UKSCblog
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UKSCblog is a law blog dedicated to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
. The blog is based on the SCOTUSblog
in the US which provides commentary and information about the United States Supreme Court.
The establishment of the Supreme Court marks an important constitutional change for the UK and to mark this development, the UKSC Blog has been set up to provide commentary on the court and its judgements.
UKSCblog was created by, amongst others, Hugh Tomlinson
QC of Matrix Chambers
and Dan Tench, Head of Judicial Review & Public Law at law firm Olswang
.
Following the blog's launch on 1 October 2009, The Times
has called it an "exciting development", while the BBC noted that "one group of influential solicitors and barristers is launching a blog to monitor the Supreme Court's decision making" . City AM has also commented on the blog .
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the supreme court in all matters under English law, Northern Ireland law and Scottish civil law. It is the court of last resort and highest appellate court in the United Kingdom; however the High Court of Justiciary remains the supreme court for criminal...
. The blog is based on the SCOTUSblog
SCOTUSblog
SCOTUSblog is a law blog written by lawyers and law students about the Supreme Court of the United States . The blog is sponsored by Bloomberg Law. The blog's first post occurred October 1, 2002. The blog moved to its current address on February 7, 2005. In the same year, it was featured by...
in the US which provides commentary and information about the United States Supreme Court.
The establishment of the Supreme Court marks an important constitutional change for the UK and to mark this development, the UKSC Blog has been set up to provide commentary on the court and its judgements.
UKSCblog was created by, amongst others, Hugh Tomlinson
Hugh Tomlinson
Hugh Tomlinson QC, is an English barrister at Matrix Chambers. He is a specialist in media and information law including defamation, confidence, privacy and data protection.-Education and career:...
QC of Matrix Chambers
Matrix Chambers
Matrix Chambers is a barristers’ set situated at Gray’s Inn, London. It was founded in April 2000 by 22 barristers from 7 different chambers.Matrix was founded shortly before the implementation of the Human Rights Act in October 2000...
and Dan Tench, Head of Judicial Review & Public Law at law firm Olswang
Olswang
Olswang is an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom and with additional offices in the Thames Valley, Berlin, Brussels, Madrid, Paris and most recently Munich. It also works closely with a network of firms across eighty countries. The Lawyer ranked the firm 32nd largest in...
.
Following the blog's launch on 1 October 2009, The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
has called it an "exciting development", while the BBC noted that "one group of influential solicitors and barristers is launching a blog to monitor the Supreme Court's decision making" . City AM has also commented on the blog .