Archive for October, 2012
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Case Preview: Jessy Saint Prix v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
16 Oct 2012On Monday 15 October the Supreme Court heard the case of Saint Prix v Secretary of State for Work and…
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The long struggle of wives under English law – Lord Wilson
16 Oct 2012Lord Wilson revealed an interest in the history of family law when he gave last week’s High Sheriff of Oxfordshire’s…
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Case Preview: HMRC v Loyalty Management UK Ltd
15 Oct 2012On Wednesday 24 October the Supreme Court will begin hearing the case of Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs…
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UK seeks to narrow old U.S. law
15 Oct 2012WASHINGTON — The UK government is deeply engaged in a prolonged campaign in U.S. courts to stop a trend there…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 15 October 2012
15 Oct 2012It’s a busy week in the Supreme Court and Privy Council, although a few changes in the timetable have been…
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Case Preview: Société Générale v Geys [2011] EWCA Civ 307
15 Oct 2012On 17 October 2012, the Supreme Court (comprising Lord Hope, Lady Hale, Lord Wilson, Lord Sumption and Lord Carnwath) will…
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The Week That Was
12 Oct 2012Following on from this week’s reference to the Supreme Court to determine whether the Welsh Assembly has the authority to…
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Supreme Courts around the World: Affirmative Action, Free Speech and HIV.
11 Oct 2012As Supreme Courts around the world return from long legal vacations, a number of them have kicked off the new…
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Case Comment: Day v Hosebay Ltd; Howard de Walden v Lexgorge [2012] UKSC 41
10 Oct 2012This appeal concerned what is capable of constituting a “house” for the purposes of the right to enfranchise or acquire…
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R v Varma [2012] UKSC 42
10 Oct 2012On appeal from: [2010] EWCA Civ 1585 The respondent was the subject of a confiscation order made by a Crown…