Rwanda Asylum Plan Decision [2022] EWHC 3230 (Admin)
We explore the recent decision by the High Court which declared the Rwanda asylum plan to be legal. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Dec 19, 2022•15 min
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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 and also discuss this judgment in the light of other recent decisions about protests. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Dec 12, 2022•12 min
REFERENCE by the Lord Advocate of devolution issues [2022] UKSC 31
The Supreme Court considers the argument for a Scottish independence referendum being held without the consent of the UK government. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Nov 23, 2022•13 min
Hillside Parks Ltd v Snowdonia National Park Authority [2022] UKSC 30
How long should planning permission be good for? This week in the podcast we go way back and look at proposals from 1967. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Nov 21, 2022•10 min
The SSAFA v Allgemeines Krankenhaus Viersen [2022] UKSC 29
A tragic injury suffered at birth is the basis for this case as we examine the status of English law and whether it should override the law in Germany. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Nov 14, 2022•9 min
Commissioners for HMRC v NHS Lothian Health Board [2022] UKSC 28
A question about a historic VAT claim leads the Supreme Court to ponder the principle of effectiveness in EU law. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Nov 07, 2022•9 min
Guest v Guest [2022] UKSC 27
A family dispute over the inheritance of a farm makes its way to the Supreme Court. What remedies should be available to a son who was disinherited after providing the family with cheap labour for most of his life. Two very different approaches are considered. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Oct 31, 2022•9 min
DCM (Optical Holdings) Ltd v Commissioners for HMRC [2022] UKSC 26
This case looks at the payment of VAT and how HMRC can intervene in a self-assessment. We also discuss the power of HMRC relative to taxpayers and what this means in terms of achieving justice in the tax system. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Oct 24, 2022•9 min
BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA [2022] UKSC 25
At what point is a company deemed to be probably heading towards insolvency? That question is important because it affects how much consideration directors should give to the company's creditors. Listen to this episode to find out how the Supreme Court struck a balance. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Oct 17, 2022•8 min
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 was right to make a reference in respect of the Colston Four. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Oct 03, 2022•11 min
McCann and Healy v Portugal (Application No. 57195/17)
15 years ago Maddie McCann went missing in Portugal. Now they face the former police inspector in the European Court of Human Rights. Subscribe: http://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Sep 26, 2022•8 min
R v Andrewes [2022] UKSC 24
A man finds out the consequences of lying on his CV. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Aug 29, 2022•7 min
R v Luckhurst [2022] UKSC 23
A financial investment adviser who is due to go on trial for fraud asked the court to adjust a restraint order that froze his assets so that he could pay legal expenses in relation to civil proceedings brought by investors. The question for the Supreme Court was whether the order could be varied or if the civil proceedings related to the offence. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Aug 22, 2022•7 min
HA (Iraq) v Secretary of State of State for the Home Department [2022] UKSC 22
What are the tests that should be used by judges when deciding whether or not to deport foreign criminals and what factors should be taken into account? In this episode the Supreme reviews case law from recent years to provide an answer and we consider how the law might change in this area under a new prime minister. Link to Asad Khan's blog post: https://asadakhan.wordpress.com/2022/07/24/ko-nigeria-judgment-does-not-set-out-a-notional-comparator-baseline-test/ https://uklawweekly.substack.com/...
Aug 08, 2022•11 min
Harpur Trust v Brazel [2022] UKSC 21
In this case the Supreme Court was asked to consider two different methods of working out holiday pay. One was more favourable to workers while the other was closer to the method found in EU case law. This episode also discusses the implication of the decision across a number of sectors. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Aug 01, 2022•8 min
Basfar v Wong [2022] USKC 20
After a Filipino woman allegedly worked in conditions of modern slavery for a Saudi diplomat she brought a case against him in the employment tribunal. Should the diplomat be allowed to rely on his diplomatic immunity to avoid the suit? The Supreme Court provides an answer. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Jul 25, 2022•10 min
Hastings v Finsbury Orthopaedics Ltd [2022] UKSC 19
After a hip replacement went wrong, the appellant in this case decided to sue the manufacturer. In this episode we look at consumer protection law and discuss the appropriate burden of proof https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Jul 18, 2022•8 min
Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Ltd v Compton Beauchamp Estates Ltd [2022] UKSC 18
Legal cases are all about the interpretation of words but what are courts to do when those words only have vague and amorphous meaning? In this telecommunications case the Supreme Court discuss the meaning of the word 'occupier'. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Jul 11, 2022•7 min
In the Matter of H-W (Children) (No. 1 & 2) [2022] UKSC 17
This week the Supreme Court discusses the circumstances under which children should be removed from their parents and the importance of considering other courses of action. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Jul 04, 2022•10 min
AIC Ltd v Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria [2022] UKSC 16
In what circumstances can a court or tribunal change its mind about a decision it has made? https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Jun 27, 2022•8 min
SC (Jamaica) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] UKSC 15
What are the factors that a judge should take into account when deporting a foreign criminal? In this episode we discuss that question and reflect on the recent Rwanda debacle. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Jun 20, 2022•9 min
Competition and Markets Authority v Pfizer [2022] UKSC 14
What sort of immunity should public bodies have from costs orders? Does an adverse costs order discourage them from carry out their function? In this episode we discuss the Supreme Court's answer to that question. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Jun 06, 2022•8 min
R v Maughan [2022] UKSC 13
In what circumstances should a defendant get a sentencing discount for a guilty plea? In this case we examine a guilty plea at arraignment and discuss whether a discount should be permitted when a defendant is caught red-handed. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
May 23, 2022•8 min
Zipvit Ltd v Commissioners for HMRC [2022] UKSC 12
In this tax case a company tries to take advantage of an earlier ruling to claim nearly £500,000 from HMRC. This test case could end up costing the UK taxpayer £1 billion if successful. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
May 16, 2022•8 min
R (Coughlan) v Minister for the Cabinet Office [2022] UKSC 11
A challenge to the legality of a voter ID pilot scheme found its way before the Supreme Court and so in this episode of the podcast we use that as a jumping off point to discuss the Elections Act 2022. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
May 09, 2022•8 min
Commissioners for HMRC v Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme Trustees Ltd [2022] UKSC 10
In what might be one of the final cases decided on the basis of principles of EU law, an argument is made against a tax regime because it is discriminatory and constitutes a restriction on the free movement of capital. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
May 02, 2022•11 min
Commissioners for HMRC v NCL Investments Ltd [2022] UKSC 9
There is sometimes a fine line between following standard accountancy practices and exploiting loopholes in the law. In this case the Supreme Court looked at the case of a company that was using the rules to gain an advantage. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Apr 25, 2022•9 min
Special Episode: Analysing the Reed Court
In this special episode of the podcast we take a look at the Supreme Court as it is constituted under Lord Reed by reviewing two recent articles: In The Shallow End by Conor Gearty - https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v44/n02/conor-gearty/in-the-shallow-end The Reed Court by Numbers by Lewis Graham - https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2022/04/04/lewis-graham-the-reed-court-by-numbers-how-shallow-is-the-shallow-end/ Music from bensound.com https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe
Apr 18, 2022•13 min
Bott & Co Solicitors Ltd v Ryanair [2022] UKSC 8
How do lawyers claim their fees from a no win, no fee case? The Supreme Court explores what rights firms have over their client's compensation. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Apr 11, 2022•8 min
Croydon LBC v Kalonga [2022] UKSC 7
A question about a fixed-term secure tenancy raised broader issues about the relationship between contracts and statutory protections. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Apr 04, 2022•9 min
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