marcuscleaver · TW Logistics Ltd v Essex County Council [2021] UKSC 4 What does it mean to describe an area of land as a village green? The words conjure up beautiful greenery in the imagination but what happens when someone tries to register a patch
On Sunday evening in the U.S., an Oprah Winfrey interview with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex was aired for the first time. For us in the UK the full interview will be broadcast on ITV at 9pm on Monday but many of the highlights
marcuscleaver · Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell Plc [2021] UKSC 3 When a number of oil spills in Nigeria caused significant ground and water contamination, the King of the local community pursued a claim against Shell and its local subsidiary. However when the claim was
The 2003 invasion of Iraq led to a complete re-work of that country’s massive oil industry. A new, pro-Western government began handing out lucrative contracts but many of these were stained with corruption. Just this week the legal process surrounding some of those contracts came
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
By Elisha Juttla During the UK’s EU membership, the law governing trade marks was harmonised across the EU. Trade-marked goods sold in one EU state could be exported and sold in another EU state in accordance with free trade and free movement of goods. This
marcuscleaver · COVID Insurance Cases [2021] UKSC 1 The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc for almost every business in the UK. In this case the Supreme Court looked at a range of insurance policies and answered some fundamental questions of interpretation so that claims could
Fortunately my grandparents have had both the first and second dose of the vaccine for COVID-19 but many of you, like me, will still be awaiting the first jab. Certainly I will be first in line when the opportunity to be vaccinated comes up but
marcuscleaver · Three Case Special: [2020] UKSC 51, 52 and 53 This week we finish off 2020 by looking at three cases in one episode. The first is about when the courts should allow collective actions by multiple claimants to proceed, the second is about
marcuscleaver · R (Gourlay) v Parole Board [2020] UKSC 50 After Gourlay’s judicial review of a Parole Board decision was successful he argued that the Board should have to pay his costs for the review. This raised questions about whether the Parole Board is a