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We are delighted to announce that the King has approved the recommendation of the Lord Chancellor that Cecilia Ivimy and Tom Cross be appointed as King’s Counsel. They are expected formally to be appointed following a ceremony in March. Members... Read more
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Following a five-day trial, Collins Rice J has handed down a lengthy and significant judgment on the approach to consent under the Data Protection Act 1998, the UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003. RTM... Read more
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The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in a significant decision on the obligations of local authorities to children who may be children in need under the Children Act 1989. In R (TW) v Essex CC [2025] EWCA Civ... Read more
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Tom Cross and Oliver Jackson act in one of two sets of claims which have been joined and expedited to consider the compatibility with human rights of the Government’s removal of the exemption from VAT on private school fees. Instructed by Paul... Read more
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One week before facing a judicial review of the decision of the Education Secretary to revoke regulations bringing the legislation into force, the Government announced that it would commence the majority of its provisions with the expectation that they will... Read more
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We are delighted to have been shortlisted for two awards at the Lexis Nexis Legal Awards 2025: Chambers of the Year Employment Team of the Year We also have seven members who have been involved in three of the seven... Read more
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In Howells v Newport City Council [2025] EWHC 22 (Ch), the Council has succeeded in having the claim against it as waste authority dismissed. The case concerned a hard drive that the Claimant said contained the private key to his... Read more
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On 19 December 2024 the Court of Appeal handed down a landmark appeal judgment in the Multilateral Interchange Fees Umbrella litigation. The appeal arises out of the long-running interchange fee claims against Visa and Mastercard. Thousands of businesses and millions... Read more
Podcasts
The December episode of the 11KBW Employment Podcast is out now. Jamie Susskind speaks to Rita Dias about Cheshire Estate & Legal Ltd v Blanchfield [2024] EWCA Civ 1317. When will directors taking steps towards setting up a competitor breach fiduciary duties?... Read more
