As a bit of a peak behind the curtain, sometimes I record episodes of the podcast in advance and schedule them to go out. That is what I ended up doing this week for Uber v Aslam [2021] UKSC 5 because (excitingly!) I was busy moving into my new
marcuscleaver · Uber v Aslam [2021] UKSC 5 In this landmark case the Supreme Court decided upon the fate of Uber drivers. While Uber argued that the drivers were self-employed and that the app was equivalent to a booking agent, the drivers submitted that they
In last week’s special newsletter for subscribers I wrote about how the new Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill would severely curtail the right to protest in the UK. Unfortunately the proposed legislation would only represent the formalisation of what has been government policy for a long
marcuscleaver · TW Logistics Ltd v Essex County Council [2021] UKSC 4 What does it mean to describe an area of land as a village green? The words conjure up beautiful greenery in the imagination but what happens when someone tries to register a patch
On Sunday evening in the U.S., an Oprah Winfrey interview with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex was aired for the first time. For us in the UK the full interview will be broadcast on ITV at 9pm on Monday but many of the highlights
marcuscleaver · Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell Plc [2021] UKSC 3 When a number of oil spills in Nigeria caused significant ground and water contamination, the King of the local community pursued a claim against Shell and its local subsidiary. However when the claim was
The 2003 invasion of Iraq led to a complete re-work of that country’s massive oil industry. A new, pro-Western government began handing out lucrative contracts but many of these were stained with corruption. Just this week the legal process surrounding some of those contracts came
marcuscleaver · R (KBR, Inc) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office [2021] UKSC 2 In a recent investigation the Serious Fraud Office wanted to access documents held abroad by a U.S. company. Does the department have the power to reach across the Atlantic for
By Elisha Juttla During the UK’s EU membership, the law governing trade marks was harmonised across the EU. Trade-marked goods sold in one EU state could be exported and sold in another EU state in accordance with free trade and free movement of goods. This
marcuscleaver · COVID Insurance Cases [2021] UKSC 1 The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc for almost every business in the UK. In this case the Supreme Court looked at a range of insurance policies and answered some fundamental questions of interpretation so that claims could