Whittington Hospital NHS Trust v XX [2020] UKSC 14
In her last case as a Justice of the Supreme Court Lady Hale has one final opportunity to correct a mistake that she made twenty years prior. Music from bensound.com
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How Big Tech Became The Good Guys
When it comes to overcoming the coronavirus it is pretty clear how big a role technology plays. Whether it is the equipment in our hospitals or even the Zoom calls that are keeping everyone in touch, the innovations that we rely on are putting us
Barclays Bank plc v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 13
In the second part of a miniseries on vicarious liability we look at the nature of the employmenr relationship itself. Dr. Bates was alleged to have committed acts of sexual assault against a number of prospective employees at Barclays Bank but the doctor worked as
WM Morrison Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 12
Morrisons employee Andrew Skelton held a grudge against his employer and decided to illegally release payroll information onto the web. He was jailed but the victims of his crime brought a case against the supermarket chain in a bid to try and claim compensation. In
Aspen Underwriting Ltd v Credit Europe Bank NV [2020] UKSC 11
When it transpired that a ship had been sunk on purpose the insurers went after the bank that had refinanced the vessel in a bid to get their money back. One of the questions asked was whether the English courts had jurisdiction over this case
Elgizouli v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] UKSC 10
El Shafee Elsheikh was involved with ISIS and is alleged to have been involved in the beheadings of 27 citizens from the UK and the US. The UK provided legal assistance to the Americans but broke with convention by not requiring assurances that the evidence
MS v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] UKSC 9
MS had been abused by relatives and made to work for free but the authorities decided that he had not been the victim of trafficking and planned to deport him. In this case the Supreme Court had to decide whether the Immigration Tribunal was permitted
The Lawfulness of Lockdown
We are somewhat lucky that in the legal blogosphere debates tend to remain calm and rational. Unlike politics or sports which are more subjective than people would like to admit, everyone is starting with the same source material (the law) and developing their analysis from
R v Copeland [2020] UKSC 8
When Copeland was arrested for possessing small amounts of an explosive substance he wasn’t a political extremist or a terrorist but just a young man who has a keen interest in bombs. In this case the Supreme Court decides whether that is enough of a
R (DN) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] UKSC 7
DN was detained under immigration law for committing serious offences that could have led to his eventual deportation back to Rwanda. However when the basis for his detention was held to be unlawful everything was thrown up in the air and it was up to