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In R (Wakenshaw) v Secretary of State for Justice [2018] EWHC 2089 (Admin), the High Court has decided that it is arguable that the Parole Board lacks “objective independence” from the Government because of the arrangements currently in place by... Read more
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We are delighted to announce that Jonathan Swift KC has been appointed a High Court Judge, assigned to the Queen’s Bench Division.. Read more here.
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On 30 July 2018, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in R (AR) v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police & Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] UKSC 47. The appeal concerned the proportionality under Article 8 ECHR... Read more
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The Divisional Court (Flaux LJ and Holgate J) has today dismissed a claim for judicial review of the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2016, which altered the way in which a tariff payable to certain combined heat... Read more
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We are delighted to announce that Christopher Parkin and Ben Mitchell have accepted offers of tenancy following the successful completion of their pupillages. They will become tenants on 1 October 2018.
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On 12 July 2018, the Supreme Court will hear HMRC’s appeal in the joined cases of OWD/Budge Brands (referred to below as ‘ABC/X and Y’). The appeal concerns whether traders that have been refused AWRS approval and have appealed that... Read more
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We are delighted to announce that Jonathan Auburn has been appointed to the A Panel, Holly Stout has been promoted to the A Panel, and Christopher Knight has been promoted to the B Panel of Counsel.
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In this interview, Jonathan reflects on his legal career, fighting the £17bn public-purse-saving ‘case of the century’, what it was like being the government’s top lawyer, and starting from scratch afterwards. Read the full interview here: https://www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/interview-jonathan-swift-qc
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The Court of Appeal has today handed down its judgment in Jewish Human Rights Watch v Leicester City Council, an important case concerning the interplay between local authorities’ power to adopt non-binding resolutions on matters of political controversy and their... Read more
