Archive for August, 2012
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The Week That Was
31 Aug 2012Roman Abramovich won his $4.7bn court battle against his former mentor and business partner, Boris Berezovsky, who had claimed Abramovich…
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Judicial shake-up
30 Aug 2012It was announced on Wednesday that Lord Dyson will succeed Lord Neuberger as Master of the Rolls, as Lord Neuberger…
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Dissent in the UKSC, update
29 Aug 2012In a previous post for UKSCBlog, I looked at levels of dissent in the Supreme Court in its first year…
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Case Comment: ANS v ML [2012] UKSC 30
27 Aug 2012Scottish adoption law compatible with human right to family life This case concerned a mother who opposed an adoption order…
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The Week That Was
24 Aug 2012On Monday, BAA confirmed that it would be selling Stanstead airport following the Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold the decision of the…
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Lord Saville’s Speech: “The English Arbitration Act 1996 – 15 years on”
23 Aug 2012Prior to the opening of the 21st International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Conference in Singapore earlier this year, the…
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Legal News, Australia: Barrister appointed directly to the High Court
22 Aug 2012The Australian Government announced today that the Commonwealth Solicitor-General, Stephen Gageler, has been appointed to the country’s highest court directly…
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Legal myths about the Assange extradition
21 Aug 2012Whenever the Julian Assange extradition comes up in the news, many of his supporters make various confident assertions about legal…
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The Week That Was
17 Aug 2012Julian Assange was granted political asylum by the Ecuadorian government, leading to worldwide diplomatic fallout and a day of minicab…
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New judgment: SerVaas Inc v Rafidain Bank & Ors [2012] UKSC 40
17 Aug 2012On appeal from: [2011] ECWA Civ 1256 The appellant, SerVaas, sought enforcement of a Third Party Debt Order against the…