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UK Law Weekly
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R (Z) v Hackney LBC [2020] UKSC 40
Nov 16, 202000:09:35Tap to summarizeWhen Z and her family needed social housing she turned to her local council for support. Unfortunately the search took longer than expected because one of the charities that provides such accommodation only does so for members of the Orthodox Jewish community. In this anti-discrimination case the Supreme Court has to balance the needs of those who require housing against the aims and wishes of charitable organisations.Music from bensound.com Get full access to UK Law Weekly at uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe
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R (Highbury Poultry Farm Produce Ltd) v CPS [2020] UKSC 39
Nov 9, 202000:10:24Tap to summarizeAnimal welfare concerns also enter into the slaughterhouse to ensure that animals are killed in as humane a way as possible without any unnecessary cruelty. When a slaughterhouse was charged with two offences a debate arose as to what level of intent was required. On this episode we discuss the implications of strict liability in a criminal law context and how animal welfare might be affected by Brexit.Music from bensound.com Get full access to UK Law Weekly at uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe
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Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi AS v OOO Insurance Company Chubb [2020] UKSC 38
Nov 2, 202000:09:02Tap to summarizeA fire at a Russian power plant led to the insurance company raising questions about the quality of the construction work. While there is an arbitration agreement in the contract it was unclear whether this was governed by English law or Russian law and so the Supreme Court had to find an answer.Music from bensound.com Get full access to UK Law Weekly at uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe
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The Huawei and ZTE Litigation [2020] UKSC 37
Oct 26, 202000:11:54Tap to summarizeA breach of several patents raises questions about the operation of intellectual property law in the mobile phone market and the behaviour of certain Chinese companies. The Supreme Court decides on a range of issues including the impact of competition law in this area.Music from bensound.com Get full access to UK Law Weekly at uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe
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Peninsula Securities Ltd v Dunnes Stores Ltd [2020] UKSC 36
Oct 19, 202000:12:26Tap to summarizeIn order to attract a major retailer to his new shopping centre Mr Shortall agreed that Dunnes Stores would not have any competitors on the site. After a few years and with the shopping centre struggling to attract customers Shortall tried to get out of the agreement. In this judgment the Supreme Court had to decide whether the promise was a restraint of trade.Music from bensound.com Get full access to UK Law Weekly at uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe
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Commissioners for HMRC v Parry [2020] UKSC 35
Oct 12, 202000:08:29Tap to summarizeWhat were the motivations of a person who is now dead? That was the question before the court in this tax case as a dispute with HMRC arose in relation to the payment of inheritance tax.Music from bensound.com Get full access to UK Law Weekly at uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe
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Shagang Shipping Company Ltd v HNA Group Company Ltd [2020] UKSC 34
Oct 5, 202000:11:59Tap to summarizeA breach of a chartering contract brought up allegations of torture and the Supreme Court had to decide how such evidence should be reviewed in the English courts.Music from bensound.com Get full access to UK Law Weekly at uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe
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Lehtimäki v Cooper [2020] UKSC 33
Sep 28, 202000:10:41Tap to summarizeWhen a messy divorce spilled over into the way that a charity is organised the deciding vote remained with one member. Whether the courts should step in to ensure that justice is done is the subject of this case before the Supreme Court.Music from bensound.com Get full access to UK Law Weekly at uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe
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Sutherland v HM Advocate [2020] UKSC 32
Sep 21, 202000:08:15Tap to summarizeWhen Mark Sutherland agreed to meet up with a child he had talked to via a dating app he did not expect to be met by a group of paedophile hunters. After the correspondence was handed over to the police its use as evidence was challenged for being a breach of the right to private life. In this human rights case it was for the Supreme Court to decide how far the rights go to protect even those convicted of the most heinous offences.Music from bensound.com Get full access to UK Law Weekly at uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe
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Sevilleja v Marex Financial Ltd [2020] UKSC 31
Sep 14, 202000:10:18Tap to summarizeAvoiding the consequences of a judgment by transferring money to a different account is probably one of the least honest things that you can do. However in this case the attempt to recover that loss looked to be prevented by something called the 'reflective loss principle'. It is up to the Supreme Court to decide how this principle should operate and we discuss whether such a principle has any place in the UK legal system at all.Music from bensound.com Get full access to UK Law Weekly at uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe
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