Archive for October, 2011
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The Week That Was
31 Oct 2011The Human Rights Act has been in the spotlight again this week following a series of comments on the power…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 31 October 2011
31 Oct 2011In Courtroom 1 from Monday 31 October Lords Hope, Walker, Clarke, Dyson and Collins will hear Lehman Brothers International v…
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Case Comment: R (Davies & Anor) v HMRC; R (Gaines-Cooper) v HMRC [2011] UKSC 47
30 Oct 2011On 19 October 2011, the Supreme Court (Lord Hope, Lord Walker, Lord Mance, Lord Clarke and Lord Wilson) released its…
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Super Supreme
26 Oct 2011This post was originally published on the Pink Tape blog. It is reposted here with thanks. Last week I had…
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Updated: Now we are two
26 Oct 2011Updated: The Guardian published more coverage of the Court today, including an article on the Justices’ views on Strasbourg, which…
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New Judgment: Gale & Anor v Serious Organised Crime Agency [2011] UKSC 49
26 Oct 2011On appeal from: [2010] EWCA Civ 759 The main issue in this appeal was whether an order to recover property…
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Case Preview: Russell & Ors v Transocean International Resources Ltd & Ors
25 Oct 2011This litigation concerns the right to a minimum period of annual leave under reg 3 of the Working Time Regulations…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 24 October 2011
24 Oct 2011This week the Supreme Court will hear Russell and others v Transocean International Resources Limited (Scotland) over two days commencing…
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The Week That Was
23 Oct 2011Judicial selection panels are “bending over backwards” to appoint women and members of ethnic minorities to the bench but selections…
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Case Comment: AXA v Lord Advocate – Insurers’ human right not to pay for putting asbestos in employees’ lungs?
21 Oct 2011This post was orginally posted on the UKHR blog and is reposted here with permission and thanks. AXA General Insurance…