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Oakwood Solicitors Ltd v Menzies [2024] UKSC 34

marcuscleaver · Oakwood Solicitors Ltd v Menzies [2024] UKSC 34 What is the process for disputing the bill you receive from your solicitor? This case turned on the meaning of when ‘payment’ is actually made by a client. uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

Mueen-Uddin v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] UKSC 21

marcuscleaver · Mueen-Uddin v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] UKSC 21 A defamation claim against the Home Secretary was thrown out for abuse of process, but under what circumstances should a person be able to protect their reputation? uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

Hassam v Rabot [2024] UKSC 11

marcuscleaver · Hassam v Rabot [2024] UKSC 11 Two motor car accidents prompt the courts to examine how compensation for whiplash and non-whiplash injuries should be assessed. We then go on to discuss some of the criticisms of the Civil Liability Act 2018. uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music

[2023] UKSC 48 and 49

marcuscleaver · [2023] UKSC 48 and 49 In this double episode we cover a case about someone who got sick on holiday and then think about whether an AI should be considered to be an inventor. uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

Republic of Mozambique v Privinvest Shipbuilding [2023] UKSC 32

marcuscleaver · Republic of Mozambique v Privinvest Shipbuilding [2023] UKSC 32 A serious allegation of bribery on an international scale is the background to this case. The decision of the Supreme Court could decide whether the case goes ahead in open court or behind closed

The SSAFA v Allgemeines Krankenhaus Viersen [2022] UKSC 29

marcuscleaver · The SSAFA v Allgemeines Krankenhaus Viersen [2022] UKSC 29 A tragic injury suffered at birth is the basis for this case as we examine the status of English law and whether it should override the law in Germany. uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com