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In R (Good Law Project) v Minister for the Cabinet Office [2021] EWHC 1569 (TCC) (the “Public First” case), the High Court has ruled that the Minister for the Cabinet Office (the Rt Hon Michael Gove) acted unlawfully in awarding... Read more
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Philip Kolvin KC In a wide-ranging decision, the First Tier Tribunal has brought clarity to several aspects of regulatory practice associated with gambling operating licences. In Stakers Limited v The Gambling Commission (GA/2020/0002/V), Stakers Limited, which was incorporated and licensed... Read more
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In R (Open Rights Group & the3million) v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport [2021] EWCA Civ 800, the Court of Appeal has ruled that the immigration exemption in paragraph... Read more
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The Grand Chamber of the ECtHR has today (25 May 2021) given a 203-page judgment in the important Big Brother Watch case, in which the applicants challenged the UK’s regimes for bulk interception of communications and the receipt of intelligence... Read more
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We are very pleased to have 22 of our members recognised as national leaders in the fields of employment, procurement (government contracts), defamation and privacy, and sport in Who’s Who Legal 2021. The barristers recommended as National Leaders are: Employment:... Read more
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The Financial Times (here) and Guardian (here) have reported on a challenge concerning the release of the Ministry of Defence’s Targeting Policy (Joint Services Publication 900: UK Targeting Policy). Ceri Gibbons, a campaigner, supported by the human rights organisation Reprieve,... Read more
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Sean Jones and Clive Sheldon are speaking at Law in Sport’s Football Law Digital conference on the 20th and 21st of May 2021. Sean, a recognised leader in Sports Law, is speaking about club ownership. Clive, who chaired the recent... Read more
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Diplomatic immunity does not breach Article 3 or 6 of the ECHR In London Borough of Barnet v The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs [2021] EWHC 1253 (Fam), the Family Division (sitting unusually as a Divisional... Read more
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As part of our commitment to the environment, we are proud to announce that we have joined the Bar Sustainability Network. The Network is at the forefront of promoting and supporting sustainability and climate change awareness in chambers and throughout... Read more
