Archive for October, 2015
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Supreme Court art: joint enterprise with the Privy Council
30 Oct 2015I once went to the Old Bailey as a tourist. An official stuck his head round the door of the…
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Case Comment: Bunge SA v Nidera BV [2015] UKSC 43
29 Oct 2015Background Bunge SA (the “Seller”) contracted to sell 25,000 tonnes of Russian milling wheat to Nidera BV (the “Buyer”). The…
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New Judgment: British American Tobacco Denmark A/S & Ors v Kazemier Transport BV and another case [2015] UKSC 65
28 Oct 2015On appeal from: [2013] EWCA Civ 1319 The Supreme Court allowed the appeal by Essers and Kazemeir concerning jurisdiction over…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 26 October 2015
23 Oct 2015Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website. On Monday 26 October 2015 the Supreme…
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Case comment: R v McGeough [2015] UKSC 62
22 Oct 2015The need for candour in an application for asylum does not rise to a requirement that the information disclosed by…
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New Judgment: JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov [2015] UKSC 64
21 Oct 2015On appeal from: [2013] EWCA Civ 928 The Supreme Court has unanimously allowed the appellant bank’s appeal, finding that the…
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New Judgment: The United States of America v Nolan [2015] UKSC 63
21 Oct 2015On appeal from: [2014] EWCA Civ 71 The Supreme Court dismissed the USA’s appeal by a majority of 4:1 regarding…
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New judgment: R v McGeough (Northern Ireland) [2015] UKSC 62
21 Oct 2015On appeal from: [2013] NICA 22 McGeough was implicated in the attempted murder of a member of the Ulster Defence…
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Speech by the Lord Chief Justice: Temple Women’s Forum
20 Oct 2015On the 19 October 2015 the Lord Chief Justice delivered a speech at the Temple Women’s Forum in Leeds on…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 19 October 2015
16 Oct 2015Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website. On Monday 19 October 2015 the Supreme…