Goluchowski v District Court in Elblag, Poland [2016] UKSC 36
The case of Goluchowski v District Court in Elblag, Poland [2016] UKSC 36 distinguishes between European Arrest Warrants in accusation and conviction cases. Music from bensound.com
R (Bancoult (No. 2)) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2016] UKSC 35
The people of the Chagos Islands were forcibly removed from their homes in the 1960s by the British government. For the last 50 years they have been fighting a legal battle to return and this case is the latest instalment from the UK Supreme Court.
IPCO (Nigeria) Ltd v Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation [2017] UKSC 16
When a case drags on for almost 15 years without a resolution something has to be done to offer some finality. The Court of Appeal hoped to do this by remitting this Nigerian enforcement action to the Commercial Court but when they also required a
In the matter of EV (A Child) (Nos. 1 & 2) (Scotland) [2017] UKSC 15
When a local authority applies for parental responsibility in respect of a child what sort of investigations should the court carry out before making the order? In this podcast we answer this question and explore wider issues relating to child welfare and the role of
Newbigin v S J & J Monk [2017] UKSC 14
When S J & J Monk were redeveloping some office space a question arose as to the property’s value for rating purposes given the wording of Schedule 6 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988. The difference between the two tax bills would be around
AMT Futures Ltd v MMGR [2017] UKSC 13
When torts occur across national boundaries as is often the case nowadays in a globalised world there can be some dispute as to the jurisdiction that should hear the case. This was especially complicated in the context of this case where there was an exclusive
Homes and Communities Agency v J S Bloor (Wilmslow) Ltd [2017] UKSC 12
This case looks at the controversial area of compulsory purchase orders and in particular the vague regime that currently exists governing it. When one valuation of a piece of land is £50,000 and the other is £2.5 million there is clearly a problem with the
R (Agyarko) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] UKSC 11
The Supreme Court dealt with yet another immigration case this week and how the Immigration Rules interact with Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. In this case two women were residing unlawfully in the UK but had formed relationships during their stay.
R (MM (Lebanon)) v SoS for the Home Department [2017] UKSC 10
A 2012 amendment to the Immigration Rules established a minimum income requirement of £18,600 per year for applicants outside of the European Economic Area to join their spouse or civil partner in the UK. In these appeals this amendment was challenged on the basis of
R (Hicks) v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2017] UKSC 9
A number of protesters were arrested in the run up to the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton in April 2011 and then released after the festivities were over. The legal claim in this case centred on the deprivation of liberty under Article