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| Case ID | Case name | Case summary | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| UKSC 2009/0152 | OB (by his mother and litigation friend) (FC) (Respondent) v Aventis Pasteur SA (Appellants) | On appeal form the Court of Appeal Civil Division (England and Wales)Issue Whether, following a preliminary ruling by the ECJ (Grand Chamber) regarding Directive 85/274/EC (“the Product Liability Directive”), the Court is authorised by section 35 Limitation Act 1980 and CPR 19. | Full case details |
| UKSC 2009/0151 | R (on the application of ZO (Somalia) and others) (Respondents) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) | On appeal from the Court of Appeal (England and Wales) (Civil Division)IssuesWhether Directive 2003/9/EC (“the Reception Directive”) applies automatically to a failed asylum seeker who makes further submissions that s/he should be permitted to remain in the UK, irrespective of whether those submissions amount to a fresh claim in domestic law, to allow the asylum seeker to apply for permission to work in the UK. | Full case details |
| UKSC 2009/0144 | R (on the application of F (by his litigation friend F)) and another (Respondents) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) | On appeal from Court of Appeal of England and Wales (Civil Division)IssueWhether the indefinite notification requirements imposed by s 82 Sexual Offences Act 2003 are incompatible with article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. | Full case details |
| UKSC 2009/0126 | ZN (Afghanistan) (FC) and Others (Appellants) v. Entry Clearance Officer (Karachi) (Respondent) and one other action | On appeal from the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) of England & WalesAppellants: ZN (and her six children)Respondent: Entry Clearance Officer - KarachiIssues:(1) What is the correct interpretation of paragraphs 352A and 352D of the immigration rules?(2) Was the Court of Appeal correct to conclude that, before the immigration rules implementing Council Directives 2004/83/EC and 2005/85/EC came into force, Article 1C(3) of the 1951 UN Convention on the Status of Refugees operated automatically to cause the Sponsor's refugee status to lapse upon his acquisition of UK citizenship?(3) Was the Court of Appeal correct to uphold the Immigration Judge's determination regarding Article 8 of the ECHR? Facts:The Petitioner (ZN) is the wife of IN ("Sponsor"). | Full case details |
| UKSC 2009/0123 | O'Brien (Appellant) v Ministry of Justice (Formerly the Department for Constitutional Affairs) (Respondents) | On appeal from the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) of England & WalesAppellant: Mr Dermod Patrick O'BrienRespondent: Ministry of Justice (formerly Department for Constitutional Affairs)Issue:Whether Regulation 17 of the Part Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 ("PTWR"), which excludes daily fee-paid judicial officers from the scope of the PTWR, is compatible with the Part-Time Workers Framework Directive (97/81/EC) ("the Framework Directive"). | Full case details |