Rupert Paines

1. R (Wikimedia Foundation Inc) v SoS for Science, Innovation and Technology

   Leading counsel for Wikimedia (leading Raphael Hogarth) in the first substantive challenge to measures under the Online Safety Act 2023. Instructed by Pinsent Masons LLP.

2. R (Kadas) v HMRC

   Acting for HMRC defending a challenge by a high net worth individual to a decision to transfer information concerning his personal finances to the Spanish tax authorities under international tax transparency legislation (led by Rupert Paines).

3. R (Publishers Association) v SoS for Education

   Counsel for Publishers Association in a major challenge to the terms on which the Oak National Academy has been authorised to provide curriculum materials. Instructed by Osborne Clarke LLP.

4. R (Good Law Project) v Equality and Human Rights Commission

   Counsel for an intervener (Sex Matters) in this challenge to the Equality Act and ECHR-compatibility of the EHRC’s interim guidance on access to sanitary facilities. Instructed by Conrathe Gardner.

5. R (BEL and ors) v SoS for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

   Counsel for the SSFCA defending this challenge by family members in Gaza of a UK resident, seeking consular assistance to leave Gaza. Instructed by GLD.

6. R (Zenobe Energy Limited) v Ofgem

   Counsel for Ofgem defending (i) subsidy control proceedings in the CAT; and (ii) a judicial review, in both cases seeking to quash Ofgem’s cap and floor scheme for Long Duration Electricity Storage (‘LDES’). LDES is a key part of the Government’s ambition to move to a clean energy environment. Instructed by Ofgem.

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1. Airwave and Motorola v Secretary of State for the Home Department

   Counsel for Airwave/Motorola in a challenge to a unilateral extension of a series of major public contracts for the provision of radio networks for the emergency services. Instructed by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP.

2. Sopra Steria Limited v DWP and others

   Counsel for Sopra Steria in a damages challenge to the award of a c. £1bn contract for business processes to Capita. Instructed by Osborne Clarke LLP.

    

3. Zenobe Energy Limited v Ofgem

   Counsel for Ofgem (with Joe Barrett KC) defending (i) subsidy control proceedings in the CAT; and (ii) a judicial review, in both cases seeking to quash Ofgem’s cap and floor scheme for Long Duration Electricity Storage (‘LDES’). LDES is a key part of the Government’s ambition to move to a clean energy environment. Instructed by Ofgem.

4. Condor Ferries / Bretagne Angleterre Irlande Ferries v Government of Jersey

   Advising Condor/BAI (with Joe Barrett KC) in their challenge to the award to DFDS of a long-term ferry franchise between the UK and Jersey. Instructed by Bevan Brittan LLP.

5. Cinapsis v Hertfordshire and North West Essex Integrated Care Board

   Sole counsel for Cinapsis in challenging the award of two contracts for app-based advice and guidance services to a competitor, Consultant Connect. Instructed by Bevan Brittan LLP.

6. SRCL Ltd v NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB and 22 ors

   Counsel for 22 ICBs (with Joe Barrett KC) defending a challenge to their award of 22 contracts for clinical waste services. Instructed by Capsticks LLP.

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1. Aon UK Ltd & ors v Howden Group Holdings Ltd & ors

   Counsel for Aon (with Amy Rogers KC and others) in this major reinsurance broking ‘team move’ claim spanning the UK and Latin America. Instructed by Lewis Silkin LLP.

2. Acquinex Ltd & ors v Howden Group Holdings Ltd & ors

   Counsel for Acquinex (with a number of others) in another substantial ‘team moveʼ claim, in the area of warranty and indemnity insurance broking. Instructed by Mayer Brown International LLP.

3. Boydell v NZP UK Ltd

   Counsel for NZP (with Judy Stone KC) in this restrictive covenant application (in the High Court and Court of Appeal). Instructed by Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

4. Guy Carpenter & Co. Ltd v Howden Group Holdings Ltd

   Counsel for Guy Carpenter (with Amy Rogers KC and others) in another major reinsurance broking team move. Instructed by Mayer Brown International LLP.

5. Multiple arbitrations

   Acting for a well-known financial institution in multiple arbitrations relating to confidential information, team move, and post-termination wrongdoing. Instructed by Lewis Silkin LLP.

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1. R (Wikimedia Foundation Inc) v SoS for Science, Innovation and Technology

   Leading counsel for Wikimedia (leading Raphael Hogarth) in the first substantive challenge to measures under the Online Safety Act 2023. Instructed by Pinsent Masons LLP.

2. Mike Ashley v Morgan Stanley & Co International plc

   Counsel for Morgan Stanley (with Tim Pitt-Payne KC) defending a data subject access request submitted by Mike Ashley in the context of Commercial Court litigation between the parties. Instructed by Ropes & Gray International LLP.

3. DSG Retail Ltd v Information Commissioner

   Counsel for DSG (with Tim Pitt-Payne KC) in Court of Appeal proceedings concerning the technical protections on DSGʼs systems, and the implications of pseudonymisation as a data security measure. Also instructed as sole counsel dealing with related civil claims. Instructed by Pinsent Masons LLP.

    

4. BT plc and Openreach Ltd v Information Commissioner

   Sole counsel for BT/Openreach in this regulatory appeal, concerning the question whether BT or Openreach are ‘public authoritiesʼ for the purposes of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. Instructed by DWF Law LLP.

5. Ancestry Ireland Unlimited Company v Information Commissioner and National Records of Scotland

   Sole counsel for the Information Commissioner, defending the first major challenge under the Re-Use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015 to NRSʼs refusal to provide Ancestry (a genealogy company) with Scottish public records. Instructed by the Information Commissioner.

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