Archive for the ‘Case Comments’ Category
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Case Comment: R (Nouazli) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] UKSC 16
08 Aug 2016As if Michael Gove MP needed further reminding, in wake of Colin Yeo’s appearance on World at One on Wednesday…
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Case Comment: Mirga v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; Samin v Westminster City Council [2016] UKSC 1
05 Aug 2016The Supreme Court heard this appeal on 9-10 March 2015 and handed down judgment, delivered by Lord Neuberger PSC, on…
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Case Comment: R (O) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] UKSC 19
05 Aug 2016O, a Nigerian national aged 38 who entered the UK illegally in late 2003 with her three-year old son, suffered…
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Case Comment: Société Coopérative de Production SeaFrance SA v The Competition and Markets Authority [2015] UKSC 75
02 Aug 2016On 16 December 2015, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Société Coopérative de Production SeaFrance SA v The Competition…
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Case Comment: Brown & Anor, the Joint Administrators of Loanwell Ltd v Stonegale Ltd (Scotland); & other cases [2016] UKSC 30
01 Aug 2016On 22 June 2016, the Supreme Court upheld the judgment of the Lord Ordinary that certain property conveyances relating to…
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Case Comment: R (Public Law Project) v Lord Chancellor [2016] UKSC 39
29 Jul 2016Judgment has now been handed down in R (Public Law Project) v Lord Chancellor [2016] UKSC 39, in which Regulations…
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Case Comment: UBS AG v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs [2016] UKSC 13
22 Jul 2016Cases about tax avoidance attract attention, particularly in the current political climate. But when a case concerns big banks setting…
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Case Comment: McBride v Scottish Police Authority [2016] UKSC 27
28 Jun 2016Background In January 1997 a fingerprint was taken from the scene of a murder. This print was identified by Ms…
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Case Comment: Airtours Holidays Transport Ltd v Commissioners for HMRC [2016] UKSC 21
27 Jun 2016Background This case concerns the input VAT recovery on services provided by PwC and paid for by Airtours Holidays Transport…
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Case Comment: Eclipse Film Partners No 35 LLP v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs [2016] UKSC 24
21 Jun 2016Summary On 13 April 2016, the Supreme Court declined Eclipse Film Partners No 35 LLP permission to appeal in relation to…