Archive for January, 2010
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The UK Supreme Court has it changed things? A US perspective
21 Jan 2010The UK’s constitution has always been somewhat of an anomaly to the United States. We have no written constitution, and…
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Jenny Rowe: New Year reflections on the Supreme Court
20 Jan 2010Continuing her role as a promoter of the openness and transparency of the Supreme Court, Jenny Rowe, the Chief Executive…
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Twelfth Justice – How are we getting on?
20 Jan 2010We thought that it was time to have an update on the appointment process for the twelfth justice. As our…
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Do we want less crime? Maybe not
19 Jan 2010As we approach the second term of the Supreme Court, the lack of criminal cases is noticeable. Last term R…
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Supreme Court building savaged in The Times
18 Jan 2010The architecture and fitting out of the new Supreme Court building was savaged in an article in The Times on…
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The Feminist Judgments Project
17 Jan 2010The Feminist Judgments Project is a unique, imaginative, collaboration in which a group of feminist academics, activists and legal practitioners…
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Reflections on Horncastle
16 Jan 2010The decision in R v Horncastle ([2009] UKSC 14; [2010] 2 WLR 47) was one of the most discussed cases…
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In the Supreme Court – w/c 18 January 2010 [updated 2]
15 Jan 2010This is the second week of the Court’s new term, and as with last week, the Court will be hearing…
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Profiles: Lord Hope of Craighead
13 Jan 2010Lord Hope of Craighead is Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court, second only to Lord Phillips, and is one…
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Case Preview: R (on the application of Lewis) v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council and another
13 Jan 2010On 18 January 2010, this two day hearing will begin. The dispute in question relates to whether Redcar and Cleveland Borough…