Archive for May, 2013
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Case Comment: Zakrzewski v The Regional Court in Lodz, Poland [2013] UKSC 2
29 May 2013In January the Supreme Court handed down the decision in Zakrzewski. The case concerned the requirement under the Extradition Act…
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Upcoming cases in the Supreme Court
28 May 2013Three cases were recently granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. Firstly, R (Hodkin & Anor) v Registrar-General of…
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Supreme Court art, pensions, black holes and Henry VIII
28 May 2013The new Supreme Court encourages visitors to the Court. Those who visit come away with a variety of impressions of…
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Case Preview: AA (FC) v SSHD
28 May 2013Issues surrounding immigration detention unsurprisingly continue to arise for consideration by the Supreme Court. Earlier this month a five bench…
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The Week That Was
24 May 2013On Monday the annual London Legal Walk raised over £575,000 for the London Legal Support Trust, an organisation that supports…
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Case Preview: Re an application by Central Craigavon Ltd for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland)
24 May 2013On 15 and 16 May 2013 the Supreme Court (Lady Hale, Lord Kerr, Lord Wilson, Lord Reed and Lord Carnwath)…
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Case Comment: President of the Methodist Conference v Preston [2013] UKSC 29
23 May 2013The Supreme Court has decided, by a majority of four to one, to allow the appeal of The President of…
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Profiles: Lord Hughes
22 May 2013This week marks the end of Lord Hughes’ first term in the Supreme Court. He formally was appointed a Supreme…
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New Judgment: Public Prosecution Service of Northern Ireland v Elliott; Prosecution Service v McKee [2013] UKSC 32
22 May 2013On appeal from: [2011] NICA 61. The appellants challenged the use of fingerprint evidence taken from them by an electronic…
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New Judgment: Vestergaard Frandsen A/S (now called MVF3 APS) & Ors v Bestnet Europe Ltd & Ors [2013] UKSC 31
22 May 2013On appeal from: [2011] EWCA Civ 424. A party who is the subject of an admitted duty or obligation of…