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
Walkers—Muriel Marseille
Ashurst's Chief Risk Officer joins Walkers
Excello Law—John Osborne
Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello
mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths
Trio of promotions announced at Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors
NEWS
A sole director can conspire with their own company for the purposes of the tort of unlawful means conspiracy, the High Court has ruled in a judgment with potentially wide implications for business disputes
The Court of Appeal has reinforced that domicile depends on intention rather than residence alone, in a significant post-Brexit ruling on cross-border financial remedy claims
The Chancery Division's long history comes to an end this autumn as it is reborn as the Business and Property Division, prompting questions over whether the shake-up is really necessary
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself
Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate
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