Murder, miscarriage of justice and Scots judicial autonomy
Fraser v Her Majesty’s Advocate [2011] UKSC 24 (25 May 2011) - Read judgment The Supreme Court has had to consider (for the second time in a month) the ticklish question of what constitutes a...
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Bourgass and others v Secretary of State for Justice [2012] EWCA Civ 376 Read decision The ability to interact with other prisoners is a major part of prison life, and not one many prisoners would give...
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C-619/10, Trade Agency Ltd v. Seramico Investments Ltd, CJEU, 6 September 2012 This case in the EU Court of Justice may sound rather abstruse, but is actually quite important. When someone starts a...
View ArticleClosed material in UK proceedings cannot be disclosed in Strasbourg
Wang Yam v Attorney General [2014] EW Misc 10 (CCrimC) 27 February 2014 – read judgment It is for the UK government to decide whether to vary an order preventing publication of material heard in...
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