Salmond appoints experts to look at Supreme Court – BBC News
“A group of experts has been established to look at the impact of the UK Supreme Court on Scotland’s legal system.”
BBC News, 5th June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: Supreme Court
Regina (Kambadzi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [On appeal from Regina (SK (Zimbabwe)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department] – WLR Daily
“In addition to complying with the statutory requirements for detaining a foreign national who was awaiting deportation from the United Kingdom, the Secretary of State was also required to comply with the published Home Office policy relating to the detention of such persons. A failure to conduct regular reviews as required by the published policy rendered the continued detention of a foreign national unlawful so as entitle him to damages for false imprisonment.”
WLR Daily, 25th May 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
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In re McCaughey and another (Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and others intervening) – WLR Daily
“If the United Kingdom chose to hold an inquest into a death resulting from acts by agents of the state which occurred before the Human Rights Act 1998 came into force, that inquest had to comply with the procedural obligations of article 2 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”
WLR Daily, 18th May 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
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Regina (GC) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (Liberty and another intervening); Regina (C) v Same (Same intervening) – WLR Daily
“The statutory discretion for the police to retain biometric data obtained from criminal suspects who were subsequently not proceeded against or were acquitted could be exercised in a rational and proportionate manner which respected and fulfilled the statutory purpose but did not involve the indefinite retention of data taken from all suspects, regardless of their age and the nature of the alleged offence, in breach of their right to privacy.”
WLR Daily, 18th May 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
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DNA retention judgment won’t see discriminatory policy destroyed – The Guardian
“Time for the latest instalment in the enduring battle against excessive DNA retention. We have a new supreme court judgment, almost 10 years since the law was changed, on 11 May 2001, to permit the police to hold forever the DNA of everyone arrested, irrespective of their guilt. One of the most pernicious consequences of this policy has been the massive over-representation of black people on the DNA database.”
The Guardian, 18th May 2011
Source: www.gurdian.co.uk
UK Supreme Court TV launches with live internet coverage – Legal Week
“Proceedings in the UK Supreme Court can now be watched live over the internet in an effort to make the court more transparent and accessible.”
Legal Week, 16th May 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
Miscarriage of justice: supreme court to rule on its true meaning – The Guardian
“Britain’s most senior judges will decide this week whether hundreds of people whose wrongful convictions have been quashed by the court of appeal are truly innocent. In a landmark ruling, the supreme court will define the meaning of a miscarriage of justice and decide when individuals are entitled to official compensation.”
The Guardian, 8th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: What price 14 years in jail for a murder conviction that was overturned?
Couple await supreme court decision over sale of house they shared – The Guardian
“A bungalow in Essex is at the heart of a test case over how unmarried partners who split up should divide their property.”
The Guardian, 4th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sumption and Wilson confirmed as new Supreme Court justices – The Lawyer
“The Supreme Court has confirmed the appointment of Jonathan Sumption QC as one of two new justices for the UK’s highest court.”
The Lawyer, 4th May 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Supreme Court overturns CoA’s Pretty Polly hearing loss ruling – The Lawyer
“The Supreme Court has refused to endorse a Court of Appeal (CoA) ruling on noise induced hearing loss, blocking the progression of what lawyers believe could have been thousands of hearing loss claims.”
The Lawyer, 13th April 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Jones v Kaney – WLR Daily
Jones v Kaney [2011] UKSC 13; [2011] WLR (D) 109
“The immunity from suit for breach of duty that expert witnesses had previously enjoyed in relation to their participation in legal proceedings should be abolished.”
WLR Daily, 30th March 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
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Expert witness immunity removed – The Independent
“Expert witnesses have lost their 400-year-old immunity from being sued in the civil courts.”
The Independent, 30th March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
We need a more diverse supreme court – The Guardian
“Just two weeks after it was reported that women in the legal professions are still finding it difficult to break through the glass ceiling, here comes another setback. Though an official announcement has yet to be made, it seems that the next two appointments to the supreme court will be men.”
The Guardian, 29th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme Court New Appointments: Sumption and Wilson – UKSC Blog
“The Supreme Court appointments story is suddenly moving fast. This morning we drew attention to Joshua Rozenberg’s blog on the shortlisting and delays. This afternoon, he tweeted that the new justices had been chosen.”
UKSC Blog, 24th March 2011
Source: http://ukscblog.com/
UK supreme court to rule on stormtrooper copyright – The Guardian
“This week the justices will be busying themselves with a case consisting of the heady combination of Star Wars, stormtroopers’ protective millinery, clay modelling and international copyright enforcement. These people know how to live.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Serious concerns’ over UK Supreme Court change – BBC News
“The Scottish government is to outline its ‘serious concerns’ about plans which it says could threaten the historic independence of Scots law.”
BBC News, 1st March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hounslow London Borough Council v Powell; Leeds City Council v Hall; Birmingham City Council v Frisby – WLR Daily
“In all cases where a local authority was seeking possession of a property which constituted a persons home, including persons who had been granted introductory tenancies pursuant to Part V of the Housing Act 1996 and persons who had been granted a licence of property under the homelessness regime in Part VII of the 1996 Act, the court being asked to make the order for possession had to have the power, pursuant to article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, to consider whether the order would be a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.”
WLR Daily, 25th February 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Regina v Forsyth; Regina v Mabey – WLR Daily
Regina v Forsyth; Regina v Mabey [2011] UKSC 9; [2011] WLR (D) 52
“The power under section 1(1) of the United Nations Act 1946 to create a criminal offence by Order in Council so as to enforce a United Nations Security Council Resolution was not restricted to use at or about the same time as when the Resolution had been passed.”
WLR Daily, 23rd February 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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Supreme Court ruling puts children first in immigration cases – Law Society’s Gazette
“A landmark Supreme Court ruling has put the ‘best interests of the child’ at the centre of decision-making in immigration cases involving the deportation or removal of their parents.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th February 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
