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Armes v Nottinghamshire CC [2017] UKSC 60

After Armes had been abused by two of her foster parents when she was growing up she brought a case against the local authority arguing that they were liable. This case split the Justices and has potential consequences for vicarious liability in the area of

BPP v Commissioners for HMRC [2017] UKSC 55

BPP are a company that will be familiar to most law students as they supply legal education and books. Books are zero-rated for the purposes of VAT and so when HMRC made a decision against BPP for failure to pay, the company appealed this to

McDonald v Newton or McDonald [2017] UKSC 52

The concept of matrimonial property was shaken up in the context of Scottish divorce law by the Supreme Court in this case. In particular the Justices had to make a decision about what proportion of a pension could be included and what it meant to

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A New Poll to Vote On!

After the success of the previous poll on the homepage of the website there is now another one to vote on! Last time, in the aftermath of a surprising election result, I asked you whether there would be another election before the year was out.

The Withdrawal Agreement and Implementation Act 2019

It was announced yesterday that the final deal to be agreed by the UK government on the terms of Brexit will be subject to a binding Parliamentary vote. The news from David Davis (pictured) has been recognised as a major concession to Labour as well

R (UNISON) v Lord Chancellor [2017] UKSC 51

In 2013 the government introduced fees for people bringing cases before the employment tribunals in the UK. Although this would remove some of the burden on taxpayers, UNISON argued that the Fees Order prevented access to justice and acted in a discriminatory manner towards women

Khuja v Times Newspapers Ltd [2017] UKSC 49

One of the most delicate balancing acts that occurs within the realm of human rights law is between Article 8 (the right to private and family life) and Article 10 (freedom of expression) of the European Convention on Human Rights. In the UK this has