marcuscleaver · For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court was asked to weigh-in on the meaning of a ‘woman’ and the wider debate about trans rights. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com Crash Wigley: For Women
marcuscleaver · An Application for Judicial Review by JR123 [2025] UKSC 8 JR123 was released from prison in 1982 and yet his conviction still affects his employment opportunities and his mental health. In this case the Supreme Court was asked to review whether the rehabilitation
marcuscleaver · QX v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] UKSC 26 Temporary Exclusion Orders are designed to protect the UK from the threat of terrorism but what rights does a person subject to such an order have to see the evidence against
marcuscleaver · Independent Workers Union of Great Britain v Central Arbitration Committee [2023] UKSC 43 A number of Deliveroo drivers wanted to be represented by a union for collective bargaining purposes. That request was rejected because they were held not to be in an employment
marcuscleaver · In the Matter of an Application by Rosaleen Dalton for Judicial Review [2023] UKSC 36 Concerns about the investigation of a death during the Troubles in Northern Ireland allow the Supreme Court to consider the historic effect of the Human Rights Act. uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe
marcuscleaver · Jones v Birmingham City Council [2023] UKSC 27 An injunction against a Birmingham gang member raises questions about the right to a fair trial and the standard of proof that an applicant must satisfy. uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
marcuscleaver · R (Maguire) v HM Senior Coroner for Blackpool [2023] UKSC 20 A tragic death raises questions about the state’s duty to protect those who are vulnerable. uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
marcuscleaver · Morgan v Ministry of Justice [2023] UKSC 14 Should the government be allowed to change the custodial part of a sentence after the fact? That is the question before the Supreme Court this week in a case from Northern Ireland. uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from
marcuscleaver · REFERENCE by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland [2022] UKSC 32 Is a Northern Ireland Bill that restricts protests outside of abortion clinics incompatible with the right to protest? In this episode we talk about the legislative competence of the Northern Ireland Assembly
marcuscleaver · Attorney General's Reference No. 1 of 2022 [2022] EWCA Crim 1259 Political protests continue to dominate the headlines as the courts try to get the balance right between prosecuting offences and upholding freedom of expression. This week we ask whether the Attorney General