Archive for the ‘Case Comments’ Category
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Case Comment: Miller v Associated Newspapers; Flood v Times Newspapers; Frost v Mirror Group Newspapers [2017] UKSC 33 Part One
19 Apr 2017Introduction On 11 Apr 2017 the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed three appeals brought by media organisations challenging the ECHR, art…
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Case Comment: R v Guraj [2016] UKSC 65 Part Two
15 Mar 2017Analysis On its own this decision once again concludes the arguments about postponement of confiscation proceedings, but it should be…
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Case Comment: R v Guraj [2016] UKSC 65 Part One
15 Mar 2017R v Guraj – Back to the Future or Part of Something Bigger? The decision in R v Guraj [2016]…
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Case Comment: Brewster, Re Application for Judicial Review [2017] UKSC 8
14 Mar 2017Supreme Court awards dependent’s pension There has been much press coverage of the Supreme Court’s decision to award a pension…
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Case Comment: R (Hicks & Ors) v Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police [2017] UKSC 9
14 Mar 2017Arrest for breach of the peace Many police practitioners will pause on learning that they are instructed in a case…
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Case Comment: Hesham Ali (Iraq) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] UKSC 60 Part Two
13 Mar 2017Secondly, in relation to ‘exceptional circumstances’ being an appropriate threshold, Lord Wilson cites two examples. First, in relation to extradition…
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Case Comment: Hesham Ali (Iraq) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] UKSC 60 Part One
13 Mar 2017Background This long-awaited judgment, and one of a number in recent months from the Supreme Court in relation to family…
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Case Comment: Habib Khan v Pharmaceutical Council
07 Mar 2017Background Mr Khan was a registered pharmacist. He was subject to disciplinary proceedings by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPC) in…
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Case Comment: R v Guraj [2016] UKSC 65
01 Mar 2017What do you mean “It doesn’t Apply”? – Procedure, delay and the case of Guraj Balancing the rigidity of law…
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Case Comment: Paulley v FirstGroup plc [2017] UKSC 4
10 Feb 2017Most buses have spaces reserved for wheelchair users these days. However, sometimes, wheelchair users are unable to board because another…