Supreme Court – Page 84 – Current Awareness

The dependable witness – New Law Journal

Posted March 3rd, 2014 in codes of practice, conflict of interest, expert witnesses, immunity, negligence, news, standards, Supreme Court by sally

‘Martin Burns provides five important factors to consider when instructing an expert witness (or acting as one).’

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New Law Journal, 28th February 2014

Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk

Supreme Court to hear landmark Hemming case on licensing fees – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 28th, 2014 in fees, licensing, local government, news, sex establishments, Supreme Court by sally

‘Westminster City Council has been given permission to take to the Supreme Court the landmark Hemming case concerning the setting of licensing and regulatory fees.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 28th February 2014

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Village wins four year battle against illegal travellers’ site – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 19th, 2014 in appeals, human rights, inquiries, local government, news, planning, Supreme Court, travellers by sally

‘The residents of Hardhorn, in Lancashire, won at the Supreme Court but still face a £200,000 legal bill.’

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Daily Telegraph, 19th February 2014

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Cramaso LLP (Appellant) v Ogilvie-Grant, Earl of Seafield and Others (Respondents) (Scotland) – Supreme Court

Posted February 12th, 2014 in appeals, contracts, duty of care, hunting, landlord & tenant, law reports, leases, limited liability partnerships, misrepresentation, negligence, Supreme Court by sally

Cramaso LLP (Appellant) v Ogilvie-Grant, Earl of Seafield and Others (Respondents) (Scotland) [2014] UKSC 9 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 12th February 2014

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Richardson and another (Appellants) v Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) – Supreme Court

Posted February 6th, 2014 in appeals, crime, demonstrations, law reports, Supreme Court, trespass by sally

Richardson and another (Appellants) v Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) [2014] UKSC 8 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 5th February 2014

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Adamson (FC) (Appellant) v Paddico (267) Limited (Respondent); Mrs Gill Taylor (on behalf of the Society for the Protection of Markham and Little Francis) (Appellant) v Betterment Properties (Weymouth) Limited (Respondent) – Supreme Court

Posted February 6th, 2014 in appeals, commons, delay, land registration, law reports, local government, mistake, planning, rectification, Supreme Court by sally

Adamson (FC) (Appellant) v Paddico (267) Limited (Respondent); Mrs Gill Taylor (on behalf of the Society for the Protection of Markham and Little Francis) (Appellant) v Betterment Properties (Weymouth) Limited (Respondent) [2014] UKSC 7 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 5th February 2014

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Regina v Mackle (Patrick); Regina v Mackle (Plunkett Jude); Regina v Mackle (Benedict); Regina v McLaughlin (Henry) – WLR Daily

Posted February 4th, 2014 in appeals, confiscation, consent, law reports, Northern Ireland, Supreme Court by sally

Regina v Mackle (Patrick); Regina v Mackle (Plunkett Jude); Regina v Mackle (Benedict); Regina v McLaughlin (Henry) [2014] UKSC 5; [2014] WLR (D) 40

‘The fact that a confiscation order had been made by consent did not preclude a defendant from appealing against it on the ground that the consent had been based on a mistake of law as a result of wrong legal advice.’

WLR Daily, 29th January 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Supreme Court to rule on deregistration of town and village greens – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 4th, 2014 in appeals, commons, land registration, local government, mistake, news, rectification, Supreme Court by sally

‘The Supreme Court is set to rule this week on two conjoined cases concerning whether it is just to de-register land registered as a town or village green when there was a legal error that led to the registration.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 4th February 2014

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

In the matter of an application of Raymond Brownlee for Judicial Review (AP) (Northern Ireland) – Supreme Court

Posted January 30th, 2014 in appeals, criminal justice, judicial review, law reports, legal aid, legal representation, Northern Ireland, Supreme Court, trials by sally

In the matter of an application of Raymond Brownlee for Judicial Review (AP) (Northern Ireland) [2014] UKSC 4 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 29th January 2014

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

I.A. (Appellant) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) (Scotland) – Supreme Court

Posted January 30th, 2014 in appeals, asylum, law reports, refugees, Scotland, Supreme Court, treaties, United Nations by sally

I.A. (Appellant) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) (Scotland) [2014] UKSC 6 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 29th January 2014

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

R v Mackle (Appellant) Northern Ireland; R v Mackle No.2 (Appellant) (Northern Ireland); R v Mackle No.3 (Appellant) (Northern Ireland); R v McLaughlin (Appellant) (Northern Ireland) – Supreme Court

