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Supreme Court upholds Norwich Pharmacal order in face of competing data protection rights
A recent Supreme Court decision clarifies the approach the courts should take in deciding whether to grant Norwich Pharmacal relief in the face of …
Supreme Court hearing on jurisdiction issues in VTB Capital
Starting today, the Supreme Court will hear an appeal against the Court of Appeal's judgment in VTB Capital plc v Nutritek International …
Supreme Court hearing in Prudential starts today
The Supreme Court is set to hear Prudential's appeal against the Court of Appeal's much-publicised decision from October 2010 which …
UK Supreme Court refuses to enforce US judgment made in insolvency proceedings against English resident defendants
In Rubin v Eurofinance SA [2012] UKSC 46, the Supreme Court (by a majority of 4 to 1) reversed the Court of Appeal's unanimous decision and held that the …
Supreme Court clarifies "commercial purposes" exception to state immunity
The Supreme Court has clarified the scope of the exception to immunity under the State Immunity Act 1978 for property held by a state which is "in use or …
New Master of the Rolls and new Supreme Court President from 1 October
Lord Dyson has been appointed as the next Master of the Rolls, with effect from 1 October. He will succeed Lord Neuberger, who is to become the new …
Power to strike out exaggerated claim will rarely be exercised
The Supreme Court has ruled that the court has power to strike out a dishonestly exaggerated claim as an abuse of process at any stage of the …
Two new Supreme Court justices appointed
The Supreme Court has today announced the appointment of two new justices, Lord Reed and Lord Justice Carnwath CVO. The two appointments follow the …
Prudential appeal to be heard in November 2012
In April this year, Prudential was granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court against the Court of Appeal’s decision confirming that legal …
Robes and wigs now optional in Supreme Court
Earlier this week the President of the Supreme Court announced that advocates appearing before the court (or the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council) …
Supreme Court endorses commercial common sense as an aid to construction
On Wednesday 2 November the Supreme Court handed down a judgment with significant implications for how commercial contracts are construed: Rainy Sky SA …
An insight on the Supreme Court
Russell Hopkins, an associate in our firm's Advocacy Unit, has recently returned from spending a year as one of eight Judicial Assistants to the Justices …
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