Archive for March, 2013
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Supreme Courts Around the World: the US Supreme Court faces up to equal rights
27 Mar 2013The United States Supreme Court has been the centre of news in the US this week as it hears two…
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Lord Dyson on “compensation culture”
26 Mar 2013Last week Lord Dyson, former Supreme Court justice and now Master of the Rolls, gave an address as this year’s…
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Supreme Court Art – Bank Mellat and Richard III
26 Mar 2013The new Supreme Court encourages visitors to the Court. Those who visit come away with a variety of impressions of…
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The Week That Was
22 Mar 2013In Belfast two Irish republicans were found liable for the Omagh bombing. The appellants, relatives of victims of the bombing,…
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Supreme Court elaborates on its decision to consider a closed judgment, if necessary
21 Mar 2013Following a further day of argument in the Bank of Mellat v HM Treasury proceedings, Lord Neuberger has made a…
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Supreme Court can consider closed judgment, if it needs to
20 Mar 2013Following a lengthy day of argument in the Bank of Mellat v HM Treasury appeal currently being heard by the…
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Tomorrow’s Lawyers Today – Today’s Lawyers Tomorrow
20 Mar 2013The title of Lord Neuberger’s speech at the 80 Club Lecture for the Association of Liberal Democrat Lawyers – Tomorrow’s Lawyers…
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New Judgment: Hayes v Willoughby [2013] UKSC 17
20 Mar 2013On appeal from: [2011] EWCA Civ 1541 The appellant was employed by the respondent’s company, and then the two men…
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Lord Walker’s Valediction
19 Mar 2013Thursday 14 March was the last day of the hearing of Futter & Anor v The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s…
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Case Comment: British Airways plc v Williams & Ors [2012] UKSC 43
18 Mar 2013In October last year, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in case originally brought by Ms Williams and some…