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The Lawyer Awards – 11KBW shortlisted for Chambers of the Year
We are delighted to announce that 11KBW has been shortlisted for Chambers of the Year for The Lawyer Awards. The winners will be announced at the awards dinner on the 25th of June.
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R (Friends of the Earth) v SoS Transport [2019] EWHC 1070 (Admin)
One of five claims challenging the Airports National Policy Statement (ANPS), which gives policy support to a third runway at Heathrow, that were heard together by the Divisional Court. Friends of the Earth was the lead claimant presenting arguments relating... Read more
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Supreme Court refuses permission for State aid appeal
The Supreme Court has today refused permission to appeal in R (Sky Blue Sports & Leisure Ltd) v Coventry City Council (No. 2) [2018] EWCA Civ 2252. In those proceedings the Appellants, who are companies associated with Coventry City Football Club, had... Read more
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High Court hands down important judgment on local authority funding reductions
In R (AD & Ors) v London Borough of Hackney [2019] EWHC 943 (Admin), Mr Justice Supperstone rejected a multi-faceted challenge to Hackney’s provision of Special Educational Needs (“SEN”) funding and its method of drawing up Education and Healthcare (“EHC”)... Read more
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Article 50 can be extended without the UK having to hold European Parliament elections – Jason Coppel KC co-authors legal Opinion
The Government has repeatedly stated in recent days that a further, long extension to the Article 50 notification period could only be granted by the EU if the UK held elections to the European Parliament in May of this year. ... Read more
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Divisional Court dismisses challenge to local authority budget setting
This afternoon the Divisional Court handed down its long-awaited judgment in R (Hollow) v Surrey County Council [2019] EWHC 618, which was headline news when it was heard in October last year. The case is the leading case in a... Read more
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11KBW’s Peter Oldham KC and Jen Coyne successful in resisting claim under the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015
Peter Oldham KC and Jen Coyne appeared for the local authority in R (B) v Neath Port Talbot CBC on 12th March 2019 in which the Court rejected the Claimant’s renewed oral application for permission to apply for judicial review. ... Read more
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Jason Coppel KC and Sean Aughey advise People Vote’s Campaign on measures announced by Government and EU on 11 March 2019
Their Opinion, cited by Dominic Grieve MP, on the Today Programme this morning, considers those measures against the previous advice of the Attorney General on the Northern Ireland backstop, and against the test set by the European Research Group of Conservative MPs as the condition for... Read more
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11KBW barristers commended in Procurement, International Arbitration and Employment Law in this year’s Who’s Who Legal
22 members of 11KBW have been recognised by WWL 2019 as leaders in their field: 16 in Employment, 5 in Government Contracts (Procurement) and 1 in International Arbitration. Specific praise included: Employment 11KBW demonstrates the strength and depth of its... Read more