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R (Wright) v Resilient Energy Severndale Ltd and Forest of Dean District Council [2019] UKSC 53
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A planning application was granted by a local council so that a new wind turbine could be built but was then challenged ... Read more
10 Feb 2020
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The Advocate General for Scotland v Romein [2018] UKSC 6
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What does it mean to be British? The legal answer is not as simple as you might think. For years citizenship by descent ... Read more
12 Mar 2018
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Belhaj v DPP [2018] UKSC 33
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17 Sep 2018
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Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis v DSD [2018] UKSC 11
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16 Apr 2018
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Are you on email? You simply have to be these days but is our legal system and the administration of justice set up to d... Read more
23 Apr 2018
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18 Jun 2018
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Lord Advocate (Representing the Taiwanese Judicial Authorities) v Dean [2017] UKSC 44
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Zain Dean is a Scottish citizen who had been living in Taiwan for 19 years when he was convicted for manslaughter in 201... Read more
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R (Bancoult No. 3) v SoS for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2018] UKSC 3
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The people of the Chagos Islands, a British Indian Ocean Territory, have suffered at the hands of UK foreign policy for ... Read more
19 Feb 2018
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R (Steinfeld & Keidan) v SoS for International Development [2018] UKSC 32
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Ever since civil partnerships became available in the UK in late 2005 their status has been up in the air. Originally th... Read more
10 Sep 2018
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RFC 2012 Plc v Advocate General for Scotland [2017] UKSC 45
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The financial dealings of Rangers Football Club have been subject to a great deal of scrutiny in the recent past and in ... Read more
16 Oct 2017
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KV v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] UKSC 10
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What role does medical evidence play in a legal battle? On the one hand medical practitioners bring their own clinical e... Read more
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Williams v London Borough of Hackney [2018] UKSC 37
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When the state uses its power to take children away from their parents this has to be treated with a great deal of sensi... Read more
15 Oct 2018
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Gilham v Ministry of Justice [2019] UKSC 44
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The budget cuts to the administration of justice have had a profound impact since their implementation. Access to justic... Read more
9 Dec 2019
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Commissioners for HMRC v Joint Administrators of Lehman Brothers [2019] UKSC 12
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The financial crisis of 2008 may now be far behind us but the legal ramifications are still subject to legal dispute. In... Read more
15 Apr 2019
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James-Bowen v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2018] UKSC 40
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When Babar Ahmad arrived in handcuffs at a local police station on 2nd December 2003 he had a number of significant cuts... Read more
5 Nov 2018
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R (Derry) v Commissioners for HMRC [2019] UKSC 19
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What happens when a tax avoidance scheme runs a little too closely to what is within the bounds of the law? For Mr Derry... Read more
3 Jun 2019
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Walker v Innospec Ltd [2017] UKSC 47
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Walker has been in a same-sex relationships since 1993 but because he retired before civil partnerships became legal in ... Read more
23 Oct 2017
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An Application by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission for Judicial Review [2018] UKSC 27
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One of the most important cases of 2018 thus far is this case that was brought before the Supreme Court and challenged N... Read more
6 Aug 2018
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Samuels v Birmingham City Council [2019] UKSC 28
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When Terryann Samuels was unable to keep up with her rent and was made homeless Birmingham City Council claimed that it ... Read more
5 Aug 2019
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9mins
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In the matter of an application by Kevin Maguire for Judicial Review [2018] UKSC 17
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Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights is the right to a fair trial but how far does this extend? In this ... Read more
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