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New Judgment: R v Brown [2013] UKSC 43
26 Jun 2013On appeal from: [2011] NICA 47 This Northern Irish appeal concerned the appellant’s conviction for having unlawful carnal knowledge of…
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Case Comment: Jones (by Caldwell) v FTT & Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority [2013] UKSC 19
25 Jun 2013Background The case concerned the scope of the Criminal Injuries compensation scheme and what constitutes a ‘crime of violence’ under…
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New Deputy President of the Supreme Court to be appointed on Friday
25 Jun 2013It was announced yesterday that Baroness Hale of Richmond will succeed Lord Hope (who is retiring this Thursday, the 27th…
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Case Preview: R v Gul
24 Jun 2013Introduction What is terrorism? That is the question the Supreme Court must resolve in R v Gul. More specifically, are…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 24 June 2013
24 Jun 2013Listed from Tuesday 25 until Wednesday 26 June 2013 is the appeal of R v Gul, to be heard by…
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The Week That Was
21 Jun 2013On Tuesday evening justice minister Lord McNally appeared at a “Legal Aid Question Time” event organised by the Bar Council.…
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Case Comment: Futter & Anor v HMRC; Pitt & Anor v HMRC [2013] UKSC 26
21 Jun 2013The Appeal On 12-14 March 2013 the Supreme Court heard the appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal…
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Case Comment: Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v Marks and Spencer plc [2013] UKSC 30
20 Jun 2013In May the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the long running case of HMRC v Marks & Spencer. …
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Case Comment: Public Relations Consultants Association Ltd v The Newspaper Licensing Agency Ltd & Ors [2013] UKSC 18
20 Jun 2013The Supreme Court recently handed down its judgment in the case commonly referred to as Meltwater. The Court considered whether…
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New Judgment: Smith & Ors v Secretary of State for Defence; and two other cases [2013] UKSC 41
19 Jun 2013On appeal from: [2011] EWHC 1678 QB; [2012] EWCA Civ 1365. These proceedings concern three sets of claims which arise…