Thursday, January 19, 2017

UK Supreme Court --Wheelchairs vs Buggies and -- Brexit

The UK Supreme Court has decided a case involving the rights of wheelchair users on buses. You can watch the judgment summary being read here. 6 minutes, no transcript, but a press summary is available here. You can also watch the case being argued - the morning (about 3 hours) and the afternoon (about 90 minutes) hearings. No transcripts. A BBC story with the wheelchair users’ point of view about this ruling can be found here.
The court has announced that its judgment on the Brexit case will be given Tuesday 24 January. It will be streamed live beginning at 9:45.
The video of the reading of the judgment can be found here.