[2023] UKSC 50-52
marcuscleaver · [2023] UKSC 50-52 This week on the podcast we cover three cases relating to private international law, trusts, and the tort of negligence. uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Category Archives: Jurisdiction
Skatteforvaltningen v Solo Capital Partners LLP [2023] UKSC 40
marcuscleaver · Skatteforvaltningen v Solo Capital Partners LLP [2023] UKSC 40 The Danish tax authorities tried to recover refunds that, they allege, were obtained fraudulently. Should their claim be allowed to proceed in the English and Welsh courts? uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
R (Marouf) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] UKSC 23
marcuscleaver · R (Marouf) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] UKSC 23 A Palestinian refugee was unable to come to the UK because she was registered with the wrong UN agency. As part of her judicial review claim the court considered the
FS Cairo (Nile Plaza) LLC v Brownlie [2021] UKSC 45
marcuscleaver · FS Cairo (Nile Plaza) LLC v Brownlie [2021] UKSC 45 After Sir Ian Brownlie QC was killed in a fatal accident in Cairo his widow looked to bring an out of jurisdiction claim in contract and tort law. uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
R (KBR, Inc) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office [2021] UKSC 2
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
Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi AS v OOO Insurance Company Chubb [2020] UKSC 38
marcuscleaver · Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi AS v OOO Insurance Company Chubb [2020] UKSC 38 A fire at a Russian power plant led to the insurance company raising questions about the quality of the construction work. While there is an arbitration agreement in the contract
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
In the Matter of NY (A Child) [2019] UKSC 49
When the married couple in this case decided to split up there was a question about whether their young daughter should return with her father to Israel or remain in London with her mother. As the case progressed the central issue became the use of
Akçil v Koza Ltd [2019] UKSC 40
What happens when the will of a totalitarian regime comes up against the English legal system? How can that system maintain its integrity in the face of such manifest injustice? In this case that concerns a jurisdictional dispute we get answers to those questions and
Vedanta Resources PLC v Lungowe [2019] UKSC 20
Since 2005 it is alleged that the Nchanga Cooper Mine in Zambia has been pumping out toxic chemicals into the water supply and caused havoc for the local population who now demand compensation. As the parent company is domiciled in the UK the claimants initiated