Archive for the ‘Features’ Category
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In the Supreme Court w/c 22 February 2010
20 Feb 2010The Supreme Court has a full week in prospect. Two appeals are listed to be heard. On Monday and Tuesday,…
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UKIP wins right to Appeal to Supreme Court
18 Feb 2010UKIP has been granted leave to appeal to the Supreme Court by an appeal panel comprising Lady Hale, Lord Hope…
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New Judgment: Tomlinson & Ors v Birmingham City Council [2010] UKSC 8
17 Feb 2010On appeal from: [2008] EWCA Civ 1228. Concerned Birmingham City Council’s refusal to provide local authority accommodation to three homeless…
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“Rights, Responsibilities and the Human Rights Act”, Part 3, The UK dimension
17 Feb 2010The debate about the Conservative Party’s proposal for a new British Bill of Rights and is likely to be one…
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Judicial Lectures: Is the Convention Ours?
16 Feb 2010On 29 January 2010, Lady Justice Arden took part in a “Seminar to mark the official Opening of the Legal…
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Supreme Courts Around the World: the last three months in Australia and New Zealand [updated]
15 Feb 2010The Supreme Courts of Australia and New Zealand had a busy time in November and December, but no new judgments…
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Anonymity versus Openness – why do parties need to be named?
15 Feb 2010The recent decision of the Supreme Court in the case of In Re Guardian News and Media ([2010] UKSC 1; [2010] 2…
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The End of the Independent Scottish Criminal Legal System? The constitutional significance of Allison and McInnes
15 Feb 2010At one level the decisions of the UK Supreme Court in HM Advocate v Allison and HM Advocate v McInnes…
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Profiles: Lord Rodger of Earlsferry
11 Feb 2010Lord Rodger of Earlsferry is the fourth most senior Justice in the UK Supreme Court. He is also one of…
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Lord Bingham Book and Interview
08 Feb 2010Today’s Guardian features an interview with Lord Bingham, talking about his new book The Rule of Law (published by Allen…