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Matthew v Sedman [2021] UKSC 19

marcuscleaver · Matthew v Sedman [2021] UKSC 19 The law doesn’t recognise a fraction of a day but what happens when the clock starts at midnight? Does that count as a full day or only part of the a day? Music from bensound.com uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe

How to Solve the Planning Crisis

There is an argument that the current Planning Bill might end up becoming one of the most important pieces of legislation passed in this Parliament. In England there is a housing crisis meaning there is a lack of affordable housing while prices continue to soar.

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Commissioners for HMRC v Tooth [2021] UKSC 17

marcuscleaver · Commissioners for HMRC v Tooth [2021] UKSC 17 What does it mean to be deliberately inaccurate? Does it just mean a deliberate attempt to mislead or can it also include deliberate errors that are explained? This tax case seeks an answer. Music from

Some Justice for Sarah Everard

In early March of this year a marketing executive, Sarah Everard, was walking home in London when she was attacked and killed. Today, PC Wayne Couzens of the Metropolitan Police pleaded guilty to Everard’s kidnap and rape in what will hopefully become the beginning of

Another Government Attack on Independent Scrutiny

In a week where the government has taken utter delight in the (justifiable) scrutiny that the BBC is facing so that it can rain down further on the state broadcaster, ministers seem to be doing everything in their power to eliminate any sort of independence

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Zabolotnyi v The Mateszalka District Court, Hungary [2021] UKSC 14

marcuscleaver · Zabolotnyi v The Mateszalka District Court, Hungary [2021] UKSC 14 When Zabolotnyi was due to be extradited to Hungary under a European Arrest Warrant, questions were asked about whether the prison conditions would represent a breach of human rights. Even after the Hungarian

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Rittson-Thomas v Oxfordshire County Council [2021] UKSC 13

marcuscleaver · Rittson-Thomas v Oxfordshire County Council [2021] UKSC 13 When a school in Oxfordshire moved to a new site, the heirs of the landowner who donated the original plot came out of the woodwork to argue that they should be entitled to the proceeds