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Criminal law [2023] UKPC 18

Vinson Ariste (Appellant) v The King (Respondent) (Bahamas)

The Privy Council allowed Vinson Ariste’s appeal, quashing his robbery conviction after finding the confession should not have been admitted and the verdict unsafe.

  • Admissibility of confession evidence
  • Right to fair trial
  • Legal representation
  • Miscarriage of justice
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Confession-evidence
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Employment law [2022] EAT 78

Swiss RE Corporate Solutions Ltd v Sommer ()

Swiss RE Corporate Solutions Ltd v Sommer () [2022] EAT 78 (12 April 2022)

The EAT held that a without prejudice settlement letter was inadmissible. Although the allegations were exaggerated, they did not clearly amount to unambiguous impropriety.

  • Without prejudice privilege
  • Unambiguous impropriety exception
  • Admissibility of settlement communications
  • Without-prejudice-privilege
  • Unambiguous-impropriety
  • Settlement-communications
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Employment law [2020] UKEAT 0315_19_1011

NGP Utilities Ltd v Dunnington (UNLAWFUL DEDUCTION FROM WAGES)

NGP Utilities Ltd v Dunnington (UNLAWFUL DEDUCTION FROM WAGES) [2020] UKEAT 0315_19_1011 (10 November 2020)

The Employment Appeal Tribunal allowed an appeal and held that similar fact evidence about alleged dishonest commission claims should have been admitted.

  • Unlawful deduction from wages
  • Admissibility of similar fact evidence
  • Case management powers
  • Commission claims
  • Employment-law
  • Unlawful-deduction-from-wages
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Criminal law [2018] UKPC 30

Davis (Appellant) v The Queen (Respondent) (Bahamas)

Privy Council appeal on murder convictions from the Bahamas addressing identification evidence, hearsay, a ballistics report, fresh evidence, and retrial.

  • Identification evidence
  • Hearsay
  • Dock identification
  • Fair trial rights
  • Admissibility of depositions
  • Fresh evidence on appeal
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Criminal law [2018] UKPC 30

The Queen (Appellant) v Evans (Respondent) (Bahamas)

Privy Council appeal from the Bahamas on identification, hearsay, and ballistics evidence in a murder case; appeals by Stubbs and Davis were dismissed.

  • Identification evidence
  • Dock identification
  • Hearsay
  • Admissibility of depositions
  • Fair trial rights
  • Ballistics evidence
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Criminal law [2018] UKPC 30

Stubbs (Appellant) v The Queen (Respondent) (Bahamas)

The Privy Council upheld Stubbs’s and Davis’s convictions, dismissed the Crown’s appeal on Evans, and ordered resentencing for Stubbs and Davis.

  • Identification evidence
  • Hearsay
  • Dock identification
  • Fair trial
  • Admission of analyst reports
  • Fresh evidence
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Employment law [2019] UKEAT 0129_19_0909

Kasongo v Humanscale UK Ltd (PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE –- Disclosure - Admissibility of evidence)

Kasongo v Humanscale UK Ltd (PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE –- Disclosure - Admissibility of evidence) [2019] UKEAT 0129_19_0909 (9 September 2019)

The EAT held that privilege was waived over linked dismissal advice documents and ordered redacted parts of a draft dismissal letter disclosed.

  • Legal professional privilege
  • Disclosure
  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Waiver of privilege
  • Cherry-picking
  • Legal-professional-privilege
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