Archive
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UKSC Essay Competition 2013: A Winner’s Week at Olswang, the Guardian and the Supreme Court
30 Jul 2013It would be nice to tie together with a single thread the working environments of three of the UKSC Blog…
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New Judgment: South Lanarkshire Council v Scottish Information Commissioner [2013] UKSC 55
29 Jul 2013On appeal from [2012] CSIH 30. Concerns a request for information about the number (but not the identity) of the…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 29 July 2013
29 Jul 2013It’s the last week of the Trinity Term. Today in Courtroom 2 is the matter of R (Reilly & Anor)…
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Case Preview: Bucnys & Anor v Ministry of Justice of Lithuania; Lavrov v Ministry of Justice of Estonia
25 Jul 2013On the 16th July the Supreme Court returned to the vexed question of what constitutes a “judicial authority” for the…
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New Judgment: R (Modaresi) v Secretary of State for Health [2013] UKSC 53
24 Jul 2013On appeal from: [2011] EWCA Civ 1359. The appellant was detained under the Mental Health Act 1983, s 2 and…
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New Judgment: Re Nortel Companies; Re Lehman Companies; Re Lehman Companies (No. 2) [2013] UKSC 52
24 Jul 2013On appeal from: [2011] EWCA Civ 1124. These appeals raise questions of some significance arising out of the interrelationship of…
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Case Comment: R (Sturnham) v The Parole Board & Anor (No. 2) [2013] UKSC 47
23 Jul 2013On appeal from: [2012] EWCA Civ 452. To paraphrase Lord Mance’s opening observations, this is another case considering the practical…
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Case Preview: R (Hodkin & Anor) v Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages
22 Jul 2013Angels on Pinheads? Religion in the Supreme Court At present, and pending any Order to be made by the Secretary…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 22 July 2013
22 Jul 2013In Courtroom 2 this morning is the expedited In the matter of A (Children), listed for 1.5 days in front…
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The Week That Was
19 Jul 2013The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 became law after clearing its third reading in the Lords. The Act legalises…