Archive for September, 2009
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Supreme Court – the debate continues
30 Sep 2009As the Supreme Court prepares to open its doors, the debate over the risks and rewards of the new institution…
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Supreme Court Delivered on time and budget, Swearing in Thursday 1 October 2009 and a hearing [updated]
30 Sep 2009Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary Jack Straw formally announced today the “successful delivery” of the UK Supreme Court. He said that…
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Privy Council Debate, Part 3
30 Sep 2009The debate on the future of the Privy Council initiated by Lord Phillips last week continues. the question in…
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Feature: Freedom of Expression, Privacy and the Supreme Court
30 Sep 2009In a recent thoughtful speech entitled “Freedom of Expression and the Role of a Supreme Court” Dame Mary Arden considered a…
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Case Preview: Her Majesty’s Treasury v Ahmed
30 Sep 2009The appeal in case of A v Her Majesty’s Treasury ([2008] EWCA Civ 1187) will be the first case to be…
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Jenny Rowe Interview with Mike Semple Piggot
29 Sep 2009Jenny Rowe, the first Chief Executive of the Supreme Court, has given a podcast interview to Mike Semple Piggot (who…
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Direct Appointments to Supreme Courts
29 Sep 2009In an earlier post we drew attention to a recent article in The Guardian by Marcel Berlins entitled ‘Our new Supreme Court is a…
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Privy Council – Lord Phillips launches a debate [updated]
28 Sep 2009Lord Phillips’ remarks about the Privy Council – discussed in this blog last week have launched a lively debate in…
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Bank charges litigation: RBS slashes fees, PM intervenes
28 Sep 2009The judgment in the bank charges cases, which was previewed on the blog in June, is one of the most…
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Lord Phillips in ‘The Independent’
27 Sep 2009Continuing his round of interviews in the lead up to the opening of the new Court, last week Lord Phillips…