The Article 50 case ‘helped to draw attention to the work of the [Supreme] Court and... underline the Court’s place in the constitution’, according to the Supreme Court’s annual report, published last week. Analysis of judgments handed down by the court during the year shows fewer human rights and tax cases (from nine to four, and seven to three, on the previous year) and more immigration and statutory interpretation cases (up from two to seven and zero to four). Overall, there were fewer applications for permission to appeal, down 11% to 192. However, the grant rate increased 3% to 35%.
07 July 2017
Supreme justice
MOVERS & SHAKERS
WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea
Commercial property and child law teams expand with senior hires
Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew
Set expands London and Singapore offering with senior international disputes hires
Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth
Firm strengthens real estate and litigation teams with partner promotions
NEWS
Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales
The Civil Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes
The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber
Artificial intelligence, proportionality and public decision-making are under increasing judicial scrutiny, according to the latest public law round-up from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Families relying on informal agreements over property ownership could face costly consequences if disputes arise, the High Court has warned
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