Archive for May, 2010
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Complainant fails to stop German participation in financial aid package for Greece – for the time being
12 May 2010We have noted on ukscblog before that potentially the most significant legal action in Europe this year is the challenge…
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New Judgment: ZN (Afghanistan) & Ors v Entry Clearance Officer (Karachi) & one other action [2010] UKSC 21
12 May 2010On appeal from: [2008] EWCA Civ 1420. The Court considered the question of which immigration rules apply to family members…
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New Judgment: R (Sainsbury’s Supermarket Ltd) v Wolverhampton City Council & Anor [2010] UKSC 20
12 May 2010On appeal from: [2009] EWCA Civ 835 The case concerned whether the defendant could make a compulsory purchase order in…
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Case Preview: R (Noone) v The Governor of HMP Drake Hall
11 May 2010On 12 May 2010, Lords Phillips, Saville, Brown, Mance and Judge will have to apply all of their skills of…
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Case Preview: Southern Pacific Securities 05-2 Plc v Walker and another
11 May 2010A one-day hearing is due to take place this Thursday 13 May 2010 to decide the two issues on appeal…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 10 May 2010
09 May 2010This week, three cases will be heard and two judgments will be handed down in the Supreme Court. On Monday,…
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Case Preview: HT (Cameroon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
08 May 2010In this appeal the Supreme Court will be considering a relatively narrow but important and sensitive aspect of asylum law. …
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Euro sceptics to challenge Greek financial aid at Germany’s Constitutional Court
06 May 2010Perhaps the most interesting and potentially far reaching legal case in Europe this year is the proposed complaint by four…
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New Judgment: Inveresk plc v Tullis Russell Papermakers Limited [2010] UKSC 19
05 May 2010On appeal from: 2009 CSIH 56 On 9 June 2005, Tullis Russell entered into an asset purchase agreement with Inveresk…
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New Judgment: Farstad Supply AS v Enviroco Limited [2010] UKSC 18
05 May 2010On appeal from: 2009 CSIH 35 Farstad owned an oil rig supply vessel which was damaged by fire. The third…