‘After the Government lost its historic legal battle over Brexit, the Supreme Court published the full 43,000-word judgment online.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has ruled against Theresa May’s Brexit plans and decreed that MPs are entitled to vote on whether to trigger Article 50.’
The Independent, 24th January 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In Rahmatullah (No 2) v MOD; Mohammed v MOD [2017] UKSC 1, the Supreme Court gave a further important judgment in the litany of cases arising out of the UK’s intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Court held unanimously that the doctrine of Crown act of state defeated claims brought by non UK citizens seeking to sue the Government in the English courts in respect of alleged torts committed abroad.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th January 2017
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The Supreme Court in London will give its ruling on Article 50 on Tuesday, following a four-day hearing last December.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The supreme court is due to deliver its eagerly awaited Brexit judgment declaring whether ministers or parliament have legal authority to approve the UK’s departure from the European Union.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The mother of murdered soldier Lee Rigby has said she was threatened with arrest unless she attended the appeal hearing of a man who harassed her over her son’s death.’
The Guardian, 22nd January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A single mother who was sent to prison by magistrates for 81 days because she was unable to pay her council tax bill was unlawfully jailed, the high court has ruled.’
The Guardian, 18th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Disability rights campaigners have failed in a bid to challenge the Director of Public Prosecution’s policy on assisted dying which they fear leaves vulnerable people “at risk from dodgy doctors”.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A British triple-killer has lost a challenge at the European Court of Human Rights against his whole-life prison term.’
BBC News, 17th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Ex-Foreign Secretary Jack Straw faces being sued over allegations of abduction and torture brought by a former Libyan dissident.’
BBC News, 17th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Mirza and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] UKSC 63. The background to each of these appeals, although unfortunate, is not in any way extraordinary. Indeed, it is perhaps quite common for those applying for leave to remain to fall foul of procedural requirements or to be caught out by one of the many frequent changes in the legislative scheme governing immigration.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th January 2017
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Govia Thameslink Railway is taking a legal case against drivers’ union Aslef to the supreme court over its industrial action on Southern rail.’
The Guardian, 11th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The criminal division of the Court of Appeal has taken the unusual step of announcing its intention to refer a City law firm to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.’
Legal Futures, 11th January 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The “internet has not alone changed our lives but it has also changed our vocabulary. A tablet is no longer made of stone, a bit does not help guide a horse and a cookie is more likely to affect your privacy than alleviate the pangs of hunger between meals!” A lengthy Christmas cracker joke? No, the observations – in excellent ‘Dad-joke’ style – of the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal in CG v Facebook Ireland Ltd & McCloskey (MOR10142) (Morgan LCJ, Gillen & Weatherup LJJ) at [54].’
Panopticon, 6th January 2017
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
‘Leeds City Council is to seek permission from the Supreme Court to appeal a key ruling over whether landlords are responsible for paying council tax on a property when a tenant has moved out before the tenancy agreement has formally ended.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th January 2017
source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘This post is my Christmas gift to land law students everywhere in the UK. It is a discussion of the very important Court of Appeal decision in Watts v Stewart [2016] EWCA Civ 1247, which concerned whether charitable providers of accommodation (in this case, almshouses, but, in principle, the issue in the case is broader) are exceptions to the Street v Mountford mantra that exclusive possession for a fixed term at a rent = tenancy.’
Nearly Legal, 29th December 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘“General and indiscriminate retention” of emails and electronic communications by governments is illegal, the EU’s highest court has ruled, in a judgment that could trigger challenges against the UK’s new Investigatory Powers Act – the so-called snooper’s charter.’
The Guardian, 21st December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The principle outlined in the White Book that the Court of Appeal should more readily grant permission to appeal in patent cases no longer holds good, it ruled last week.’
litigation Futures, 20th December 2016
Source: www.litgationfutures.com
‘When Oscar Wilde reputedly told a US customs official that he had nothing to declare but his genius, he was, it is assumed, joking.
But genius has become a term used in everyday life to describe everything from hot-housed children to footballers, pop stars and celebrity chefs.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th December 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has dismissed a high profile challenge by four Portuguese state-owned transport companies to the jurisdiction of the English courts in a dispute over a commonly-used standard form derivatives agreement.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th December 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
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