The International Court of Justice is hearing oral arguments this week in advisory proceedings concerning Israel’s obligations to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians in…
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Tom Cross KC and Raphael Hogarth in Supreme Court case on free speech and privacy
The Supreme Court has handed down judgment in Abbasi v Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Haastrup v King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust…
Read MoreSupreme Court rules on the legal definition of a woman for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010
The Supreme Court has handed down judgment in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16. The Supreme Court considered ‘Is a…
Read MoreHigh Court dismisses challenges to “Safety Valve Agreements”
The High Court has handed down a significant judgment dismissing challenges brought against the decisions of two local authorities, Devon County Council and Bristol City…
Read MoreChristopher Knight in the Court of Appeal for Duke of Sussex’s protective security appeal
The Court of Appeal will today and tomorrow hear the appeal in R (Duke of Sussex) v Secretary of State for the Home Department. Prince…
Read MoreCourt of Appeal dismisses challenge to Adult Social Care Charging policy
Joanne Clement KC and Zoe Gannon have successfully represented the Local Authority, Birmingham City Council in a challenge to its decision making with regard to…
Read MoreJulian Milford KC and Raphael Hogarth act for Apple in investigatory powers case
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (Singh LJ and Johnson J) has today handed down a judgment in Apple Inc v Secretary of State for the Home…
Read MoreTom Cross KC and Oliver Jackson in challenge to Government’s private school fees VAT policy
Today is the first day of a three-day hearing before a Divisional Court to determine human rights challenges against the Government’s policy to impose VAT on…
Read MoreOliver Jackson successful in Freedom of Information appeal concerning Boris Johnson’s meetings with Gautam Adani
The First-tier Tribunal has handed down an important Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) judgment concerning briefing notes and readouts from meetings in 2021 and 2022…
Read MoreJoseph Barrett KC and Patrick Halliday in important judgment on ‘sufficiently serious’ breach criterion and interim relief in public procurement disputes
Millbrook Healthcare Limited v Devon County Council [2025] EWHC 744 (TCC) The High Court (Anneli Howard KC, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) held…
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