Archive for April, 2015
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Case Comment 2: R (SG & Ors) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2015] UKSC 16
13 Apr 2015This post first appeared on the Oxford Human Rights Hub Blog on 13 April 2015. Following on from Paul Scott’s…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 13 Apr 2015
10 Apr 2015On Tuesday 14 April 2015 the Court will hear the appeal of Aspect Contracts (Asbestos) Ltd v Higgins Construction Plc…
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Supreme Court art: unbottling the spider
09 Apr 2015A good day to bury a bad king. Lord Neuberger reads today’s judgment in Court 1, where there is a…
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Case Comment: R (Catt) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis & Anor and another case [2015] UKSC 9
08 Apr 2015This post first appeared on the Oxford Human Rights Hub Blog on 7 April 2015. Can the retention of records…
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Case Comment: Sea Shepherd UK v Fish & Fish Ltd [2015] UKSC 10
07 Apr 2015This judgment contains a useful summary of the law on accessory liability in tort. This principle is necessarily fact-sensitive, and…
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Case Preview: R (Cornwall Council) v Secretary of State for Health; R (Cornwall Council) v Somerset County Council
07 Apr 2015Local authorities have onerous and costly responsibilities for the care of children and adults in need. This sometimes leads to…
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New Judgment: Nzolameso v City of Westminster [2015] UKSC 22
02 Apr 2015On appeal from: [2014] EWCA Civ 1383 The Supreme Court unanimously allowed the appeal to quash Westminster’s decision that it…
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Is the New Zealand Parliament about to drop commitment to the rule of law?
02 Apr 2015The curious case of the missing purpose clause in the re-write of courts legislation The New Zealand Parliament seems about…
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Case Comment: R (SG & Ors) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2015] UKSC 16
01 Apr 2015This post first appeared on the Oxford Human Rights Hub Blog on 31 March 2015. A prominent element of the…