Archive for January, 2010
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Supreme Court – information wish list, progress so far
31 Jan 2010In September 2009, before the Court opened its doors, we set out our “information wish list” – the information that…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 1 February 2010
30 Jan 2010There are two appeal hearings listed next week. On 1 and 2 February a seven judge court (Lord Phillips,…
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Case Comment: Ofcom v The Information Commissioner [2010] UKSC 3
29 Jan 2010On 27 January the Court (Lords Hope, Saville, Mance, Collins and Lady Hale) handed down judgment in Ofcom v The Information…
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Separation of powers – US Supreme Court
28 Jan 2010With so much discussion having taken place over the efficacy of removing the UK’s highest court from its legislature, it…
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Reflections on the Michaelmas Term
28 Jan 2010In this post, the first of a quarterly feature, we set out a review of the judgments of the UKSC’s…
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Case preview: R (JF) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
28 Jan 2010This appeal concerns the question as to whether certain provisions of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”) are…
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New Judgment: A, K and M v HM Treasury (Anonymity) [2010] UKSC 1
27 Jan 2010Application by Guardian News and Media Ltd & Ors An application by nine media organisations and NGOs to lift the…
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Supreme Courts around the World: The Right to Information and the Indian Supreme Court
27 Jan 2010The Indian Supreme Court (known as the Apex Court) has been involved in a dispute about the extent to which…
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New Judgment: Ofcom v The Information Commissioner [2010] UKSC 3
27 Jan 2010On appeal from: [2009] EWCA Civ 90 Concerned a request that had been made to Ofcom by the Information Manager…
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New Judgment: A v HM Treasury [2010] UKSC 2
27 Jan 2010On appeal from: [2008] EWCA Civ 1187 Appeals concern the legality of the Terrorism Order (United Nations Measures) 2006 (‘TO’)…