Author Archive
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Case Preview: NML Capital Ltd v The Republic of Argentina
22 Mar 2011The case is listed for a two day hearing on 29 and 30 March 2011. The dispute in question relates…
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Women in Law: Getting through the Glass Ceiling
16 Mar 2011Following International Women’s Day last Tuesday, 8 March 2011, the Southbank Centre hosted a “Women of the World” festival to…
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Pen Portraits – Lord Phillips
09 Mar 2011Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers is the first President of the Supreme Court, having been the Senior Lord of Appeal…
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Record hits in February!
01 Mar 2011The Editors and Administrator of UKSC Blog would like to thank all the Blog’s readers for helping to make February 2011…
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Case Preview: Duncombe & Ors v Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families
01 Mar 2011This case was heard by the Supreme Court on 17 January 2011. The case related to the dismissals of Mr…
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Case Comment: Global Process Systems Inc & Anor v Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Berhad [2011] UKSC 5
23 Feb 2011As we reported in our case preview, at issue in Global Process Systems is the meaning of “inherent vice”, which…
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Case Comment: Brent LBC & Ors v Risk Management Partners Ltd [2011] UKSC 7
16 Feb 2011Court of Appeal decision overturned in first procurement case to reach Supreme Court. On 9 February 2011, the Supreme Court…
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Case Preview: HMRC v Tower MCashback LLP 1 & Anor
15 Feb 2011The two-day hearing in this case will begin on 21 February 2011. The Supreme Court will consider both a procedural…
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Case Preview: Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & another v Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
06 Feb 2011The next round of the battle between the State and those who build houses in breach of planning controls is…
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Case Comment: R (Morge) v Hampshire County Council
21 Jan 2011In a somewhat unusual case, in R (Morge) v Hampshire County Council (heard on 19 January 2011) the Supreme Court…