Archive for the ‘Case Comments’ Category
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Case Comment: R (Eastenders Cash and Carry plc & Ors) v HMRC (and anor case) [2014] UKSC 34
10 Nov 2014Facts In Eastenders, customs officers entered Eastenders’ premises and detained alcoholic goods so that further enquiries could be made, after…
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Case Comment: British Telecommunications plc v Telefonica O2 UK Ltd & Ors [2014] UKSC 42
31 Oct 2014Introduction This is the first judgment of the Supreme Court on the EU Common Regulatory Framework (“CRF”) for the telecommunications…
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Case Comment: Healthcare at Home Ltd v The Common Services Agency (Scotland) [2014] UKSC 49
10 Oct 2014Whether tender criteria and reasons for rejection of tender bid were sufficiently clear The case of Healthcare at Home Ltd v…
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Case Comment: Agricultural Sector (Wales) Bill – Reference by the Attorney General for England and Wales [2014] UKSC 43
26 Sep 2014Whether, on the proper construction of the Government of Wales Act 2006, s 108, Sch 7, the Agricultural Sector (Wales)…
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Case Comment: R (Whiston) v Secretary of State for Justice [2014] UKSC 39
01 Sep 2014Facts Mr Whiston was sentenced to 18 months in prison for armed robbery. He was entitled to automatic release on…
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Case Comment: Hounga v Allen & Anor [2014] UKSC 47
28 Aug 2014At the end of July, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Hounga v Allen [2014] UKSC 47. The case…
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Case Comment: R v Ahmad & Another; R v Fields & Others [2014] UKSC 36
08 Aug 2014In a judgment delivered by Lord Toulson, the Supreme Court allowed in part the joint appeals of R v Ahmad…
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Case Comment: Deutsche Bahn AG & Ors v Morgan Advanced Materials plc (formerly Morgan Crucible Co plc) [2014] UKSC 24
07 Aug 2014Background On 3 December 2003 the European Commission found that Morgan Crucible plc and six other suppliers of electrical and…
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Case Comment: R (Nunn) v Chief Constable of Suffolk Constabulary [2014] UKSC 37
24 Jul 2014The Supreme Court refused the appeal of Mr Nunn, holding that the police and prosecution’s duty of disclosure post-conviction is…
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Case Comment: R (T) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] UKSC 35
26 Jun 2014Background Last week the Supreme Court handed down judgment in R (T) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014]…