A (Respondent) v British Broadcasting Corporation (Appellant) (Scotland) – Supreme Court
A (Respondent) v British Broadcasting Corporation (Appellant) (Scotland) [2014] UKSC 25 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 8th May 2014
Category: Supreme Court
Anonymity order compatible with Convention and common law – Supreme Court – UK Human Rights Blog
‘This appeal related to whether the Scottish Courts took the correct approach to prohibit the publication of a name or other matter in connection with court proceedings under section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, and whether the court’s discretion was properly exercised in this case. The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed the appeal by the BBC.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th May 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Supreme Court to hold expedited hearing on benefit cap next week – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court will next week hold an expedited hearing of a challenge to the Government’s introduction of the controversial “benefit cap”. The case of R on the application of SG and others (previously JS and others) (Appellants) v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Respondents) will be heard over two days on 29-30 April by a panel comprising Lady Hale, Lord Kerr, Lord Reed, Lord Carnwath and Lord Hughes.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd April 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Judicial dissent wanes under Neuberger regime at UK Supreme Court – The Lawyer
‘Judicial dissent is in decline in the UK’s top court as the Supreme Court moves towards a culture of collegiality on the bench, research by The Lawyer has revealed.’
The Lawyer, 23rd April 2014
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Richard Clayton: The Curious Case of Kennedy v Charity Commission – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘On 26 March 2014 the Supreme Court gave a lengthy judgment in Kennedy v Charity Commission [2014] UKSC 20, running to 248 paragraphs. The Supreme Court decision is full of surprises. The Court decided to depart from the arguments of the parties- the majority insisted that common law rights rather than the Human Rights Act were the key to the case; and then embarked on an extended and wide ranging obiter discussion of public law issues, revealing further disagreements between the Justices.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 18th April 2014
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
Supreme Court to hear case on EU migrants and temporary inability to work – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an EU national’s appeal over a ruling that he was not eligible for housing assistance from a local authority as his inability to work was not temporary.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th April 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Non-Appealing Cartelists Beware – Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers
‘Tucked away at the back of last week’s Supreme Court decision on time-limits for follow-on claims is a very important development for private competition actions.’
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 13th April 2014
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
Deutsche Bahn AG and others (Respondents) v Morgan Advanced Materials Plc (Appellant) – Supreme Court
Deutsche Bahn AG and others (Respondents) v Morgan Advanced Materials Plc (Appellant) [2014] UKSC 24 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 9th April 2014
Changes in the law on Habitual Residence – No. 5 Chambers
‘Over the last 12 months there have been substantial developments in the law on habitual residence following judgments handed down from the Supreme Court, most notably in the cases of Re A (Children: Habitual Residence) [2013] UKSC 60, and the recent decision of LC (children) [2014] UKSC 1, handed down in early January. This article will focus on the changes brought about by these two decisions.’
No. 5 Chambers, 25th March 2014
Source: www.no5.com
Supreme Court hands down judgment in Durkin v DSG Retail Limited and another – Henderson Chambers
‘On 26 March 2014 the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Durkin v DSG Retail Limited and another. The judgment in this long-running case addresses the issue of a consumer’s right, in the context of a debtor-creditor-supplier agreement, to rescind the credit agreement on lawful rescission of the sale agreement.’
Henderson Chambers, 28th March 2014
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
Director of the Serious Fraud Office v B – WLR Daily
Director of the Serious Fraud Office v B [2014] UKSC 23; [2014] WLR (D) 151
‘A person who had been extradited to the United Kingdom for trial on a criminal charge, and who prior to his extradition had been guilty of contempt of court by disobeying a court order, could be punished for the contempt notwithstanding that it was not the basis of his extradition.’
WLR Daily, 2nd April 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Cox (Appellant) v Ergo Versicherung AG (formerly known as Victoria) (Respondent) – Supreme Court
Cox (Appellant) v Ergo Versicherung AG (formerly known as Victoria) (Respondent) [2014] UKSC 22 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 2nd April 2014
R v O’Brien (Appellant) – Supreme Court
R v O’Brien (Appellant) [2014] UKSC 23 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 2nd April 2014
Durkin (Appellant) v DSG Retail Ltd and another (Respondents) (Scotland) – Supreme Court
Durkin (Appellant) v DSG Retail Ltd and another (Respondents) (Scotland) [2014] UKSC 21 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 26th March 2014
Kennedy (Appellant) v The Charity Commission (Respondent) – Supreme Court
Kennedy (Appellant) v The Charity Commission (Respondent) [2014] UKSC 20 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 26th March 2014
Kennedy v Information Commissioner and another (Secretary of State for Justice and others intervening) – WLR Daily
‘The Freedom of Information Act 2000 did not provide an exhaustive scheme in respect of the disclosure of information held by the Charity Commission relating to inquiries which they conducted. Although an absolute exemption under section 32(2) of that 2000 Act from disclosure under that Act lasted beyond the completion of such an inquiry, the question whether disclosure of information relating to such an inquiry was available would be governed by the Charities Act 1993, as substituted by the Charities Act 2006, construed in the light of common law principles.’
WLR Daily, 26th March 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Durkin v DSG Retail Ltd and another – WLR Daily
Durkin v DSG Retail Ltd and another [2014] UKSC 21; [2014] WLR (D) 144
A restricted-use credit agreement under section 12(b) of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 which related to a specified supply transaction was conditional upon the substantive survival of that supply transaction, so that a purchaser who rescinded the supply agreement for breach of contract could also rescind the credit agreement.
WLR Daily, 26th March 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
FOIA’s not all that: Kennedy v The Charity Commission [2014] UKSC 20 – Panopticon
‘The Supreme Court’s much anticipated judgments in Kennedy v The Charity Commission make for a long read. But they are very important. All the parties in Kennedy were represented by Counsel from 11KBW: Andrew Sharland for Mr Kennedy; Karen Steyn and Rachel Kamm for the Charity Commission and the Secretary of State; Ben Hooper for the ICO; and Christopher Knight for the Media Legal Defence Initiative and Campaign for Freedom of Information.’
Panopticon, 28th March 2014
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Supreme Court: Strasbourg’s mixed messages about Article 10 and any right to receive information – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Kennedy v. Charity Commission et al, Supreme Court, 26 March 2014. In judgments running to 90 pages, the Supreme Court dismissed this appeal by Mr Kennedy, a Times journalist, for access to documents generated by the Charity Commission under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 concerning three inquiries between 2003 and 2005 into the Mariam Appeal. This appeal was George Galloway’s response to the sanctions imposed on Iraq following the first Gulf War, and little Mariam was a leukaemia sufferer. Mr Kennedy’s suspicion, amongst others, was that charitable funds had been used by Galloway for political campaigning.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 26th March 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Richard Durkin: ‘Mixed feelings’ for the man who fought a £250,000 16-year PC World laptop credit dispute with HFC bank – The Independent
‘A man placed on a credit blacklist after a row over payments for a laptop computer said today he had “mixed feelings” despite winning a court battle that lasted 16 years.’
The Independent, 26th March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
