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UK Law Weekly

Telereal Trillium v Hewitt [2019] UKSC 23

Business rates are paid based on a valuation of the non-domestic property in question. In this case a dispute arose when empty offices in Blackpool were valued at an annual rent of £490,000 by the valuation officer before a tribunal reduced that down to £1

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R (Hallam & Nealon) v Secretary of State for Justice [2019] UKSC 2

Wrongful conviction cases and miscarriages of justice are always of great interest to the media as they provide a mystery while simultaneously highlighting failures within our criminal justice system. However not much is made of what happens once the conviction is overturned and the innocent

R (A and B) v SoS for Health [2017] UKSC 41

Abortion is a controversial subject in Northern Ireland and is only available in a narrow range of circumstances. This means that a lot of women have to travel to England where they can pay for an abortion. In this judicial review case A had travelled

Considering the UK Constitution

In a speech to the Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies, Lady Hale took the opportunity to talk about the UK constitution and for students currently studying public law the full text is a must-read. The United Kingdom is unusual in the sense that it