Items in the news
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The following section lists stories which have been in the news over the past month and which are relevant to the areas of law covered by your module.
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We hope, however, that they will provide a useful additional perspective on your studies.
NB: some of the stories may be relevant to areas of the module which you have not yet studied; where possible, we have included a reference to the units where you will study these areas.
February 2012
1. W200 Unit 1: Para 6.2.2
(i) Jonathan Sumption QC was sworn in as a Supreme Court Justice on 11 January 2012. He is the first Supreme Court Justice to be appointed directly from the Bar.
(ii) The following appointments as Justices of the Supreme Court were announced on 20 December 2012:
- Lord Reed - following the death of the Rt Hon Lord Rodger of Earlsferry. Lord Reed is a Scottish judge, as was Lord Rodger He will be sworn in on 6 Feb 2012.
- Lord Justice Carnwath, Senior President of Tribunals. He will take office upon the retirement of Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood in April 2012
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