News
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in J v Bath v North East Somerset Council and others [2025] EWCA Civ 478, which confirms that a local authority cannot exercise its powers under a care order to consent to... Read more
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Tom Cross KC and Ruth Kennedy’s legal Opinion on the compatibility of the Assisted Dying Bill with the European Convention on Human Rights (“ECHR”) has been published. The Bill is at the Report stage in the House of Commons. As... Read more
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Sean Jones KC will be speaking at Michael Rubenstein’s Employment Right Bill Conference on ‘changes to the dismissal law’. The conference is covering the Government’s Employment Rights Bill which will bring about the most important changes to employment law in... Read more
Podcasts
The April episode of the 11KBW Employment Podcast is out now. The Court of Appeal has confirmed that, outside of the NHS, the law does not protect job applicants who blow the whistle. Oliver Jackson sits down with Aliya Al-Yassin to unpack... Read more
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The International Court of Justice is hearing oral arguments this week in advisory proceedings concerning Israel’s obligations to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Gaza. The Court will hear from 40 States and four... Read more
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The Supreme Court has handed down judgment in Abbasi v Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Haastrup v King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2025] UKSC 15. The judgment contains important guidance on injunctions restraining speech on matters of... Read more
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The High Court has handed down a significant judgment dismissing challenges brought against the decisions of two local authorities, Devon County Council and Bristol City Council, to enter into their respective “Safety Valve Agreements” (SVAs) with the Secretary of State.... Read more
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Joanne Clement KC and Zoe Gannon have successfully represented the Local Authority, Birmingham City Council in a challenge to its decision making with regard to its policy of charging for care under the Care Act 2014. The Claimant was a... Read more
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Professor Christian Tams will be joining a panel at Paris Arbitration Week with the Honorable Charles N. Brower and Professor Hans van Houtte on the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal and its contribution to international arbitration today. Nearly forty-five years after... Read more
