Archive for the ‘Case Comments’ Category
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Case Comment: University and College Union v The University of Stirling (Scotland) [2015] UKSC 26
15 May 2015The question for the Supreme Court in University and College Union v The University of Stirling was whether a dismissal…
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Case Comment: R (ZH and CN) v London Borough of Newham and London Borough of Lewisham [2014] UKSC 62
14 May 2015The Supreme Court has held (by a majority of 5-2) that temporary accommodation provided under Pt 7, Housing Act 1996…
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Case Comment: Sims v Dacorum Borough Council [2014] UKSC 63
06 May 2015The Supreme Court has held that the rule in LB Hammersmith and Fulham v Monk [1992] 1 AC 478; (1992)…
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Case Comment: In the matter of S (a Child) [2015] UKSC 20
05 May 2015The Supreme Court in Re S (A Child) [2015] UKSC 20 has allowed the local authority’s appeal against a costs…
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Case Comment: Aster Communities Ltd (formerly Flourish Homes Ltd) v Akerman-Livingstone [2015] UKSC 15
01 May 2015The Supreme Court has held that the court’s approach to proportionality in the context of a defence to possession proceedings…
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Case Comment: R (Trail Riders Fellowship & Anor) v Dorset County Council [2015] UKSC 18
28 Apr 2015There are some cases that you read and know, “This is important. This case fundamentally redefines how we understand the…
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Case Comment: Wyatt v Vince [2015] UKSC 14
22 Apr 2015The Supreme Court has delivered its judgment in Vince v Wyatt and appears to have sent the public into a…
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Case Comment: Braganza v BP Shipping Ltd & Anor [2015] UKSC 17
21 Apr 2015Factual Background Mr Renford Braganza worked as the Chief Engineer on an oil tanker managed by the Respondents. Some time…
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Case Comment: McDonald v The National Grid Electricity Transmission plc [2014] UKSC 53
20 Apr 2015Supreme Court extends protection for asbestos victims. The Supreme Court has extended protection for victims of asbestos-related diseases, by ruling…
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Case Comment: Recovery of Medical Costs for Asbestos Diseases (Wales) Bill – Reference by the Counsel General for Wales [2015] UKSC 3
17 Apr 2015Whether the Recovery of Medical Costs for Asbestos Diseases (Wales) Bill is within the legislative competence of the National Assembly…