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Case Preview: Birmingham City Council v Abdulla and others
10 Jul 2012The Supreme Court will tomorrow hear the case of Birmingham City Council v Abdulla and others. The five-judge panel comprising…
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Lord Sumption: A non-law degree makes for a better lawyer
09 Jul 2012In an interview given to Counsel magazine, and reported by The Telegraph here, Lord Sumption has said that he thinks…
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In the Supreme Court w/c 9th July 2012
09 Jul 2012In Courtroom 1 this morning until Tuesday 10 July 2012 is the appeal of BCL Old Co Ltd & ors…
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Case comment: Phillips v Mulcaire [2012] UKSC 28
09 Jul 2012The Supreme Court has had its first (and perhaps last) look at an issue arising from the phone hacking litigation…
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The Week That Was
06 Jul 2012The former CEO of Barclays, Bob Diamond, gave evidence to the Treasury Select Committee on Wednesday about the £290m fines…
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Case Preview: BCL Old Co Ltd & Ors v BASF plc & Ors
06 Jul 2012On 9 July 2012 the Supreme Court will determine whether the Court of Appeal’s construction of the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s…
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Supreme Court Around The World: Little White Lies
05 Jul 2012White Lie: Noun: A harmless or trivial lie, esp. one told to avoid hurting someone’s feelings. Synonyms: fib The concept…
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Profiles: Lord Carnwath of Notting Hill
05 Jul 2012Born on 15 March 1945, Robert John Anderson Carnwath was educated at Eton College before studying law at Trinity College,…
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Case Preview: Solihull MBC v Hickin
05 Jul 2012This appeal (from the Court of Appeal [2010] EWCA Civ 868; [2010] 1 WLR 2254) concerns whether, on the death…
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New Judgment: Gow v Grant (Scotland) [2012] UKSC 29
04 Jul 2012On appeal from: [2011] CSIH 25 The parties had cohabited in the respondent’s house after the respondent had strongly encouraged…