Archive for the ‘Case Comments’ Category
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Case Comment: Saint-Prix v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2012] UKSC 49
01 Nov 2012Hooray for Lady Hale In its judgment in St Prix, the Supreme Court referred to the CJEU the following questions…
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New Judgment & Comment: Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs & Anor v Rahmatullah [2012] UKSC 48 [updated]
31 Oct 2012On appeal from: [2011] EWCA Civ 1540. Rahmatullah was captured by UK forces in a US controlled area of Iraq…
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Case Comment: Rubin & Anor v Eurofinance SA & Ors; New Cap Reinsurance Corp & Anor v Grant & Ors [2012] UKSC 46
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Case Comment: Day v Hosebay Ltd; Howard de Walden v Lexgorge [2012] UKSC 41
10 Oct 2012This appeal concerned what is capable of constituting a “house” for the purposes of the right to enfranchise or acquire…
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Case Comment: R (HH) v Deputy Prosecutor of the Italian Republic, Genoa, R (PH) v Deputy Prosecutor of the Italian Republic, Genoa
28 Sep 2012On 20 June 2012 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in a series of linked cases concerning extradition and the…
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Case Comment: ANS v ML [2012] UKSC 30
27 Aug 2012Scottish adoption law compatible with human right to family life This case concerned a mother who opposed an adoption order…
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Case Comment: Oracle America Inc (formerly Sun Microsystems Inc) v M-Tech Data Ltd [2012] UKSC 27
16 Aug 2012In what should come as a welcome decision for brand owners, the Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in…
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Case comment: Fairclough Homes Ltd v Summers [2012] UKSC 26
06 Aug 2012The Supreme Court has considered whether a court can strike out a claim tainted by fraud as an abuse of…
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Case Comment: Petroleo Brasileiro S.A (Respondent) v E.N.E. Kos 1 Limited (Appellant) [2012] UKSC 17
06 Aug 2012On 2 May 2012, the Supreme Court gave judgment in Petroleo Brasileiro S.A v E.N.E. Kos 1 Limited, an appeal…
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Case Comment: Test Claimants in the Franked Investment Income Group Litigation v Commissioners of Inland Revenue & Anor [2012] UKSC 19
30 Jul 2012The Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the appeal of Franked Investment Income Group Litigation v Commissioners of Inland…