When a public body undertakes a procurement exercise it should be carried out in an open and transparent fashion that is fair to all of the bidders. In this case the process was not carried out in the correct manner and this presented the Supreme
Under the current regime of the Access to Justice Act 1999 a publisher can be liable for costs arising from a defamation case even where those costs include premiums associated with conditional fee agreements and after the event insurance. In this case three publishers challenge
The Scottish smoking ban in hospital grounds has been a source of contention since being passed by the Scottish Parliament and in this case we see a challenge from a detained mental health patient. The ban in this instance also involved searching for and confiscating
When SXH came to the UK as an asylum seeker she arrived on a false passport. The Crown Prosecution Service decided that it was in the public interest to pursue a prosecution under the Identity Cards Act 2006. Further research into SXH’s case changed their
In these conjoined appeals the question for the Supreme Court concerned indirect discrimination. This is where an employer puts a provision in place for all employees but the overall effect is particularly disadvantageous for certain groups with protected characteristics. Essop was required to pass a
When Wood sold his company to Capita it transpired after an internal review that insurance policies had been misrepresented to customers. Capita tried to recover the compensation that they were obliged to pay out but Wood disputed this on the basis of the wording of
In a Permission to Appeal ruling the Supreme Court considers the heart-breaking case of Charlie Gard.
N is a severely disabled man in his twenties who requires care by the NHS. His family would like to be much more involved in his care but this would put greater strain on the already limited resources of the local authority.. This week’s episode
A bonus flashback podcast that takes a fresh look at Carlill v Carbolic Smokeball Co. [1892] EWCA Civ 1, [1893] 1 QBD 484. Examines unilateral offers and the elements of a contract under UK law.
A bonus episode that looks at the decision in National Aids Trust v NHS England [2016] EWHC 2005 (Admin) that states the NHS are not prevented from providing the groundbreaking new drug PREP to those who are most at risk from contracting HIV. Music from