Archive for the ‘Case Comments’ Category
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Case Comment: R (Yam) v Central Criminal Court & Anor [2015] UKSC 76
24 Oct 2016In R (Yam) v Central Criminal Court & Anor [2015] UKSC 76, [2016] AC 771 a seven judge Court considered…
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Case Comment: R (Ingenious Media Holdings plc and another) v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
20 Oct 2016The UK Supreme Court has held that information provided by taxpayers to HMRC is confidential and that HMRC acted unlawfully…
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Case Comment: Lynn Shellfish Ltd & Ors v Loose & Anor [2016] UKSC 14
26 Sep 2016Summary Cockles and mussels are an unlikely pair in a real estate case. The right to fish for them was…
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Case Comment: In the matter of an application by JR55 for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) [2016] UKSC 22
15 Sep 2016Background This case concerns the alleged maladministration of a GP’s practice in Northern Ireland and its implications on the correct…
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Case Comment: MB v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2016] UKSC 53
01 Sep 2016On 10 August 2016, the Supreme Court gave its ruling in an appeal that required it to consider the operation…
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Case Comment: R v Taylor [2016] UKSC 5
30 Aug 2016In R v Taylor [2016] UKSC 5, the Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Mr Taylor against the decision of…
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Case Comment: R (C) v Secretary of State for Justice [2016] UKSC 2
25 Aug 2016When is it right to keep the names of parties to litigation a secret? That was the difficult question the Supreme Court…
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Case Comment: Goluchowski v District Court in Elbag, Poland and another case [2016] UKSC 36
25 Aug 2016On 29 Jun 2016, the Supreme Court dismissed two conjoined appeals made by Polish nationals, arguing that European arrest warrants…
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Case Comment: Mirga v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and another case [2016] UKSC 1
24 Aug 2016In a recent judgment the Supreme Court heard a joined case concerning the rights of two EU citizens to claim…
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Case Comment: Lee-Hirons v Secretary of State for Justice [2016] UKSC 46
24 Aug 2016Failure to provide a conditionally discharged restricted patient with a full explanation of the decision to recall him into detention…