Archive for the ‘Case Comments’ Category
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Case Comment: Willers v Joyce & Anor (in substitution for and in their capacity as executors of Albert Gubay (deceased)) (1) [2016] UKSC 43
22 Aug 2016Background This case concerned the tort of malicious prosecution and the extent to which it can be applied to civil…
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Case Comment: R v Jogee; Ruddock v The Queen (Jamaica) [2016] UKSC 8
18 Aug 2016On 18 February 2016, the Supreme Court handed down its much awaited judgment in the appeal of R v Jogee…
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Case Comment: Campbell v Gordon [2016] UKSC 38
17 Aug 2016In the Scottish case of Campbell v Gordon [2016] UKSC 38, the Supreme Court was asked to consider the question…
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Case Comment: R v Harvey [2015] UKSC 73
16 Aug 2016In R v Harvey [2015] UKSC 73, the Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Mr Jack Harvey (the appellant) against…
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Case Comment: In the matter of B (A child) [2016] UKSC 4
16 Aug 2016In the first international child abduction case involving same-sex parents, the Supreme Court has decided that the English court still…
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Case Comment: Versloot Dredging BV & Anor v HDI Gerling Industrie Versicherung AG & Ors [2016] UKSC 45
15 Aug 2016The recent decision of the Supreme Court in Versloot Dredging BV v. HDI Gerling Industrie Versicherung (The DC Merwestone)[2016] UKSC…
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Case Comment: Hayward v Zurich Insurance Company plc [2016] UKSC 48
11 Aug 2016The Supreme Court has held unanimously that, where a party seeks to set aside a settlement agreement on the grounds…
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Case Comment: MS (Uganda) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] UKSC 33
10 Aug 2016Background Information The appellant is a citizen of Uganda who was granted limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom…
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Case Comment: Hayward v Zurich Insurance plc [2016] UKSC 48
09 Aug 2016Among a slew of important commercial cases this week is the Supreme Court’s decision in Hayward v Zurich Insurance plc…
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Case Comment: R (Bancoult (No 2)) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2016] UKSC 35
08 Aug 2016Background This case concerns the House of Lords’ judgment in R (Bancoult) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth…