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We are delighted to announce that Cecilia Ivimy and Tom Cross have today been appointed as King’s Counsel, at a ceremony at the Palace of Westminster. Cecilia practices in public law, with a focus on judicial review, human rights and... Read more
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During 2024 and 2025, 11KBW’s Harini Iyengar has successfully represented the Bar Standards Board in prosecuting three significant cases of serious sexual misconduct by barristers. In each case, the sexual misconduct was by a senior male barrister towards a younger... Read more
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Trial in the Commercial Court in Public Institution For Social Security v Al Rajaan and others opens today. Amy Rogers KC appears for EFG Bank with Camilla Bingham KC and Harry Stratton, instructed by Susanna Charlwood and Matthew Skinner at A&O... Read more
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11KBW are delighted to announce that Omonefe Orogun has been awarded the 2025 11KBW Scholarship for black students on the Bar course. Omonefe will receive an award of £30,000 towards tuition fees and maintenance, mentoring from members of 11KBW, and... Read more
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Andrew Sharland KC has recently been appointed as an independent adjudicator for the Marine Stewardship Council. The MSC’s small pool of independent adjudicators hear objections by stakeholders against fisheries being certified to the MSC Fishery Standard.
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The crisis in the river Wye is well documented. Excess nutrients in the river are causing algal blooms that choke wildlife. The chief culprit is chicken manure, produced in huge quantities by the proliferating Intensive Poultry Units (“IPUs”) in the... Read more
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On 7 March 2025, the High Court dismissed the claim of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fair Banking for judicial review of the Financial Conduct Authority’s decision in 2021 not to seek to require banks to provide further redress to... Read more
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The Supreme Court will today and tomorrow hear the appeal in R (on the application of Jwanczuk) (Respondent) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Appellant). The appeal concerns a claim for bereavement support payment (“BSP”). BSP is a... Read more
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R (Irwin) v Coventry City Council The Planning Court (Mr Richard Kimblin KC, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) has refused an urgent application for judicial review and interim relief against Coventry City Council. In doing so, the Judge... Read more