Posted January 30th, 2014 in appeals, confiscation, consent, law reports, Supreme Court by sally

R v Mackle (Appellant) Northern Ireland; R v Mackle No.2 (Appellant) (Northern Ireland); R v Mackle No.3 (Appellant) (Northern Ireland); R v McLaughlin (Appellant) (Northern Ireland) [2014] UKSC 5 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 29th January 2014

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Regina (Buckinghamshire County Council and others) v Secretary of State for Transport; Regina ( HS2 Action Alliance Ltd) v Same; Regina (Heathrow Hub Ltd and another) v Same – WLR Daily

Posted January 29th, 2014 in appeals, bills, consent, EC law, environmental protection, judicial review, law reports, local government, news, planning, railways, Supreme Court, transport by sally

Regina (Buckinghamshire County Council and others) v Secretary of State for Transport; Regina ( HS2 Action Alliance Ltd)vSame; Regina (Heathrow Hub Ltd and another) v Same [2014] UKSC 3; [2014] WLR (D) 28

‘The Government’s paper High Speed Rail: Investing in Britain’s Future—Decisions and Next Steps (2012) (Cm 8247) (“the DNS”), in which it had set out its proposed strategy for the promotion, construction and operation of a new high speed rail network, was not a plan or programme which set the framework for future development consent by the decision-maker (ie Parliament) and thus did not come within the scope of the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive (Parliament and Council Directive 2001/42/EC) (“the SEA Directive”).’

WLR Daily, 22nd January 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

16-year laptop credit agreement fight reaches supreme court – The Guardian

Posted January 29th, 2014 in consumer credit, consumer protection, contracts, news, sale of goods, Supreme Court by sally

‘A man embroiled in a mammoth 16-year legal battle over a laptop found himself in the “absurd and horrid” position of having to keep paying for an item he had already returned to the shop, the supreme court has been told.’

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The Guardian, 28th January 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Children: Public Law Update – Family Law Week

Posted January 27th, 2014 in adoption, appeals, care orders, children, families, family courts, guardianship, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘John Tughan, barrister of 4 Paper Buildings, analyses recent judgments in public law children cases and, in particular, the Re B-S line of authorities.’

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Family Law Week, 24th January 2014

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Parole system failing prisoners and close to be overwhelmed, lawyers warn – The Independent

Posted January 27th, 2014 in budgets, delay, news, oral hearings, parole, prisons, standards, Supreme Court by sally

‘England and Wales’s parole system is on the brink of a crisis that will result in reformed prisoners being detained months after they should have been released, The Independent on Sunday can reveal.’

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The Independent, 26th January 2014

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Mark Elliot: Reflections on the HS2 case: a hierarchy of domestic constitutional norms and the qualified primacy of EU law – UK Constitutional Law Group

Posted January 24th, 2014 in bills, consultations, EC law, environmental protection, local government, news, railways, Supreme Court by sally

‘Earlier this week, the UK Supreme Court gave judgment in R (HS2 Action Alliance Ltd) v Secretary of State for Transport [2014] UKSC 3. A good overview of the issues at stake in the case can be found in the Court’s press summary, as well as in a post by David Hart on the UK Human Rights Blog. This post is concerned only with one aspect of the decision, and with some very interesting dicta concerning not only the relationship between UK and EU law, but the nature of the UK’s constitutional order itself.’

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UK Constitutional Law Group, 23rd January 2014

Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org

Supreme Court rules will is valid despite admin error – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 24th, 2014 in appeals, mistake, news, rectification, Supreme Court, wills by sally

‘Alfred and Maureen Rawlings’ wills were contested after a clerical error saw them sign each other’s paperwork.’

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2014

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Marley v Rawlings and another – WLR Daily

Posted January 23rd, 2014 in appeals, law reports, mistake, rectification, solicitors, Supreme Court, wills by sally

Marley v Rawlings and another [2014] UKSC 2; [2014] WLR (D) 18

A will did not have to satisfy the requirements for formal validity prescribed by section 9 of the Wills Act 1837, as amended, or have the testator’s knowledge and approval before it could be treated as a “will” which was capable of being rectified under section 20 of the Administration of Justice Act 1982.

WLR Daily, 22nd January 2014

Source: www.iclr.co.uk