Archive for May, 2016
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Case Comment: Ministry of Defence v Iraqi Civilians [2016] UKSC 25
27 May 2016Background This case concerns tort claims brought by over 600 Iraqi civilians claiming to have suffered unlawful detention and /…
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Case Preview: R v Docherty
27 May 2016Background Before the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (“LAPSO”) came into force on 3 December 2012,…
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Case Comment: Knauer (Widower and Administrator of the Estate of Sally Ann Knauer) v Ministry of Justice [2016] UKSC 9
26 May 2016Summary An issue that has been repeatedly highlighted in fatal accident cases is whether damages should be calculated from the…
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Case Comment: PST Energy 7 Shipping LLC & Anor v OW Bunker Malta Ltd & Anor [2016] UKSC 23
24 May 2016Summary The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed the appeal in PST Energy 7 Shipping LLC & Anor v OW Bunker…
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Permission to appeal application refused in EU Referendum case
24 May 2016The Supreme Court held an oral hearing of the application for permission to appeal in the case of R (Shindler…
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Case Comment: The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime v Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co (Europe) Ltd and others [2016] UKSC 18
23 May 2016Factual background During the London riots of August 2011, a gang of youths broke into a Sony distribution warehouse in…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 23 May 2016
23 May 2016Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website. On Monday 23 May 2016 the Supreme…
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Application received for permission to appeal in the case of R (Shindler & Anor) v Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster & Anor
20 May 2016The Supreme Court has received an application for permission to appeal in the case of R (Shindler & Anor) v…
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Case Comment: PJS v News Group Newspapers Limited [2016] UKSC 26
20 May 2016Summary The Supreme Court has upheld the PJS injunction by a majority of four to one, preventing the media from…
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New Judgment: PJS v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2016] UKSC 26
19 May 2016On appeal from: [2016] EWCA Civ 393 The Supreme Court unanimously granted permission to appeal and by a majority of…