Archive for June, 2012
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Did the UKSC misapply the Vienna Convention in Assange?
29 Jun 2012As Julian Assange’s dramatic bid for asylum enters its tenth day, he may yet find salvation through a more conventional…
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USSC v UKSC
29 Jun 2012Yesterday’s decision of the US Supreme Court in NFIB et al v Sebelius regarding the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”, aka…
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SCOTUSBlog achieves almost 900,000 hits following release of the “ObamaCare” judgment
28 Jun 2012Congratulations to our sister blog, SCOTUSBlog, for reaching nearly 900,000 concurrent readers following the handing down of the US Supreme Court judgment on…
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US Supreme Court upholds ObamaCare . . . but doesn’t force states to accept it
28 Jun 2012UPDATED*: It appears that the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as “Obamacare” has been upheld by the US Supreme Court.…
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New Judgment: Oracle America Inc (formerly Sun Microsystems Inc) v M-Tech Data Ltd [2012] UKSC 27
27 Jun 2012On appeal from: [2010] EWCA Civ 997 The appellant is the proprietor of trade marks registered for use in connection…
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New Judgment: Fairclough Homes Ltd v Summers [2012] UKSC 26
27 Jun 2012On appeal from: [2010] EWCA Civ 1300 The respondent had been injured in an accident at work and issued a…
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Case Preview: R v Varma
27 Jun 2012When this case was heard in the Court of Appeal, it was listed before five judges. That is unusual, and…
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Supreme Courts Around The World: Australia and New Zealand
27 Jun 2012Some interesting decisions were handed down by the Supreme Courts of Australasia in April and May 2012. Selected cases are…
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Supreme Courts Around the World: US Justices Bar Mandatory Life Terms for Juveniles
26 Jun 2012In an historic ruling, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that laws requiring youths convicted of murder to be…
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The Justices of the Supreme Court: The World Congress on Justice, Governance and Law for Environmental Sustainability
26 Jun 2012The world congress on justice, governance and law for environmental sustainability took place in Rio de Janerio, Brazil last week.…