Supreme Court Considers the Charlie Gard Case
In a Permission to Appeal ruling the Supreme Court considers the heart-breaking case of Charlie Gard.
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N v ACCG [2017] UKSC 22
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
Carlill v Carbolic Smokeball Co [1892] EWCA Civ 1
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.
National Aids Trust v NHS England [2016] EWHC 2005 (Admin)
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
Evangelou v McNicol [2016] EWHC 2058 (QB)
Jeremy Corbyn was given a huge boost to his chances of re-election to the Labour leadership position today as the High Court decided that new members who had joined after the ‘freezing point’ of 12th January 2016 should be allowed to vote in the upcoming
Evangelou v McNicol [2016] EWCA Civ 817
The Labour party leadership contest took another turn this week as the NEC decided to appeal a decision that would have allowed as many as 150,000 new supporters to vote. Was this a simple case of contract interpretation for the Court of Appeal or are
R (Justice for Health) v SoS for Health [2016] EWHC 2338 (Admin)
The row over junior doctors’ contracts has spilled over to the courts as the campaign group Justice for Health took on the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt in a judicial review.
#KillerClowns – Legal Perspectives from the UK
The killer clowns craze is sweeping the nation and the police are threatening to charge those caught with public order offences. What exactly does this mean in the context of the legal system in England and Wales? Music from bensound.com
R(Miller) v SoS for Exiting the European Union [2016] EWHC 2768 (Admin)
In one of the most high profile cases of the year the High Court had to decide whether the government could use the royal prerogative to trigger Article 50 TFEU following the EU referendum in June 2016. Music from bensound.com
Brexit Case – The Government’s Arguments
The Brexit case concerning the triggering of article 50 is underway at the Supreme Court and in this update episode we look at the government’s arguments and consider just how convincing they are.