Archive for July, 2011
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Case Preview: Re Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander Ltd (in administration) and Re the Insolvency Act 1986
13 Jul 2011These are busy times for insolvency lawyers and the collapse of Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander Ltd (“KSF”) provides the latest…
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New Judgment: Al Rawi & Ors v The Security Service & Ors [2011] UKSC 34
13 Jul 2011On appeal from: [2010] EWCA Civ 482 Considers whether the court has the power to order a “closed material procedure”…
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New Judgment: Home Office v Tariq [2011] UKSC 35
13 Jul 2011On appeal from: [2010] EWCA Civ 462 Concerns the permissibility of the procedure whereby a claimant in employment tribunal proceedings…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 11 July 2011
10 Jul 2011The Supreme Court will hear two appeals this week commencing with the two day hearing of R v Gnango on…
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Parliament to vote tomorrow on emergency bail legislation [updated]
06 Jul 2011Sir George Young, leader of the House of Commons, announced on Monday 4 July 2011 that the House of Commons…
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New Judgment: R (McDonald) v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea [2011] UKSC 33
06 Jul 2011On appeal from: [2010] EWCA Civ 1109 Concerns the question of whether the local authority acted unlawfully in seeking to…
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New Judgment: Scottish Widows plc v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Scotland) & joined cases [2011] UKSC 32
06 Jul 2011On appeal from: [2010] CSIH 46 In an issue over the interpretation of tax legislation, the Supreme Court held that…
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New Judgment: NML Capital Ltd v Republic of Argentina [2011] UKSC 31
06 Jul 2011On appeal from: [2010] EWCA Civ 41 This appeal relates to bonds issued by the Republic of Argentina, in respect…
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New Judgment: R (Greater Manchester Police) v Salford Magistrates’ Court & Anor: Application for stay of High Court Order [updated]
05 Jul 2011Following the High Court decision that the maximum time that a person can be held in police detention is 96…
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Case Comment: R (Cart) v The Upper Tribunal; R (MR (Pakistan)) v The Upper Tribunal (IAC) [2011] UKSC 28
04 Jul 2011The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 radically reshaped the landscape of tribunal justice in the United Kingdom. The Act…