UK Supreme Court Cases

Question 1

2018 SoS v UK v R

Answer 1

Ban on hetereosexual civil partnerships was declared incompatible with the ECHR.

Question 2

2021 Scottish Parliament

Answer 2

Tried to sign bills which included the European charter of local self government and the UN convention of the rights of child - the SC ruled that this was outside the legislative competence of the the Scottish parliament (defending parliamentary sovereignty)

Question 3

2016 Chris Grayling

Answer 3

SC ruled that the Lord Chancellor - Chris Grayling - had acted ultra vires by amending the 2012 Aid Act using secondary legislation to introduce a “residence test” - restricting legal aid for individuals based on their residency in the UK.

Question 4

Hirst v UK 2005

Answer 4

Prisoner voting case - parliament essentially ignored the ruling, only choosing to change the law in 2018 to allow prisoners awaiting trial and prisoners out on bail to vote.