‘We tinker with assisted suicide laws at our peril’, warns Baroness Butler-Sloss – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 16th, 2013 in appeals, assisted suicide, bills, human rights, judges, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘Baroness Butler-Sloss’s message as Supreme Court considers landmark right-to-die challenge.’

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Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2013

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Right-to-die challenge reaches Supreme Court – BBC News

Posted December 16th, 2013 in appeals, assisted suicide, human rights, news, prosecutions, Supreme Court by sally

‘Campaigners for the right to die are to have their arguments heard by the Supreme Court in the latest round of their legal battle.’

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BBC News, 16th December 2013

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Gay discrimination and Christian beliefs – Bull v Hall in the Supreme Court – Legal Week

‘The recent confirmation by the Supreme Court that it was unlawful discrimination for Christian hotel owners to refuse a double-bedded room to a same-sex couple was of considerable interest as the latest in a string of high-profile cases involving religious belief and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (and the first such judgment involving the highest court in the land).’

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Legal Week, 12th December 2013

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Court of Appeal calls on Supreme Court to resolve conflict between UK and Strasbourg law – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted December 12th, 2013 in appeals, delay, detention, human rights, imprisonment, news, Supreme Court, treaties by sally

‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that continued detention in prison following the expiry of the “minimum terms” or “tariff periods” of their indeterminate terms of imprisonment did not breach prisoners’ Convention or common law rights, but has left it to the Supreme Court to determine the substance of the Convention claims in detail.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 11th December 2013

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The Supreme Court on “prohibitively expensive” costs: Aarhus again – UK Human Rights Blog

‘This is the last gasp in the saga on whether Mrs Pallikaropoulos should bear £25,000 of the costs of her unsuccessful 2008 appeal to the House of Lords. And the answer, after intervening trips to the Supreme Court in 2010 and to the CJEU in 2013, is a finding by the Supreme Court that she should bear those costs.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 11th December 2013

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R (on the application of Hodkin and another) (Appellants) v Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Respondent) – Supreme Court

Posted December 11th, 2013 in appeals, law reports, marriage, Supreme Court by sally

R (on the application of Hodkin and another) (Appellants) v Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Respondent) [2013] UKSC 77 | UKSC 2013/0030 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 11th December 2013

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R (on the application of Edwards and another (Appellant) v Environment Agency and others (Respondents) – Supreme Court

R (on the application of Edwards and another (Appellant) v Environment Agency and others (Respondents) [2013] UKSC 78 | UKSC 2012/0030 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 11th December 2013

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UK set for first Scientology Church wedding after Supreme Court rules it a ‘place of worship’ – The Independent

Posted December 11th, 2013 in appeals, marriage, news, Supreme Court, taxation by sally

‘Scientologist Louisa Hodkin had brought legal action after the registrar general refused to allow her wedding service to be held at the organisation’s London chapel.’

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The Independent, 11th December 2013

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Regina (Kaiyam) v Secretary of State for Justice; Regina (Haney) v Same – WLR Daily

Regina (Kaiyam) v Secretary of State for Justice; Regina (Haney) v Same [2013] EWCA Civ 1587; [2013] WLR (D) 480

‘Where, in a case involving alleged breaches of rights under the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the Court of Appeal was faced with a conflict between decisions of the House of Lords and the European Court of Human Rights, the court could in appropriate circumstances dismiss the appeal and grant permission to appeal to the Supreme Court to resolve the conflict between the domestic law and that of the European Court, without hearing argument or expressing its views on the case.’

WLR Daily, 9th December 2013

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Supreme Court to rule on whether couple can marry at Scientologist chapel – Local Government Lawyer

Posted December 11th, 2013 in appeals, marriage, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘The Supreme Court is expected to rule tomorrow (11 December) on whether a couple can marry at a scientologist chapel.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th December 2013

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Gay discrimination and Christian belief: Analysis of Bull v. Hall in the Supreme Court – UK Human Rights Blog

‘The recent confirmation by the Supreme Court that it was unlawful discrimination for Christian hotel owners to refuse a double-bedded room to a same-sex couple was of considerable interest as the latest in a string of high-profile cases involving religious belief and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (and the first such judgment involving the highest court in the land). We have already provided a summary of the facts and judgment here, and our post on the Court of Appeal ruling can be found here.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 11th December 2013

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In re Corey – WLR Daily

In re Corey [2013] UKSC 76;  [2013] WLR (D) 479

‘A High Court judge in Northern Ireland, having found that a review by parole commissioners of a life sentence prisoner’s recall to prison from his release on licence had been conducted unfairly and in breach of article 4.5 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, was not entitled to exercise the court’s inherent jurisdiction so as to order the prisoner’s release on bail pending a re-hearing of the review.’

WLR Daily, 4th December 2013

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Judges to rule on ‘right to die’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 9th, 2013 in appeals, assisted suicide, bills, human rights, judiciary, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘A panel of Britain’s most senior judges are preparing to make a landmark ruling over attempts to introduce a ”right to die” under human rights legislation.’

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Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2013

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In the matter of an application by Martin Corey (AP) for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) – Supreme Court

In the matter of an application by Martin Corey (AP) for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) [2013] UKSC 76 | UKSC 2012/0217 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 4th December 2013

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In the matter of KL (A Child) – Supreme Court

In the matter of KL (A Child) [2013] UKSC 75 | UKSC 2013/0212 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 4th December 2013

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Dispute over ‘botched’ £70,000 family will signed by the wrong spouses reaches Supreme Court – The Independent

Posted December 4th, 2013 in mistake, news, rectification, Supreme Court, wills by sally

‘A bitter dispute between three “brothers” over who should gain a £70,000 inheritance after a couple mistakenly signed each other’s wills was brought before the Supreme Court today.’

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The Independent, 3rd December 2013

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Senior judge: European court of human rights undermining democratic process – The Guardian

‘The European court of human rights exceeds its legitimate powers, usurps the role of politicians and “undermines the democratic process”, one of the UK’s most senior judges has warned.’

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The Guardian, 28th November 2013

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Zoumbas v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted November 29th, 2013 in appeals, asylum, children, human rights, immigration, law reports, Scotland, Supreme Court by sally

Zoumbas v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] UKSC 74; [2013] WLR (D) 458

“The fact that the children of failed asylum seekers were not British citizens, and therefore had no right to education and health care in the United Kingdom, was relevant when assessing whether it was reasonable to expect them to live in another country if their parents were removed from the United Kingdom.”

WLR Daily, 27th November 2013

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Zoumbas (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Supreme Court

Posted November 29th, 2013 in appeals, asylum, children, human rights, immigration, law reports, Scotland, Supreme Court by sally

Zoumbas (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] UKSC 74 | UKSC 2013/0100 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 27th November 2013

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Bull and another (Appellants) v Hall and another (Respondents) On Appeal from the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) (England and Wales) – Supreme Court

Bull and another (Appellants) v Hall and another (Respondents) [2013] UKSC 73 | UKSC 2012/0065 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 27th November 2013

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