Tag: England and Wales Court of Appeal
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Lewis Graham: Lady Justices and Dissent on the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Much has been said on the gender imbalance of the senior courts of England and Wales. Since the House of Lords became the Supreme Court in 2009, a total of 22 men have sat as full-time Justices, compared to just three women, all of whom are currently serving. Justifiably, a lot of attention has fallen…
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Joshua Folkard: Horizontal Direct Effect of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in the English Courts
The Court of Appeal has recently pronounced (twice) that some provisions of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union have horizontal direct effect. These decisions provide some guidance as to the legal and constitutional status of the Charter (at least from an English perspective). The Court of Appeal in both cases held that…