Archive for December, 2013
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New Judgment: R (Hodkin & Anor) v Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages [2013] UKSC 77
11 Dec 2013On appeal from: [2012] EWHC 3635 The question in this appeal was whether a church of the Church of Scientology…
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Case Preview: Kennedy v The Charity Commission
10 Dec 2013The Supreme Court recently heard an appeal relating to the Freedom of Information Act 2000, s 32(2), under which information…
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Supreme Court art: unpicking immigration law
10 Dec 2013My father’s father is unknown. He got an 18-year-old factory girl from Toxteth up the duff then disappeared from history. He must have…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 9 December 2013
09 Dec 2013Listed for two days from Monday 9 December 2013 is the appeal of R (T & Anor) v SSHD &…
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The Week That Was
06 Dec 2013The Ministry of Justice announced a pilot scheme which would allow for recorded pre-trial cross-examination of vulnerable and intimidated witnesses…
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Case Preview: I. A.v Secretary of State for the Home Department ([2011] CSIH 28, 2011 SC 625)
05 Dec 2013On Tuesday November 26, 2013 the Supreme Court heard the appeal in I. A. v Secretary of State for the…
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New judgment: Re an application by Martin Corey for Judicial Review [2013] UKSC 76
04 Dec 2013On appeal from: [2012] NICA 57. The Court unanimously concluded that the High Court in Northern Ireland had an inherent…
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New Judgment: In the matter of KL (A Child) [2013] UKSC 75
04 Dec 2013On appeal from: [2013] EWCA Civ 865 This appeal concerned proceedings under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 2 Dec 2013
02 Dec 2013Listed from Tuesday 3 December 2013 for two days is the matter of Marley v Rawlings & Anor. A couple…
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Case Preview: R (HS2 Action Alliance Ltd) v Secretary of State for Transport & Anor
02 Dec 2013In this appeal, the Supreme Court is tasked with resolving a difficult tension between the Government’s obligations under EU law…