[2026] UKSC 6 & 7
marcuscleaver · [2026] UKSC 6 & 7 This week the podcast examines two cases where there were extensive delays in bringing the proceedings. uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Category Archives: Criminal
Daly and Keir v HM Advocate [2025] UKSC 38
marcuscleaver · Daly and Keir v HM Advocate [2025] UKSC 38 How should the Scottish courts balance the rights of complainers and defendants in rape and sexual assault trials? uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
R v Hayes & Palombo [2025] UKSC 29
marcuscleaver · R v Hayes & Palombo [2025] UKSC 29 The LIBOR scandal rocked the financial world in 2012 but, as this case shows, not everything was as it seems. uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Andrysiewicz v Circuit Court in Lodz [2025] UKSC 23
marcuscleaver · Andrysiewicz v Circuit Court in Lodz [2025] UKSC 23 To what extent should UK judges anticipate the decisions of foreign courts when considering extradition requests? uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
R v Perry [2025] UKSC 17
marcuscleaver · R v Perry [2025] UKSC 17 What power should appellate courts have to re-examine the facts of a case? uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
R v Layden [2025] UKSC 12
marcuscleaver · R v Layden [2025] UKSC 12 When a defendant is due to be retried, the law requires them to be arraigned within two months. In this case, the Supreme Court is asked to decide what the consequences should be when that deadline is
An Application for Judicial Review by JR123 [2025] UKSC 8
marcuscleaver · An Application for Judicial Review by JR123 [2025] UKSC 8 JR123 was released from prison in 1982 and yet his conviction still affects his employment opportunities and his mental health. In this case the Supreme Court was asked to review whether the rehabilitation
In the Matter of an Application by RM for Judicial Review Nos. 1 & 2 [2024] UKSC 7
marcuscleaver · In the Matter of an Application by RM for Judicial Review Nos. 1 & 2 [2024] UKSC 7 A case about the mental health treatment for offenders raised questions about differences in the law between England and Wales and Northern Ireland. In this
Morgan v Ministry of Justice [2023] UKSC 14
marcuscleaver · Morgan v Ministry of Justice [2023] UKSC 14 Should the government be allowed to change the custodial part of a sentence after the fact? That is the question before the Supreme Court this week in a case from Northern Ireland. uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from
R (Pearce) v Parole Board for England and Wales [2023] UKSC 13
marcuscleaver · R (Pearce) v Parole Board for England and Wales [2023] UKSC 13 When it comes to thinking about whether a prisoner should be released early, how should the Parole Board deal with allegations that have not been proven in a court of law?