UK Supreme Court

The UK Supreme Court Rules Government’s Terrorist Asset Freezing Powers Illegal

February 8, 2010 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

By: Ainsley Brown While terrorism, terror financing and constitutional principles such as the rule of law and Parliamentary supremacy are not the usual subjects covered here at Commercial Law International, this seeming break from tradition is in fact not such a stretch. As our moniker indicates Commercial Awareness is Global – it is important to note and as will soon

Banking, Commercial Awareness, Crime, Government, Government Policy, Human Rights, International, Legislative Process, Litigation, UN

UK New Supreme Court Hands Down Its First Business Case Ruling: The Sigma SIV

November 5, 2009 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

By: Ainsley Brown The UK’s highest court, its new Supreme Court – new in name only, it still has the same functions as the old House of Lords – has handed down its first business case ruling. And it is a significant one, not just for those directly affected by the ruling but also within the wider UK and international

Asset Management, Bankruptcy/Insolvency/Restructuring, debt, Economy, Investment, Litigation