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The Court of Appeal has delivered a landmark decision in Higgs v Farmor’s School, interpreting the direct discrimination provisions of the Equality Act 2010 so as to create liability where an employee is less favourably treated for manifesting a belief... Read more
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We are pleased to announce that Paul Reichler, Philippe Sands KC, Amy Rogers KC, Jamie Susskind, Ruth Kennedy and Remi Reichhold have been ranked in the Chambers Global Guide 2025. Dispute Resolution: Commercial Amy Rogers KC – “Amy Rogers is... Read more
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A final injunction was granted against Mr Hikmet for the full 12-month period. Springboard relief was also granted on account of the unlawful head start Mr Hikmet had obtained through his wrongdoing. Given the protection afforded to Dare by his... Read more
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Joseph Barrett KC and Ben Mitchell acted successfully for Brown and Mason Limited (BMG) in its legal challenge to the award of the £40 million contract for the demolition of Aberthaw Power Station, the first phase of Cardiff City Council’s... Read more
Podcasts
The January episode of the 11KBW Employment Podcast is out now. This month, Rupert Paines talks to Lucy Jones about Derma Med Ltd v Ally [2024] EWCA Civ 175, a Court of Appeal decision on non-compete and confidentiality injunctions, granted without notice. You can listen and... Read more
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Following a 2-day Part 8 trial, Heather Williams J has handed down a lengthy and important judgment concerning the application of the concept of “personal data”, the extent of searches required by Article 15 UK GDPR, the provision of contextual... Read more
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The Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) is paid by the Secretary of State for Education (the Secretary of State) to local authorities (LAs). It is split into four “blocks”. One of these is the High Needs Block. This provides for funding... Read more
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Once upon a time, Information Commissioner & Montague v Department for Business and Trade UKSC 2023/0178 was about a journalist seeking access to information about post-Brexit trade talks, including with the US under Donald Trump (as 45th President….). Now it... Read more
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On Friday 24 January 2025 the Administrative Court handed down judgment in R (Gould & Jeffrey) v Devon County Council [2025] EWHC 96 (Admin), an important decision on mandatory considerations for public bodies when making decisions on the closure or rearrangement... Read more
