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McCulloch and others (Appellants) v Forth Valley Health Board (Respondent) (Scotland) – UKSCBlog
This case is concerned with the extent to which a doctor is required, under the duty of care owed to a patient, to inform the patient about alternative possible treatments to the one that is being recommended.
In Montgomery v
R (on the application of Toraane and another) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] UKSC 23 – UKSC Blog
The public sector equality duty (“PSED”) imposed by section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 is a procedural obligation that requires public bodies to have due regard to the equality needs listed in that section when exercising their functions. This
This Week in the Supreme Court – w/c 5th June 2023 – UKSCBlog
Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website.
On Wednesday 7th june the Court will hand-down judgment in London Borough of Merton Council v Nuffield Health [2023] UKSC 18. Section 43(5) and (6)(a) of
London Borough of Merton Council v Nuffield Health [2023] UKSC 18 – UKSC Blog
Section 43(5) and (6)(a) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (“the LGFA”) provides for a mandatory 80% relief from business rates where “the ratepayer is a charity or trustees for a charity” and the premises are “wholly or mainly
This Week in the Supreme Court – w/c 2nd May 2023 – UKSCBlog
On Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th may the Court will hear the case of R (on the application of Imam) v London Borough of Croydon, on appeal from [2022] EWCA Civ 601. The Court will consider when should