Supreme Court

how many justices are men

how many justices are men

10/12

before the supreme court how was the head of the law lords in all 3 branches of government

cabinet HOL speaker and judiciary

how many justices are white

12/12

How many justices were educated in Cambridge or Oxford or Harvard

8/12

Youngest justice in the supreme court

61

In under 15 years judicial appointments of women more than…

doubled

In under 15 years judicial appointments of BAME more than…

tripled

Judicial Independence

Judges act without political coercion

Judicial Neutrality

Judges act without personal bias

Judicial Review

Judiciary examines the legality of government/organisational actions

2 ways Judicial Independence is secured:

security of tenure and politicians cannot decide justices salaries

1 way Judicial independence is not secured:

Lord chancellor gets one veto over each appointment

1 way Judicial Neutrality is secured:

Justices are not public figures

2 ways Judicial Neutrality is insecure:

Justices come from narrow pool of Oxbridge schools and were publicly called enemies of the people after Brexit ruling

Evans V Attorney General👑 (WHAT HAPPENED)

Guardian journalist tried to get memos between Prince Charles and the government under the FOI act but the government amended the act and the attorney general vetoed the request.

Name of court case to do with CHARLES & MEMOS

Evans V Attorney General

Evans V Attorney General👑 (VERDICT)

The attorney generals veto was deemed without good reason and the memos were published.

USA V Nolan🛠 (WHAT HAPPENED)

Under a 1995 regulation a worker at a UK base ran by the US army thought her representatives should’ve been spoken to before she was fired but the US thought the 1995 regulation was outside of EU law.

Name of case to do with trade union and USA

USA V Nolan

USA V Nolan🛠 (VERDICT)

The 1995 Trade Union regulation was seen as within EU as it did not go against the minimum rights and additional rights were guaranteed in the UK law.

UK withdrawal from the EU (Legal Continuity)(Scotland):

SP passed a bill to get fishing/agriculture rights from the EU post-brexit - the supreme court ruled most of the bill legal but as they said their verdict the government passed a bill making the Scottish proposal entirely illegal.

the ??? bill passed placing restrictions like noise level on peaceful protest. [year]

Police crime and sentencing bill 2022

in 20?? of the cases heard by the supreme court % led to meaningful change

14 36