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On 13 December 2018, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the first reference made to it under section 33 of the Scotland Act 1998 concerning the competence of a Bill of the Scottish Parliament: Re The UK Withdrawal from... Read more
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Today the Divisional Court handed down judgment in R (EU Lotto Ltd and others) v Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport [2018] EWHC 3111 (Admin). The Court (Gross and Green LJ) dismissed the challenge brought by the... Read more
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John Cavanagh KC appeared for the UK Government in the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg on 13 June 2018. This is the latest stage in the long-running O’Brien litigation about part-time judges’ pensions. The issue before... Read more
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The Divisional Court has refused permission to apply for judicial review in a public interest challenge to the lawfulness of the ongoing Brexit negotiations. In R (Webster) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, the claimant, who was... Read more
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Today, the Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in Littlewoods Limited v HMRC. It reversed the judgment of the Court of Appeal, allowed HMRC’s appeal, and concluded that the EU law right to recover interest on overpaid VAT did not require... Read more
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The Littlewoods v HMRC litigation reached the Supreme Court this week. Jonathan Swift KC argued the appeal for HMRC. The Court heard argument on Littlewoods’ claim that under EU law it was entitled to over £1bn in interest on overpaid VAT.... Read more
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In brief: Supreme Court decides not to follow a decision of the European Court of Human Rights because its reasons are unsatisfactory This is a rare and arguably unique example of the Supreme Court not following the Strasbourg Court As... Read more
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“The High Court has today handed down judgment in R (Miller) and others v Secretary of State for Leaving the European Union. It decided that the Crown prerogative did not provide a power for the Government to give notification to the European... Read more
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We are thrilled to be nominated in 4 categories in this year’s Legal 500 UK Bar Awards. They are: Public Law Set of the Year Employment Law Set of the Year Employment Law Silk of the Year – Christopher Jeans... Read more
