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Time extended for appeals under Extradition Act – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 24th, 2012 in appeals, extradition, news, Supreme Court, time limits by sally

“The Supreme Court has ruled that there should be a discretion in exceptional circumstances for judges to extend time for service of appeals against extradition, where the statutory time limits would otherwise operate to prevent an appeal in a manner conflicting with the right of access to an appeal process under Article 6(1) of the Human Rights Convention.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd May 2012

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Wikileaks: UK Supreme Court to decide on Julian Assange – BBC News

Posted May 23rd, 2012 in extradition, news, sexual offences, Supreme Court by sally

“A decision on whether Wikileaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden will be given next Wednesday, the UK Supreme Court has said.”

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BBC News, 23rd May 2012

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Humphreys v Revenue and Customs Commissioners – WLR Daily

Posted May 22nd, 2012 in law reports, sex discrimination, Supreme Court, tax credits by sally

Humphreys v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2012 UKSC 18; [2012] WLR (D) 154

“The indirect sex discrimination against fathers arising from the refusal to split child tax credit between separated parents who shared care of a child was objectively justified.”

WLR Daily, 16th May 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Discriminatory basis of Child Tax Credit is justified, rules Supreme Court – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 17th, 2012 in news, parental rights, sex discrimination, Supreme Court, tax credits by sally

“A person’s entitlement to Child Tax Credit (CTC) is a ‘possession’ for the purposes of article 1 of the First Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 17th May 2012

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Withers’ bid to take client money dispute to Supreme Court rejected – The Lawyer

Posted April 13th, 2012 in appeals, client accounts, fees, law firms, news, Supreme Court by tracey

“Withers has been refused permission to appeal to the Supreme Court a dispute brought against it over client money.”

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The Lawyer, 11th April 2012

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Asbestos court ruling leaves insurers facing bill of up to £5bn – The Guardian

Posted March 29th, 2012 in asbestos, indemnities, industrial injuries, insurance, news, Supreme Court by sally

“Insurers may have to pay out as much as £5bn to relatives of those who have died from asbestos-related cancers following a supreme court judgment that will benefit thousands of families.”

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The Guardian, 28th March 2012

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Asbestos: court ruling opens way for insurance claims – BBC News

Posted March 28th, 2012 in asbestos, cancer, compensation, health & safety, insurance, news, Supreme Court, victims by sally

“The UK Supreme Court has made a ruling which could allow thousands of insurance claims by families of people who died after exposure to asbestos.”

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BBC News, 28th March 2012

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We need to rethink how we define merit for supreme court appointments – The Guardian

Posted March 27th, 2012 in diversity, judicial appointments commission, news, Supreme Court, women by sally

“Diversity is not an optional extra, it is a basic component of the court’s ability to do its job in modern society.”

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The Guardian, 26th March 2012

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Flood v Times Newspapers, Supreme Court allows “Reynolds” appeal – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 22nd, 2012 in defamation, news, privilege, public interest, Supreme Court by sally

“In a unanimous decision ([2012] UKSC 11) the Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Times Newspapers Limited against a decision of the Court of Appeal ([2010] EWCA Civ 804) which had held that it could not rely on Reynolds qualified privilege. The Supreme Court restored the decision of Mr Justice Tugendhat ([2009] EWHC 2375 (QB)) who had ruled, on the hearing of a preliminary issue, that the Times was entitled to rely on the defence of Reynolds qualified privilege in relation to the printed publication of the article about the claimant.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd March 2012

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Flood v Times Newspapers Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted March 22nd, 2012 in defamation, law reports, privilege, public interest, Supreme Court by sally

Flood v Times Newspapers Ltd [2012] UKSC 11; [2012] WLR (D) 93

“A publisher was protected from liability for defamation when it published an article containing allegations of corruption against a named police officer, even though the allegations were subsequently held to be unfounded, if it could be shown that the issues raised in the article were matters of public interest and that at the time of publication it appeared to the publishers that there was a strong circumstantial case for believing the allegations to be true.”

WLR Daily, 21st March 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Terror suspects win supreme court ruling over secret witness – The Guardian

Posted March 8th, 2012 in anonymity, appeals, deportation, news, Supreme Court, terrorism, tribunals, witnesses by sally

“Seven Algerian nationals suspected of terrorism have resisted attempts to deport them by turning the tables on the government’s support for using secret evidence in court.”

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The Guardian, 7th March 2012

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Uncommon Remedies – Cloisters

Posted February 23rd, 2012 in damages, employment, news, Supreme Court by sally

“The Supreme Court decision refusing a dismissed employee compensation for the way he was sacked provides a further prompt to review the interaction of employment legislation with common law remedies, says Catriona Stirling.”

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Cloisters, February 2012

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Government asks Supreme Court for permission to appeal FiTs rulings – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 23rd, 2012 in appeals, consultations, energy, news, Supreme Court by sally

“The Government has asked the Supreme Court to rule on whether it acted lawfully when it announced plans to scale back its subsidy plans for solar projects in December.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd February 2012

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Glenn Mulcaire granted evidence appeal – BBC News

Posted February 15th, 2012 in appeals, evidence, interception, media, news, public interest, Supreme Court by sally

“The Supreme Court has ruled it will decide whether private investigator Glenn Mulcaire must reveal which journalists asked him to hack phones.”

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BBC News, 15th February 2012

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Analysis | Rabone and the rights to life of voluntary mental health patients – Part 2/2 – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 14th, 2012 in damages, human rights, mental health, news, Supreme Court by sally

“This is the second of two blogs on the recent Supreme Court case of Rabone and another v Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust [2012] UKSC 2.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 14th February 2012

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Ravat v Halliburton Manufacturing and Services Ltd [2011] UKSC 1; [2012] WLR (D) 24

Posted February 9th, 2012 in employment tribunals, jurisdiction, law reports, Supreme Court, unfair dismissal by sally

Ravat v Halliburton Manufacturing and Services Ltd [2011] UKSC 1; [2012] WLR (D) 24

“An employment tribunal could consider a claim for unfair dismissal by an employee who worked overseas if the connection between the employment relationship and Great Britain was sufficiently strong to show that that could be justified.”

WLR Daily, 8th February 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Rabone v Pennine Care NHS Trust – WLR Daily

Posted February 9th, 2012 in duty of care, hospitals, law reports, mental health, news, suicide, Supreme Court by sally

Rabone v Pennine Care NHS Trust [2012] UKSC 2; [2012] WLR (D) 23

“A psychiatric in-patient who was known to be at real and immediate risk of suicide was owed a positive operational duty under article 2 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms by the NHS trust to take preventative measures to safeguard her life even though she was a voluntary patient who was not detained under the Mental Health Act 1983.”

WLR Daily, 8th February 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Hospital breached duty of care to psychiatric patient, supreme court rules – The Guardian

Posted February 9th, 2012 in duty of care, hospitals, mental health, news, suicide, Supreme Court by sally

“An NHS trust breached its duty of care to a 20-year-old patient who killed herself while on home release from a psychiatric unit, the supreme court has ruled.”

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The Guardian, 8th February 2012

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Case by case: how can we make it better? – The Guardian

Posted February 8th, 2012 in news, Supreme Court by sally

“Last week Guardian Law launched one of our biggest projects to date – an interactive timeline that tracks the development of the supreme court (the UK’s, not the other one) from 1399 until the present. It’s an ongoing project, which will be updated as cases are decided and law lords come and go, and will soon incorporate video footage too.”

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The Guardian, 7th February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk