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11KBW wins Legal 500 Employment Law Set of the Year Award
We are delighted to have been awarded Employment Law Set of the Year at the Legal 500 UK Awards 2017. For the full list of winners click here.
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Harini was interviewed on Sky News on the Supreme Court’s judgment of discrimination
Harini Iyengar, discrimination and public law barrister, was interviewed on Sky News on the Supreme Court’s judgment upholding Denise Brewster’s claim of discrimination because of marital status based on her status as a co-habitee rather than wife or civil partner.
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James Goudie KC and Edward Capewell successful in land disposal challenge
Mr Justice Dove has today handed down judgment in R (Whitstable Society) v Canterbury City Council [2017] EWHC 254 (Admin). This is an important decision on the meaning of ‘open space’ in the Local Government Act 1972 and Town and Country Planning Act 1990, on... Read more
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John Cavanagh KC and Adrian Lynch KC successfully defend age discrimination claims relating to Firefighters’ Pension Scheme
The London Central Employment Tribunal handed down judgment on 14th February 2017 in a test case concerning claims by 5,000 firefighters of age discrimination in relation to the transitional provisions attached the 2015 reforms to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme. The... Read more
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High Court gives guidance on role of the OIA for Higher Education
In Zahid v University of Manchester, Mr Justice Hickinbottom has provided crucial guidance for Universities and students about the relationship between court claims for judicial review and complaints to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (“OIA”). Must a... Read more
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Daniel Stilitz KC and Joseph Barrett successfully resist Art. 11 ECHR challenge to the UK’s trade union legislation in Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed a trade union test case alleging that the UK’s legislative scheme governing trade union collective bargaining rights is not compliant with Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The challenge arose... Read more
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Sean Aughey and Rupert Paines appointed to Treasury panels
11KBW are very pleased to announce that Sean Aughey and Rupert Paines have been appointed to the Attorney General’s Panels of Junior Counsel to the Crown. Sean has been appointed to the Public International Law C Panel with effect from... Read more
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11KBW Awarded Gold for the 2016 Clean City Awards Scheme
11KBW were awarded Gold at the City of London’s Clean City Awards. ABOUT THE CLEAN CITY AWARDS SCHEME Essential though it is, waste management often doesn’t enjoy a high profile in a commercial organisation except when it goes wrong. The... Read more
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Joanne Clement in Court of Appeal judgment in Ferreira
On Thursday 26 January 2017, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in R (Ferreira) v HM Senior Coroner for Inner North London [2017] EWCA Civ 31. This is an important case on deprivation of liberty and Article 5 of... Read more