Archive for the ‘Case Previews’ Category
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Case Preview: R (Kiarie) v SSHD; R (Byndloss) v SSHD Part Two
03 May 2017Certification is not possible unless the condition in s 94B(2) is met. Accordingly, the risk of serious irreversible harm is…
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Case Preview: R (Kiarie) v SSHD; R (Byndloss) v SSHD Part One
03 May 2017After a raft of cases on the “foreign criminal” theme – such as Nouazli [2016] UKSC 16, Johnson [2016] UKSC 56, Makhlouf [2016] UKSC 59 and Hesham Ali [2016]…
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Case Preview: SM (Algeria) v Entry Clearance Officer, UK Visa Section
20 Apr 2017Background Three years ago in AA (Somalia) v ECO (Addis Ababa) [2013] UKSC 81, the Supreme Court considered whether a Somali child…
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Case Preview: Home Office v Essop & Ors
03 Apr 2017Giving up on (Indirect) Discrimination Law Some readers might be surprised if told that one of the most significant cases on…
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Case Preview: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority v Energy Solutions EU Ltd
02 Mar 2017Introduction On Wednesday 1 Mar 2017 and Thursday 2 Mar 2017, the Supreme Court hears the appeal of Nuclear Decommissioning…
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Case preview: Isle of Wight Council v Platt
13 Feb 2017Introduction A parent who fails “to secure regular attendance of a pupil at a registered school” is guilty of…
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Case Preview: AB v Her Majesty’s Advocate (Scotland)
10 Feb 2017Background On 11 Jul 2016, the Supreme Court heard an appeal against the decision of the High Court of Justiciary…
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Case Preview: Wood v Capita Insurance Services Ltd
08 Feb 2017On 7 February 2017 the Supreme Court heard the appeal of insurance company, Capita Insurance Services Limited (“Capita”), in a…
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Case Preview: N v ACCG & Ors
06 Feb 2017Background On 14 and 15 Dec 2016, the Supreme Court heard an appeal relating to a local authority’s refusal to…
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Case Preview: In the matter of EV (a child) (Scotland) and EV (a child) No 2 (Scotland)
02 Feb 2017On 12 January 2017 the Supreme Court heard an appeal against a judgment of the Inner House to uphold, in…