Archive for October, 2011
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Judicial appointments in the spotlight
11 Oct 2011The thorny issue of judicial appointments is likely to raise its head once again in the coming weeks, as speculation…
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The Week that Was
10 Oct 2011Divisions have appeared in the coalition cabinet after Kenneth Clarke dubbed the Home Secretary Teresa May “childish” when she erroneously…
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New Judgment: HM Advocate v P (Scotland) [2011] UKSC 44
06 Oct 2011In Cadder v HM Advocate [2010] UKSC 43, the Supreme Court held that the Crown’s reliance on admissions made by…
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New Judgment: HM Advocate v Ambrose & Ors (Scotland) (Joined cases) [2011] UKSC 43
06 Oct 2011In Cadder v HM Advocate [2010] UKSC 43, the Supreme Court held that the Crown’s reliance on admissions made by…
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Final Appeals in Scots Criminal Cases
05 Oct 2011This post first appeared on the UK Constitutional Law Group Blog On 25 May, the Supreme Court handed down its…
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“I want to scrap the Human Rights Act but Clegg won’t let me” [updated]
04 Oct 2011Is how the Daily Mail sums up David Cameron’s position in the party conference season-spat over the Human Rights Act…