Archive for December, 2009
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Case Preview: Robertson v Muir
12 Dec 2009The case of Robertson v Muir is a petition is brought under section 459 of the Companies Act 1985 (the predecessor of section 994 of the…
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Case Preview: Gray’s Timber Products v Revenue and Customs Commissioners
12 Dec 2009The case of Gray’s Timber Products Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners is an appeal by the tax-payer to the UK Supreme Court…
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Civil Appeals from Scotland
11 Dec 2009Appeals from Scotland to the House of Lords in civil matters have been vigorously pursued since the 1707 Union and…
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Case Comment: R (Barclay) v Secretary of State for Justice & Ors [2009] UKSC 9
11 Dec 2009On 1 December 2009 the Supreme Court gave judgment in R (Barclay and others) v Secretary of State for Justice…
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Case Comment: Barratt Homes Limited v Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig (Welsh Water) 2009 UKSC 13
11 Dec 2009In the Barratt Homes / Welsh Water case, in which judgment was handed down on Wednesday, the Supreme Court turned its attentions to a thorny…
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Case Comment: R v Horncastle [2009] UKSC 14
11 Dec 2009The decision of the Supreme Court in R v Horncastle [2009] UKSC 14 is potentially of great importance for two…
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Supreme Court Permission Decisions: the First List
10 Dec 2009The long dormant ICLR List of Supreme Court Permission Decisions (which we have being linking to on the right hand side…
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Sumption QC withdraws from race to Supreme Court
10 Dec 2009We have discussed the press speculation about the application by Jonathan Sumption QC to become the twelfth justice of…
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New Judgment: R v Horncastle & Ors [2009] UKSC 14
09 Dec 2009On appeal from: [2009] EWCA Crim 964. The appellants complained that their convictions were based “soley or to a decisive…
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New Judgment: Barratt Homes Ltd v DWR Cymru Cyfyngedig (Welsh Water) [2009] UKSC 13
09 Dec 2009On appeal from: [2008] EWCA Civ 1552. Welsh Water pursued an appeal to the Supreme Court, seeking to establish that…