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
Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly
Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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