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11KBW barrister Christopher Knight has been named in The Lawyer Hot 100 following a string of high-profile successes, awards and a newly confirmed appointment as King’s Counsel. A specialist in public and information law, Christopher has been included in the prestigious list following a... Read more
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We are delighted to announce that Sophie Belgrove, Christopher Knight and Robin Hopkins have been recommended for appointment as King’s Counsel in this year’s competition. His Majesty the King has approved the recommendations of the Lord Chancellor, The Right Honourable David Lammy MP, for appointment... Read more
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Today, the Administrative Court (Chamberlain J) heard an application by Reform UK which sought to prevent the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government from laying a Statutory Instrument which would postpone certain local elections, currently due to... Read more
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Today the hearing of The Gambia v Myanmar commences before the International Court of Justice in The Hague. The case concerns the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. In this historic case, The Gambia... Read more
Insights
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in three joined appeals brought by the Defence Secretary, Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary: RA and AA v SSFCDA, MZZ v SSD and SSHD and In the Matter of the SSD [2026] EWCA Civ... Read more
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On 19 December 2025, the EAT handed down judgment in Turner v Western Mortgage Services [2025] EAT 191, in which the Respondent argued successfully that the appeal was barred by a compromise agreement. The judgment contains useful guidance as to the interpretation... Read more
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On 17 December 2025, the High Court handed down judgment in R (Kadas) v Commissioners For His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs [2025] EWHC 3322 (Admin) (judgment available here). The Court dismissed a challenge by the Claimant, a high net worth individual, to HMRC’s decision... Read more
Podcasts
The December episode of the 11KBW Employment Podcast is out now. Peter Lockley and Michael White discuss recent developments in anonymity in DBP v Scottish Ambulance Service [2025] EAT 147. Can anonymity be granted even after there has been a full open... Read more
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In November 2025, Upper Tribunal Judge Butler handed down her decision in Brida v Information Commissioner and Financial Ombudsman Service (UA-2024-001815-GIA), in which Stephen Kosmin successfully acted for the Financial Ombudsman Service. This decision provides welcome analysis of s.12 of... Read more
