Archive for the ‘Features’ Category
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Libel Tourism – Lord Hoffmann’s View
03 Feb 2010Former Law Lord Lord Hoffmann yesterday delivered a strong defence of the current state of English libel law as it…
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Register of Interests: Justices vote No
03 Feb 2010The Supreme Court website has been updated with a statement explaining that the Justices of the Supreme Court have decided…
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UKSC’s Corporate Statistics, ‘Mission and Objectives’, Business Plan and Management Board Minutes
02 Feb 2010In the spirit of openness and public accountability (and following the update on our ‘information wish list‘), we’d like to…
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Supreme Court – information wish list, progress so far
31 Jan 2010In September 2009, before the Court opened its doors, we set out our “information wish list” – the information that…
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Separation of powers – US Supreme Court
28 Jan 2010With so much discussion having taken place over the efficacy of removing the UK’s highest court from its legislature, it…
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New Judgment: Ofcom v The Information Commissioner [2010] UKSC 3
27 Jan 2010On appeal from: [2009] EWCA Civ 90 Concerned a request that had been made to Ofcom by the Information Manager…
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Supreme Courts around the World: The Right to Information and the Indian Supreme Court
27 Jan 2010The Indian Supreme Court (known as the Apex Court) has been involved in a dispute about the extent to which…
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A Scottish Supreme Court?
25 Jan 2010As Scots all over the world have been preparing to raise a glass to celebrate a national hero, Robert Burns, a report has been published…
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“Rights, Responsibilities and the Repeal of the Human Rights Act” (Continued) [updated]
25 Jan 2010The debate about the future of the Human Rights Act is gathering pace as the date of the General…
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Profiles: Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore
25 Jan 2010Lord Kerr is, at 61, the youngest Justice of the Supreme Court, and was the last Law Lord to be…