marcuscleaver · R v Luckhurst [2022] UKSC 23 A financial investment adviser who is due to go on trial for fraud asked the court to adjust a restraint order that froze his assets so that he could pay legal expenses in relation to civil proceedings
marcuscleaver · HA (Iraq) v Secretary of State of State for the Home Department [2022] UKSC 22 What are the tests that should be used by judges when deciding whether or not to deport foreign criminals and what factors should be taken into account? In
marcuscleaver · Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Ltd v Compton Beauchamp Estates Ltd [2022] UKSC 18 Legal cases are all about the interpretation of words but what are courts to do when those words only have vague and amorphous meaning? In this telecommunications case the Supreme Court
marcuscleaver · In the Matter of H-W (Children) (No. 1 & 2) [2022] UKSC 17 This week the Supreme Court discusses the circumstances under which children should be removed from their parents and the importance of considering other courses of action. uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
marcuscleaver · AIC Ltd v Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria [2022] UKSC 16 In what circumstances can a court or tribunal change its mind about a decision it has made? uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
marcuscleaver · Competition and Markets Authority v Pfizer [2022] UKSC 14 What sort of immunity should public bodies have from costs orders? Does an adverse costs order discourage them from carry out their function? In this episode we discuss the Supreme Court’s answer to that
marcuscleaver · Zipvit Ltd v Commissioners for HMRC [2022] UKSC 12 In this tax case a company tries to take advantage of an earlier ruling to claim nearly £500,000 from HMRC. This test case could end up costing the UK taxpayer £1 billion if successful.
marcuscleaver · R (Coughlan) v Minister for the Cabinet Office [2022] UKSC 11 A challenge to the legality of a voter ID pilot scheme found its way before the Supreme Court and so in this episode of the podcast we use that as a jumping
marcuscleaver · Special Episode: Analysing the Reed Court In this special episode of the podcast we take a look at the Supreme Court as it is constituted under Lord Reed by reviewing two recent articles:In The Shallow End by Conor Gearty – www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v44/n02/…in-the-shallow-endThe Reed Court by
marcuscleaver · Croydon LBC v Kalonga [2022] UKSC 7 A question about a fixed-term secure tenancy raised broader issues about the relationship between contracts and statutory protections. uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com