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Live Blog Day 1: Reference by the Lord Advocate of devolution issues under paragraph 34 of Schedule 6 to the Scotland Act 1998
11 Oct 2022During the course of today and tomorrow, the UK Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Lord Advocate’s Reference…
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This Week in the Supreme Court – Week Commencing 10th October 2022
10 Oct 2022Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website. On Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th October,…
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Case Comment: Craig v Her Majesty’s Advocate (for the Government of the United States of America) and another (Scotland) [2022] UKSC 6
07 Oct 2022In this post, Clare Montgomery KC of Matrix Chambers comments on the decision in Craig v Her Majesty’s Advocate (for the Government…
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This week in the Supreme Court- week commencing 3rd October 2022
05 Oct 2022Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website. On Tuesday 4th October, the Court heard…
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New Judgment: BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA and others [2022] UKSC 25
05 Oct 2022On appeal from: [2019] EWCA Civ 112 This appeal raised questions of considerable importance for company law. It provides the…
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Case Preview: Reference by the Lord Advocate in relation to the Scottish Independence Referendum Bill
03 Oct 2022In this post, Alan McDonald, Senior Associate in the Disputes team at CMS, previews the decision awaited from the UK…
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Case Comment: Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Ltd v Compton Beauchamp Estates Ltd [2022] UKSC 18
02 Sep 2022In this post, William Crossley, an Associate at CMS, comments on the decision in Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Ltd v Compton…
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The Human Rights Lawyers Association Lord Kerr Essay Competition Winner 2022: Is eco-anxiety capable of amounting to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment within the meaning of Article 3 ECHR?
22 Aug 2022About the HRLA The Human Rights Lawyers Association (HRLA) is a membership organisation which aims to promote the effective legal…
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Case Comment: Hastings v Finsbury Orthopaedics Ltd and Anor [2022] UKSC 19
01 Aug 2022In this post, Sophie Malley, a trainee solicitor at CMS, comments on the decision in Hastings v Finsbury Orthopaedics Ltd…
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New Judgment: R v Luckhurst [2022] UKSC 23
20 Jul 2022On appeal from: [2020] EWCA 1579 This case concerns whether the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) permits a variation…