Archive for May, 2010
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Lady Hale becomes President of the International Association of Women Judges
21 May 2010At the recent Biennial International Conference of the International Association of Women Judges (the “IAWJ”) Baroness Hale, the only female…
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Case Comment: R (Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd) v Wolverhampton City Council & Anor [2010] UKSC 20
21 May 2010On 12 May 2010, the UK Supreme Court delivered judgment in R (Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd) v Wolverhampton City Council &…
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Open Justice and the Supreme Court
20 May 2010Open justice has long been viewed by the common law as one of the cornerstones of justice. In 1913 the…
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The future of human rights protection in the UK [updated II]
19 May 2010We’ve previously covered Lord Phillips’ Alexander lecture in April, on the Human Rights Act 1998, s 3 and the development…
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New Judgment: Roberts v Gill & Co Solicitors & Ors [2010] UKSC 22
19 May 2010On appeal from: [2008] EWCA Civ 803 A firm of solicitors advising a person administering an estate does not owe…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 17 May 2010
15 May 2010The Supreme Court will only hear one appeal this week. Sitting on Monday and Tuesday 17 and 18 May 2010,…
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Case Preview: R (ZO) (Somalia) v SSHD
14 May 2010The Supreme Court is to hear over two days on 17-18 May 2010 the first case to reach the highest…
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Case Comments: Farstad v Enviroco [2010] UKSC 18 and Inveresk v Tullis Russell [2010] UKSC 19
14 May 2010Last week the UK Supreme Court handed down judgment in its first two Scots private law cases. In both cases…
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En garde! Let the battle for the new justice of the US Supreme Court begin
14 May 2010President Obama faces a critical legal test with his nomination this week of Elena Kagan, the Solicitor-General, to replace the…
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Supreme Courts Around the World: More Women in the US Supreme Court…
12 May 2010On Monday, it was announced that Elena Kagan has been nominated by President Barack Obama to replace retiring US Supreme Court Justice…