A dispute over a freedom of information request prompted the Supreme Court to consider how qualified exemptions are used by public bodies. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
How do the courts distinguish between matrimonial and non-matrimonial property during divorce cases? https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
How do the courts assess similarities between trademarks and the potential for confusion amongst members of the public? https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Drilling for oil in the North Sea raised legal questions about corporation tax deductions. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
To what extent should UK judges anticipate the decisions of foreign courts when considering extradition requests? https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
The law steps in to protect vulnerable people if they agree to act as a guarantor for another person's loan, but what happens when the loan is also for a joint purpose as well? https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Eight years after the Grenfell Tower fire, the Supreme Court examines who has responsibility for making repairs to defective buildings. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Wild campers took on landowners in this landmark case about access to the countryside. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
The Supreme Court returns to the issue of the deprivation of citizenship and the role of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
A corporate insolvency case raises questions about liability for fraud. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
What power should appellate courts have to re-examine the facts of a case? https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
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 Scotland: A Case of Significant Silences - https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/05/06/crash-wigley-for-women-scotland-a-case-of-significant-silences/ Michael Foran: For Women Scotland: Is legal recognition of biological sex a violation of human rights? - https://ukconstitutio...
Injunctions can help protect the privacy of individuals in sensitive cases, but at what point should restrictions be lifted? uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
The Supreme Court tackles an attempt to limit liability after a maritime incident led to damages of more than $200 million. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
To what extent are local authorities obliged to meet all the needs of a homeless household when providing accommodation? https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
When a defendant is due to be retried, the law requires them to be arraigned within two months. In this case, the Supreme Court is asked to decide what the consequences should be when that deadline is missed. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Standing orders prevented a number of local councillors from voting on an application permission. Is that entitlement to vote a fundamental right that should not be inhibited? The principle of legality and heightened-scrutiny rationality review: The Supreme Court’s judgment in the Spitalfields case by Professor Mark Elliott https://publiclawforeveryone.com/2025/03/28/the-principle-of-legality-and-heightened-scrutiny-rationality-review-the-supreme-courts-judgment-in-the-spitalfields-case/ https:/...
The profits rule means that a fiduciary must account for any profits that they make to their principal, but does the rule operate too harshly for modern business practices? Help support the podcast: https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
How far does state immunity extend and what rights do employees at an embassy have with regard to their employer? https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
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 regime in Northern Ireland is compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights, and we discuss what the aim of the law should be in this area. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Adverse possession allows a person to claim ownership of land that they have occupied for more than ten years without the owner’s permission. In this decision, the Supreme Court clarifies the law surrounding how and when these claims should be made. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
If a deprivation order is withdrawn because it would make a person stateless, what was the legal status of the individual before that point? https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
The Supreme Court considers the future of the doctrine of merger. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Debtors will sometimes try to hide their assets from creditors by transferring property to another person. What power does the law have to put a stop to this behaviour? https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
When should a British national be extradited to the United States? We consider the Supreme Court’s response to that question and discuss whether there is an imbalance in the special relationship. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Questions over the exploitation of the North Sea Continental Shelf offered an opportunity to consider the interpretation of a double taxation convention between the UK and Canada. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Can a parent make use of a writ of habeas corpus to challenge a care order made in respect of their child? https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
Conditional fee agreements can make civil litigation possible for those who might not otherwise be able to afford it but, as we discuss in this episode, extortionate success fees can leave claimants out of pocket while law firms turn a massive profit. https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
What can the law do to enforce an agreement that is not signed and in writing? https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
If a union has rights under a contract of employment, should they be able to enforce those rights as a third party? https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
