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R (Sky Blue Sports & Leisure Ltd) v Coventry City Council (No. 2) On Friday, 14 July, Mr Justice Singh refused permission to seek judicial review in the latest State aid challenge brought by the owners of Coventry City FC... Read more
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James Goudie KC, advises that the judgment in Hussain v Sandwell MBC upholds the scope of the powers of local authorities generally to investigate alleged member impropriety, and ultimately to do so in accordance with the formal arrangements under the... Read more
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David Bedenham (led by Philip Coppel KC) acted for X&Y and ABC in this important appeal which has established that (1) HMRC do have power to grant interim approvals to traders pending appeal to the FTT against AWRS refusals and... 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 2015, following a review of the rates for payments of asylum support, the Home Secretary decided to reduce the amount of asylum support payable with respect to the dependent children of asylum seekers to the same rate as applied... Read more
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R (Hussain) v Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (2017) EWHC 1641 (Admin) Green J has ruled that Sandwell MBC (‘the Council’) can continue its investigations into allegations of serious misconduct by one of its elected members (‘the C’), after dismissing his application... Read more
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11KBW are very pleased to announce that Julian Blake has been appointed to the Attorney General’s Panels of Junior Counsel to the Crown. Julian has been appointed to the B Panel with effect from 1 September 2017 (promoted from C panel).
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Last night, Channel 4 News reported on an undercover investigation into allegations that the Conservative Party had engaged in unlawful canvassing in the context of the recent general election. The report included an interview with 11KBW’s Anya Proops KC. You... Read more
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Nigel Giffin KC and Zac Sammour of 11KBW acted for the Palestine Solidarity Campaign in a successful challenge to guidance issued by the Secretary of State on how local government pension scheme (LGPS) administering authorities should take account of non-financial... Read more
