Archive for the ‘Case Comments’ Category
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Case Comment: Ministry of Defence v Iraqi Civilians [2016] UKSC 25
27 May 2016Background This case concerns tort claims brought by over 600 Iraqi civilians claiming to have suffered unlawful detention and /…
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Case Comment: Knauer (Widower and Administrator of the Estate of Sally Ann Knauer) v Ministry of Justice [2016] UKSC 9
26 May 2016Summary An issue that has been repeatedly highlighted in fatal accident cases is whether damages should be calculated from the…
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Case Comment: PST Energy 7 Shipping LLC & Anor v OW Bunker Malta Ltd & Anor [2016] UKSC 23
24 May 2016Summary The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed the appeal in PST Energy 7 Shipping LLC & Anor v OW Bunker…
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Case Comment: The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime v Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co (Europe) Ltd and others [2016] UKSC 18
23 May 2016Factual background During the London riots of August 2011, a gang of youths broke into a Sony distribution warehouse in…
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Case Comment: PJS v News Group Newspapers Limited [2016] UKSC 26
20 May 2016Summary The Supreme Court has upheld the PJS injunction by a majority of four to one, preventing the media from…
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Case Comment: Cox v Ministry of Justice [2016] UKSC 10
17 May 2016Background and issue Cox was working in a prison kitchen with a catering assistant and 20 prisoners under her direction.…
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Case Comment: Jetivia SA & Anor v Bilta (UK) Ltd & Ors [2015] UKSC 23, Part 2
28 Apr 2016Part 2 of the Case Comment on Jetivia SA & Anor v Bilta (UK) Ltd & Ors [2015] UKSC 23…
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Case Comment: Jetivia SA & Anor v Bilta (UK) Ltd & Ors [2015] UKSC 23, Part 1
28 Apr 2016Supreme Court ruling The Supreme Court unanimously ruled in that the ex turpi causa principle (the defence of illegality) cannot…
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Case Comment: Trump International Golf Club Scotland Ltd & Anor v Scottish Ministers [2015] UKSC 74
25 Apr 2016Since 2006 Trump International Gold Club Scotland Ltd (“TIGC”) has been developing a golf resort on the Menie Estate, Aberdeenshire.…
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Case Comment: Anson v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs [2015] UKSC 44
18 Apr 2016Summary This case concerns the appropriate tax treatment of a US Limited Liability Company (“US LLC”) for the purposes of…