Archive for the ‘Case Comments’ Category
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Case Comment: In the matter of an application by Siobhan McLaughlin for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) [2018] UKSC 48
31 Jan 2019It may seem somewhat Dickensian that an unmarried parent would be ineligible for social benefits as a widow/er upon the…
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Case Comment: Michalak v GMC [2017] UKSC 71
29 Jan 2019Background The case was about the meaning of the Equality Act 2010, s 120(7), which removes from the jurisdiction of the…
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Case Comment: R v Mackinlay & Ors [2018] UKSC 42
29 Jan 2019Summary This case relates to a point of statutory construction in the Representation of the People Act 1983, s 90C(1)(a).…
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Case Comment: Williams & Anor v London Borough of Hackney [2018] UKSC 37
22 Jan 2019In the case of Williams v The London Borough of Hackney [2018] UKSC 37, the Supreme Court has reviewed the…
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Case Comment: R (Stott) v Secretary of State for Justice [2018] UKSC 59
22 Jan 2019Public law analysis: The Supreme Court in R (Stott) v Secretary of State for Justice [2018] UKSC 59 has ruled that…
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Case Comment: Iceland Foods Ltd v Berry (Valuation Officer) [2018] UKSC 15
22 Jan 2019The Supreme Court has ruled that plant and machinery used to assist cooling should not be valued for ratings purposes.…
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Case Comment: The UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Legal Continuity) (Scotland) Bill – A Reference by the Attorney General and the Advocate General for Scotland [2018] UKSC 64
11 Jan 2019Emma Boffey, associate in the disputes team at CMS, comments on the decision in the reference by the Attorney General…
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Case Comment: Dooneen Ltd (t/a McGinness Associates) and another v Mond (Scotland) [2018] UKSC 54
07 Jan 2019Jennifer Antonelli, senior assoicate in the restructuring and insolvency team at CMS Scotland, comments on the decision of the UK…
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Case Comments: KO (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] UKSC 53 and Rhuppiah v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] UKSC 58
04 Dec 2018Introduction ECHR, art 8 prevents someone from being removed from the UK where doing so would have a disproportionate impact…
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Case Comment: Rhuppiah v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] UKSC 58 Part Two
30 Nov 2018In Agyarko [2017] UKSC 11, Lord Reed examined Jeunesse and judged that the persistence of family life would be precarious if created when an…
