Archive for the ‘Case Comments’ Category
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Case Comment: The Advocate General for Scotland v Romein (Scotland) [2018] UKSC 6, Part Two
23 Feb 2018(ii) Lord Sumption His Lordship found “formidable difficulties” with the counterfactual assumption underpinning the first hypothesis. Notably, the counterfactual assumption…
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Case Comment: The Advocate General for Scotland v Romein (Scotland) [2018] UKSC 6, Part One
23 Feb 2018Gender discrimination and historic injustice: Law corrected on British citizenship through Matrilineal Descent Women have overwhelmingly borne the brunt of…
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Case Comment: Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis v DSD & Anor [2018] UKSC 11
23 Feb 2018The hits for the police keep on coming. The decision in Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis v DSD &…
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Case Comment: Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police [2018] UKSC 4, Part Three
12 Feb 2018Breach of duty The bad news for Chief Constables does not stop with the characterisation of an arrest as a…
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Case Comment: Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police [2018] UKSC 4, Part Two
12 Feb 2018The imposition of a duty of care on the police for operational activity It is important to clarify what this…
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Case Comment: Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police [2018] UKSC 4, Part One
12 Feb 2018An assault on Hill? Police liability in negligence positively narrowed In Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police [2018] UKSC 4,…
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Case Comment: R (Haralambous) v Crown Court at St Albans [2018] UKSC 1
02 Feb 2018In its judgment, the Supreme Court confirmed that it is implicit in statutory schemes that contemplate ex parte hearings, that…
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Case Comment: R (Hysaj & Ors) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] UKSC 82, Part Two
05 Jan 2018(ii) Official Position In light of the existing authorities, after reviewing her own position the Home Secretary arrived at the…
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Case Comment: R (Hysaj & Ors) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] UKSC 82, Part One
05 Jan 2018Law corrected on British citizenship and identity fraud Extraordinarily, the Home Office sought to have these appeals allowed by consent…
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Case Comment: R (HC) v Secretary of State for Works and Pensions & Ors [2017] UKSC 73 Part Three
29 Dec 2017(iv) Lady Hale Gravitating towards a more child-focussed approach, her Ladyship’s judgment struck a more philosophical chord than Lord Carnwath’s…