrence and Raymond Shields moved into a residential property near…
