marcuscleaver · References by the Attorney General and Advocate General for Scotland [2021] UKSC 42 Two bills from the Scottish Parliament are questioned before the Supreme Court for fear that they go beyond the legislative competence of Holyrood. Music from bensound.com uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe
Over the years there has consistently been debate around the merits of the Human Rights Act 1998. For some it enshrines the basic standards that any self-respecting Western democracy should practice while for others it represents a series of loopholes for criminals and other undesirables
marcuscleaver · R (TN) (Vietnam) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 41 When fast track procedure rules for asylum claims were held to be null and void questions were raised about all of the cases that were decided using those rules.
This week the Court of Appeal found in favour of the Duchess of Sussex with regards to the decision by the Mail on Sunday to publish some of her private correspondence with her father. The case raises an interesting question: if you receive a letter
marcuscleaver · Pakistan International Airline Corporation v Times Travel (UK) Ltd [2021] UKSC 40 When can a lawful act be used to rescind a contract? In this case an estate agent was pressured into signing a new agreement with an airline but was this legitimate
The fall of Ghislaine Maxwell is something to behold. The daughter of newspaper magnate Robert Maxwell, Ghislaine was educated at Oxford and became a prominent socialite. Now, as a result of her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, she is on trial in Manhattan for sex trafficking.
marcuscleaver · Tinkler v Commissioners for HMRC [2021] UKSC 39 After HMRC concluded that Mr Tinkler owed more than £700,000 in unpaid tax he tried to argue that the original enquiry was not valid because the incorrect postal address was used. In this case the
marcuscleaver · R (A) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 37 To what extent should guidance and policy document produced by a public authority be legally binding and challengeable by judicial review? That is the question asked of the Supreme Court
In the past week it seems like a line in the sand has been drawn. The Owen Paterson affair ended in a complete u-turn by the government. While the MP could have got away with a slap on the wrist, completely changing the rules of
marcuscleaver · CPRE Kent v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2021] UKSC 36 This week’s episode is about what costs should be paid by a losing side for mere acknowledgement of service. We also discuss how costs should be affected in environmental