Archive for the ‘Case Comments’ Category
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Case Comment: Al-Sirri v SSHD; DD (Afghanistan) v SSHD
12 Dec 2012On 21 November the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the joined cases of Al-Sirri and DD, both of which…
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Case Comment: Ruddy v Chief Constable, Strathclyde Police & Anor [2012] UKSC 57
06 Dec 2012This case considers the proper procedure which should be adopted under Scots law for bringing a claim for damages where…
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Case comment: Morris v Rae [2012] UKSC 50
28 Nov 2012On 7 November 2012, the Supreme Court announced its decision in Morris v Rae [2012] UKSC 50. As explained in…
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Case Comment: RFU v Viagogo – Norwich Pharmacal jurisdiction restated
27 Nov 2012This piece was originally posted on Inforrm’s Blog, and is reproduced here with permission and thanks. The recent judgment of…
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Case Comment: Welsh byelaws and the UK Supreme Court
22 Nov 2012This piece was originally posted on the UK Constitutional Law Group blog, and is reproduced here with permission and thanks.…
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View from an intervener: JUSTICE on SSFCA & Anor v Rahmatullah [2012] UKSC 48
19 Nov 2012This case has already been expertly dissected for UKSC Blog by Samantha Knights of Matrix (here). We share her overall…
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Case Comment: BCL Old Co Ltd & Ors v BASF plc & Ors [2012] UKSC 45
15 Nov 2012This judgment has finally concluded a 4½ year saga under which BCL and others have sought in vain to bring…
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Case Comment: Birmingham City Council v Abdulla & Ors [2012] UKSC 47
14 Nov 2012On 24 October 2012 the Supreme Court handed down its eagerly awaited judgment concerning the ability of claimants to bring…
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Case Comment: SerVaas Inc v Rafidian Bank & Ors [2012] UKSC 40
07 Nov 2012One of the main exceptions to the doctrine of restrictive state/sovereign immunity is the so-called commercial activity exception. According to…
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Case Comment: Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs & Anor v Rahmatullah [2012] UKSC 48
05 Nov 2012The result of appeal will have satisfied neither side; both sides losing their appeal and cross-appeal respectively and most importantly…