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Zakrzewski v The Regional Court in Lodz, Poland

Zakrzewski v The Regional Court in Lodz, Poland before Lord Neuberger, PresidentLord KerrLord ClarkeLord WilsonLord Sumption JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 23 January 2013 Heard on 6 December 2012 AppellantJohn Hardy QCKatherine Tyler(Instructed by CPS Appeals Unit)  RespondentHugo Keith QCMary Westcott(Instructed by Shaw Graham Kersh Solicitors) LORD SUMPTION (with whom Lord Neuberger, Lord Kerr, Lord Clarke and Lord Wilson […]

Societe Generale, London Branch v Geys

Societe Generale, London Branch v Geys before Lord Hope, Deputy PresidentLady HaleLord WilsonLord SumptionLord Carnwath JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 19 December 2012 Heard on 17 and 18 October 2012 AppellantDavid Cavender QCAbra Bompas(Instructed by Fox Williams LLP)  RespondentChristopher Jeans QCIan Gatt QCAmy Rogers(Instructed by Herbert Smith Freehills LLP) LORD HOPE December 2007. It dismissed a cross-appeal by the […]

Kinloch (AP) v Her Majesty’s Advocate (Scotland)

Kinloch (AP) v Her Majesty’s Advocate (Scotland) before Lord Hope, Deputy PresidentLady HaleLord ManceLord KerrLord Reed JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 19 December 2012 Heard on 26 November 2012 AppellantBrian McConnachie QCClaire Madison Mitchell(Instructed by Paterson Bell) RespondentAndrew F Stewart QCKathleen Harper(Instructed by The Appeals Unit, Crown Office) LORD HOPE (with whom Lady Hale, Lord Mance, Lord Kerr and […]

Imperial Tobacco Limited v The Lord Advocate (Scotland)

Imperial Tobacco Limited v The Lord Advocate (Scotland) before Lord Hope, Deputy PresidentLord WalkerLady HaleLord KerrLord Sumption JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 12 December 2012 Heard on 12 and 13 November 2012 AppellantRichard Keen QCBrian J Gill(Instructed by Pinsent Masons LLP) RespondentJames Mure QCAnna Poole QC(Instructed by Scottish Government Legal Directorate Litigation Division) Intervener (The Advocate General for Scotland)Lord […]

In the matter of A (A Child)

In the matter of A (A Child) before Lord Neuberger, PresidentLady HaleLord ClarkeLord WilsonLord Reed JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 12 December 2012 Heard on 29 November 2012 AppellantSarah Morgan QCAndrew BagchiLucy Sprinz(Instructed by R Solicitors) RespondentPaul Storey QCCamille Habboo(Instructed by B Solicitors) RespondentFrank Feehan QCGemma Taylor(Instructed by Bar Pro Bono Unit ) RespondentJane Crowley QCSharon Segal(Instructed […]

X v Mid Sussex Citizens Advice Bureau and another

X v Mid Sussex Citizens Advice Bureau and another before Lord Neuberger, PresidentLord WalkerLady HaleLord ManceLord Wilson JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 12 December 2012 Heard on 31 October and 1 November 2012 AppellantJohn LofthouseSpencer Keen(Instructed by Charles Russell LLP) RespondentChristopher Jeans QCPaul Michell(Instructed by Bates Wells & Braithwaite LLP)    Intervener (Secretary of State for Culture, Media and SportKassie […]

RM (AP) v The Scottish Ministers (Scotland)

RM (AP) v The Scottish Ministers (Scotland) before Lord Hope, Deputy President Lady Hale Lord Wilson Lord Reed Lord Carnwath JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 28 November 2012 Heard on 23 October 2012 AppellantJonathan Mitchell QCLorna Drummond QC(Instructed by Frank Irvine Solicitors Ltd) RespondentJames Mure QCJonathan Barne(Instructed by Scottish Government Legal Directorate Litigation Division) LORD REED (with whom Lord […]

Ruddy (AP) v Chief Constable, Strathclyde Police and another (Scotland)

Ruddy (AP) v Chief Constable, Strathclyde Police and another (Scotland) before Lord Hope, Deputy President Lady Hale Lord Mance Lord Kerr Lord Reed JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 28 November 2012 Heard on 29 October 2012 AppellantW James Wolffe QCKenny McBrearty(Instructed by Taylor & Kelly) RespondentRory Anderson QCDouglas Ross(Instructed by Simpson & Marwick and The Scottish Government Legal Directorate) […]

The Catholic Child Welfare Society and others v Various Claimants (FC) and The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and others

The Catholic Child Welfare Society and others v Various Claimants (FC) and The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and others before Lord PhillipsLady HaleLord KerrLord WilsonLord Carnwath JUDGMENT GIVEN ON 21 November 2012 Heard on 23 and 24 July 2012 AppellantGeorge Leggatt QCNicholas Fewtrell(Instructed by Hill Dickinson LLP) RespondentPatricia Leonard(Instructed by Jordans Solicitors) RespondentLord […]