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What if the top court gets it wrong?

What if the top court gets it wrong?

Can you appeal to the Supreme Court against a decision of the Supreme Court?

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Joshua Rozenberg
Dec 20, 2021
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The unsuccessful appeal today by Tim Crosland, an unregistered barrister who deliberately disclosed a confidential ruling by the UK Supreme Court, raises the fascinating topic of what a final court of appeal can do when it is said to have got something wrong.

As I explained here in May, Crosland campaigned against plans to expand Heathrow airport. He too…

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