News
We are delighted to announce that Jason Coppel KC has been appointed a High Court Judge, assigned to the King’s Bench Division. He will take up his appointment on 12 January 2026. Jason has practised at 11KBW for his entire career, since... Read more
News
1. The High Court (Constable J) has handed down judgment in Friend Media Technology Systems v Friend [2025] EWHC 2897 (KB), following the expedited trial of liability and injunctive relief heard on 21-27 October 2025. The Friend Group provides technology... Read more
Podcasts
The October episode of the 11KBW Employment Podcast is out now. In this month’s episode of the Employment Podcast, Judy Stone KC and new tenant Jack Steele discuss strikes outs for abuse of process in Szucs v GreenSquareAccord Ltd [2025] EAT 110. What does it... Read more
News
The German Federal Constitutional Court recently dismissed constitutional challenges directed against a much-noted earlier decision by the Federal Court of Justice, which had declared investment proceedings under the Energy Charter Treaty to be inadmissible. The Constitutional Court‘s order offers a detailed engagement with... Read more
News
We are pleased to announce that Christian J. Tams has been elected as the tenth President of the European Society of International Law (ESIL) at the 20th Annual Conference held in Berlin. ESIL is the largest society of its kind in... Read more
News
The International Court of Justice has delivered its advisory opinion on Israel’s obligations to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Gaza. The advisory opinion arose against the backdrop of Israel’s unilateral termination of its... Read more
News
Joanne Clement KC and Zoe Gannon will be appearing in the Supreme Court 20, 21 and 22 October in The Reference by the Attorney General for Norther Ireland (UKSC/2025/0042). In the Reference the Minister asks the Supreme Court to confirm that a proposed revision to... Read more
News
We are very pleased to announce that 11KBW and our members have again been highly ranked in the Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2026. As a set we have been ranked for the first time for Independent Investigations, which... Read more
News
The Upper Tribunal (UT) has handed down judgment in The Information Commissioner v Clearview AI Incorporated [2025] UKUT 319 (AAC). Clearview AI is a US-based company which operates a facial recognition search service. Clearview scrapes the public-facing internet for images of human... Read more
