Archive for the ‘Case Comments’ Category
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Case Comment: R (E) v Governing Body of JFS & Ors [2009] UKSC 15
21 Dec 2009On 16 December judgment was handed down in the widely reported JFS case. The appeal itself was heard by the…
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Case Comment: AM (Somalia) and others v Entry Clearance Officer [2009] UKSC 16
17 Dec 2009In brief, then, in its judgment given on 16 December 2009 the Court unanimously held that an Entry Clearance Officer…
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Case Comment: Nadine Rodriguez v The Minister for Housing of the Government of Gibraltar and the Housing Allocation Committee
16 Dec 2009The Board of the Privy Council has unanimously decided that a government housing allocation policy favouring married couples and couples…
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Case Comment: S-B (Children) [2009] UKSC 17
15 Dec 2009A seven-justice Supreme Court has allowed the appeal in the case of S-B (Children) ([2009] UKSC 17), which dealt with…
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Case Comment: R v Horncastle [2009] UKSC 14
11 Dec 2009The decision of the Supreme Court in R v Horncastle [2009] UKSC 14 is potentially of great importance for two…
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Case Comment: Barratt Homes Limited v Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig (Welsh Water) 2009 UKSC 13
11 Dec 2009In the Barratt Homes / Welsh Water case, in which judgment was handed down on Wednesday, the Supreme Court turned its attentions to a thorny…
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Case Comment: R (Barclay) v Secretary of State for Justice & Ors [2009] UKSC 9
11 Dec 2009On 1 December 2009 the Supreme Court gave judgment in R (Barclay and others) v Secretary of State for Justice…
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Case Comment: Re I [2009] UKSC 10
07 Dec 2009The Supreme Court has now resolved the issue of whether the parties’ right, created by Brussels IIa, Art 12.3, to…
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Case comment: Secretary of State for EFRA v Meier [2009] UKSC 11 [updated]
02 Dec 2009The judgment in Secretary of State for EFRA v Meier [2009] UKSC 11 is one of three handed down this week.…
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Case comment: BA (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] UKSC 7
30 Nov 2009This decision will undoubtedly be welcomed by individuals in immigration and asylum cases. It drives a coach and horses through…