50 Problematic Cases
With help from colleagues in the academy and legal profession, the Judicial Power Project has compiled a list of 50 “problematic” cases. The cases are listed in no particular order. For brief discussion of the purpose of this list and how we compiled it, click here. A PDF version of the list can be found here. Click on the tabs below to read a brief summary of each of the cases.
CA = Court of Appeal
CJEU = Court of Justice of the European Union
ECtHR = European Court of Human Rights
HC = High Court
HL = House of Lords
UKSC = UK Supreme Court
1. Hirst v United Kingdom No.2 (2006)
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2. Gerhard Köbler v Republic of Austria (2003)
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3. R (Jackson) v Attorney General (2005)
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4. AXA General Insurance Limited v Lord Advocate (2011)
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5. Recovery of Medical Costs for Asbestos Diseases (Wales) Bill: Reference by the Counsel General for Wales (2015)
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6. R (Purdy) v Director of Public Prosecutions (2009)
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7. Bromley Borough Council v Greater London Council (1981)
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8. R (Evans) v Attorney General (2015)
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9. Vinter v United Kingdom (2013)
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10. Rookes v Barnard (1964)
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11. R v Clinton (2012)
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12. Rottmann v Freistaat Bayern (2010)
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13. Hirsi Jamaa v Italy (2012)
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14. R (Huang) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2007)
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15. Norris v USA (2010)
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16. Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs v Rahmatullah (2012)
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17. Secretary of State for Education v Tameside Borough Council (1976)
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18. Roberts v Hopwood (1925)
19. Al-Skeini v United Kingdom (2011)
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20. R (Quila) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2011)
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21. Smith v Ministry of Defence (2013)
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22. Tyrer v United Kingdom (1978); Golder v United Kingdom (1975)
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23. Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs v R (Bancoult) (2007)
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24. R (Nicklinson) v Ministry of Justice (2014)
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25. Robinson v Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (2002)
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26. Van Gend & Loos (1963); Costa v ENEL (1964)
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27. Manchester City Council v Pinnock (2010)
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28. Rabone v Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust (2012)
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29. Yemshaw v London Borough of Hounslow (2011)
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30. R (Bradley) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2008)
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31. Abdulla v Birmingham City Council (2012)
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32. Scotch Whisky Association and Others v Lord Advocate and Advocate General for Scotland (2015)
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33. Chahal v The United Kingdom (1996) ; Saadi v Italy (2008)
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34. Greater Glasgow Health Board v Doogan and another (2014)
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35. The Taff Vale Railway Company v The Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants (1901)
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36. Al Jedda v United Kingdom (2011)
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37. R v A (No. 2) (2001); Ghaidan v Godin-Mendoza (2004)
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38. Pomiechowski v District Court of Legunica 59-220 Poland (2012)
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39. Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd (2002)
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40. Mangold v Helm (2005)
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41. Åklagaren v Hans Åkerberg Fransson (2013)
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42. Benkharbouche v Embassy of the Republic of Sudan (2015)
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43. A v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2004)
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44. Anisminic Ltd v Foreign Compensation Commission (1969); In Re Racal Communications Ltd (1981)
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45. Liversidge v Anderson (1941)
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46. R (Tigere) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (2015)
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47. Tinsley v Milligan (1994)
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48. R (Litvinenko) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2014)
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49. R (Cart) v The Upper Tribunal (2011)
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50. Young, James and Webster v United Kingdom (1981)
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