• SS (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

    Immigration Appeal. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division in dismissing the claimant's immigration appeal held that the weight, if any, to be given to expert (or indeed any) evidence was a matter for the trial judge.

    [2012] All ER (D) 124 (Feb) | Tue, 21/02/2012

  • R v N

    Criminal law Prosecution. The Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, gave consideration for the first time to the problem of child trafficking for labour exploitation and the prosecution of defendants who had themselves been the victims of human...

    [2012] All ER (D) 128 (Feb) | Tue, 21/02/2012

  • R (on the application of Hurley and another) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

    University Fees. In considering the Higher Education (Basic Amount) Regulations 2010, and the Higher Education (Higher Amount) Regulations 2010, , the Administrative Court, in dismissing the claimants' application for judicial review of the Secretary...

    [2012] All ER (D) 116 (Feb) | Fri, 17/02/2012

  • Progress Bulk Carriers Ltd v Tube City IMS L.L.C

    Contract Duress. The Queens' Bench Division (Commercial Court): In dismissing an appeal against a finding by arbitrators that the conduct of the owners of a vessel had amounted to the 'illegitimate pressure' required to establish duress in law, it was...

    [2012] All ER (D) 122 (Feb) | Fri, 17/02/2012

  • Sherdley and another v Nordea Life and Pension SA (Societe Anonyme)

    Conflict of laws Jurisdiction. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, dismissed the appeal against the court's finding that it had no jurisdiction under the Council Regulation (EC) 44-2001, on the basis that domicile was to be judged at the date of suit...

    [2012] All ER (D) 103 (Feb) | Thu, 16/02/2012

  • Simcoe v Jacuzzi UK Group plc

    Costs Interest on costs. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, in allowing the claimant's appeal in respect of interest on costs, held that CPR40.8(1) was of no effect in the county court and that the effect of the County Court (Interest on Judgments...

    [2012] All ER (D) 107 (Feb) | Thu, 16/02/2012

  • SP (North Korea) and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department

    Immigration Asylum seeker. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, in dismissing the Secretary of State's appeal, held that the essential finding of the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), which had allowed the respondent asylum seekers'...

    [2012] All ER (D) 112 (Feb) | Thu, 16/02/2012

  • Spelman (by his litigation friends) v Express Newspapers

    Human rights Right to respect for private and family life. The Queen's Bench Division of the High Court granted an injunction to the son of Cabinet minister Caroline Spelman restraining the Daily Star Sunday from publishing a story relating to him.

    [2012] All ER (D) 91 (Feb) | Wed, 15/02/2012

  • Basey (by his litigation friend) v Oxford City Council

    Social security Housing benefit. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, in allowing the claimant's appeal, held that the accommodation in which he lived was sheltered accommodation for the purposes of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006, SI2006-213,...

    [2012] All ER (D) 94 (Feb) | Wed, 15/02/2012

  • Sugar v British Broadcasting Corporation and another

    Freedom of information Request for information Disclosure Statute providing disclosure required in respect of 'information held for purposes other than those of journalism, art or literature' Appellant appealing to Supreme Court against Court of...

    [2012] All ER (D) 108 (Feb) | Wed, 15/02/2012