Supreme court president to be confirmed by No 10 within weeks – The Guardian

Posted July 10th, 2012 in judges, news, Supreme Court by sally

“Downing Street will confirm the appointment of the United Kingdom’s most senior judge this month, resolving a behind-the-bench contest that could result in the first ever female president of the supreme court.”

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The Guardian, 10th July 2012

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Supreme Court dismisses self-incrimination appeal – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted July 10th, 2012 in appeals, news, private investigators, self-incrimination, Supreme Court by sally

“The Supreme Court has had its first (and perhaps last) look at an issue arising from the phone hacking litigation against the News of the World newspaper.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 9th July 2012

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Lessons to be learned for cohabitation cases in England, says Lady Hale in Supreme Court Scottish case – Family Law Week

Posted July 5th, 2012 in cohabitation, financial provision, news, Supreme Court by sally

“In Gow v Grant [2012] UKSC 29, a Scottish cohabitation case, heard in the Supreme Court, Barnoness Hale has said that lessons can be learned in England and Wales from the practicability and fairness provided by Scottish legislation.”

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Family Law Week, 5th July 2012

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Phillips v News Group Newspapers Ltd and another – WLR Daily

Phillips v News Group Newspapers Ltd and another [2012] UKSC 28 ; [2012] WLR (D) 193

“The privilege against self-incrimination did not entitle a private investigator to refuse to comply with an order in civil proceedings requiring him to disclose the identity of those who had instructed him to intercept mobile phone voicemail messages containing confidential information of a commercial nature.”

WLR Daily, 4th July 2012

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Phone hacking: Glenn Mulcaire loses disclosure battle – BBC News

Posted July 4th, 2012 in disclosure, interception, news, Supreme Court, telecommunications by sally

“Glenn Mulcaire has lost his Supreme Court battle to keep secret the identity of the person who instructed him to hack into mobile phone messages.”

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BBC News, 4th July 2012

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Britain must secure release of Bagram detainee, supreme court told – The Guardian

Posted July 4th, 2012 in habeas corpus, news, prisoners of war, rendition, Supreme Court by sally

“Britain must secure the release of a Pakistani man captured by UK special forces and held by the US in Afghanistan’s notorious Bagram jail without trial for more than eight years, his lawyers told the supreme court this week.”

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The Guardian, 3rd July 2012

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Insurer loses Supreme Court appeal over fraudulent injuries claim – The Independent

Posted June 27th, 2012 in fraud, news, personal injuries, Supreme Court by sally

“Insurers have lost a Supreme Court appeal to overturn a damages payout to a man who fraudulently exaggerated his personal injuries claim.”

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The Independent, 27th June 2012

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Supreme Court backs extraditions involving children – BBC News

Posted June 21st, 2012 in extradition, news, parental rights, Supreme Court by sally

“Extraditions to the US and Europe should go ahead, even when a suspect has children in the UK, the UK Supreme Court has ruled.”

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BBC News, 20th June 2012

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Julian Assange’s application to reopen extradition case turned down – The Guardian

Posted June 15th, 2012 in appeals, extradition, news, sexual offences, Supreme Court, treaties by sally

“The supreme court has reaffirmed its rejection of Julian Assange’s appeal against his extradition to Sweden, turning down an unusual, last-minute request to reopen the case.”

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The Guardian, 14th June 2012

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Regina (KM) v Cambridgeshire County Council – WLR Daily

Regina (KM) v Cambridgeshire County Council [2012] UKSC 23; [2012] WLR (D) 171

“When a local authority was performing its duty under section 2 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 and assessing the amount to be awarded to a disabled person, it was not irrational for the authority to use its resource allocation system and its upper banding calculator to arrive at a figure which would enable the disabled person to purchase the necessary services required to meet his eligible needs.”

WLR Daily, 31st May 2012

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Supreme court dismisses disabled man’s care appeal in landmark ruling – The Guardian

“Judgment establishes that councils must not take cost into account when assessing disabled people’s care needs.”

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The Guardian, 31st May 2012

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Julian Assange’s extradition stayed thanks to quick legal footwork – The Guardian

Posted May 30th, 2012 in appeals, extradition, judgments, news, Supreme Court, treaties by tracey

“Dinah Rose QC buys her client another two weeks – much to the supreme court’s embarrassment.”

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The Guardian, 30th May 2012

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Julian Assange loses extradition fight – The Independent

Posted May 30th, 2012 in extradition, news, rape, sexual offences, Supreme Court by tracey

” WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange today lost his Supreme Court fight against extradition to Sweden to face sex crime allegations.”

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The Independent, 30th May 2012

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Courting publicity? The Supreme Court’s open door policy – Legal Week

Posted May 25th, 2012 in news, Supreme Court by tracey

“Three things in particular tend to surprise new visitors to the three-year-old Supreme Court. The first is that there are no secret tunnels to Parliament, which comes as a great disappointment to many school groups. The second is that the Justices sit on the same level as the rest of the court, rather than on a raised platform. And the third is that the best rooms in the house are reserved for the lawyers’ meeting spaces. The latter two point to a very conscious effort by the Law Lords to ensure that the building reflected the new institution’s overall approach, enshrined in the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, of being ‘accessible, fair and efficient’.”

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Legal Week, 24th May 2012

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Pomiechowski v District Court of Legunica, Poland; Lukaszewski v District Court in Torun, Poland; Rozanski v Regional Court 3 Penal Department, Poland; Regina (Halligen) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

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

Pomiechowski v District Court of Legunica, Poland; Lukaszewski v District Court in Torun, Poland; Rozanski v Regional Court 3 Penal Department, Poland; Regina (Halligen) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] UKSC 20; [2012] WLR (D) 158

“When a notice of appeal against an extradition decision had an irregularity which could be cured by amendment and the circumstances merited that, the court had jurisdiction to permit the amendment and hear the appeal. A British citizen against whom an extradition order was made was entitled to a fair determination of his common law right to remain within the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom. A statutory provision which impaired his right of appeal against an extradition decision had to be read with the qualification that the court had a discretion in exceptional circumstances to extend the time for the filing of a notice of appeal.”

WLR Daily, 23rd May 2012

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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

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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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