Archive for October, 2009
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Official Opening Ceremony to take place today [updated]
16 Oct 2009The Supreme Court will be officially opened by the Queen today. No official announcement about this has yet been made…
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US Supreme Court – Costs
16 Oct 2009As part of our occasional review of cases from other Supreme Courts around the world, we draw attention to an…
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Case Preview: R (A) v B
15 Oct 2009The appeal in R (A) v B will be heard by the Supreme Court on Monday, 19 October. The Supreme…
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USSC Justice taken to hospital on way to London
15 Oct 2009Our US cousin and inspiration, ScotUSblog, reports today that US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spent last night in…
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Court of Human Rights Extends Scope of Article 6
15 Oct 2009Although this blog is primarily devoted to the UK Supreme Court, we will comment from time to time on important…
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First Appeal Decision: Re B (A Child)
15 Oct 2009It has been reported by the legal journal Family Law Week that the Supreme Court has allowed the grandmother’s appeal in…
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Joshua complains of “Supreme Confusion” [updated]
15 Oct 2009Veteran legal journalist and blogger Joshua Rozenberg has drawn attention on his blog to the confusion arising out of the Supreme…
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“Judges oppose appointment of Sumption, QC, to the Supreme Court”
15 Oct 2009In an article in today’s Times with this headline Frances Gibb reports that (unnamed) “senior” judges from the Court of Appeal…
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Lord Kerr on collaborative law
15 Oct 2009The Supreme Court website has posted a short speech given by Supreme Court Justice (and last Law Lord), Lord Kerr,…
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Privy Council – debate continues at Cambridge anniversary dinner… in Jamaica
14 Oct 2009With at least 5 of the 11 Supreme Court Justices having been educated at Cambridge (and 4 at Oxford),…