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The LIBOR scandal rocked the financial world in 2012 but, as this case shows, not everything was as it seems.
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What sort of liability should a dishonest assistant have when a fiduciary has breached their duty?
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A dispute over a freedom of information request prompted the Supreme Court to consider how qualified exemptions are used by public bodies.
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How do the courts distinguish between matrimonial and non-matrimonial property during divorce cases?
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How do the courts assess similarities between trademarks and the potential for confusion amongst members of the public?
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Drilling for oil in the North Sea raised legal questions about corporation tax deductions.
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To what extent should UK judges anticipate the decisions of foreign courts when considering extradition requests?
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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?
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Eight years after the Grenfell Tower fire, the Supreme Court examines who has responsibility for making repairs to defective buildings.
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Wild campers took on landowners in this landmark case about access to the countryside.
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The Supreme Court returns to the issue of the deprivation of citizenship and the role of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission.
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A corporate insolvency case raises questions about liability for fraud.
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What power should appellate courts have to re-examine the facts of a case?
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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.
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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://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/05/15/michael-foran-for-women-scotland-is-legal-recognition-of-biological-sex-a-violation-of-human-rights/
Robert Mullins: For Women Scotland: Fastening the “Biological” Straitjacket - https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/05/22/robert-mullins-for-women-scotland-fastening-the-biological-straitjacket/
Injunctions can help protect the privacy of individuals in sensitive cases, but at what point should restrictions be lifted?
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The Supreme Court tackles an attempt to limit liability after a maritime incident led to damages of more than $200 million.
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To what extent are local authorities obliged to meet all the needs of a homeless household when providing accommodation?
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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.
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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/
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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?
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