On 27 July 2021 the Independent Inquiry published its report on the ‘Children in the care of Lambeth Council’ strand of the Inquiry. ‘Children in…
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Joanne Clement and Leo Davidson in first successful challenge to refusal to revoke an Academy Order
Joanne Clement and Leo Davidson represented the Governing Body of Yew Tree Primary School in the first successful challenge to the Secretary of State’s refusal…
Read MoreZac Sammour acts for intended defendants in important judgment on anonymity and open justice in data breach cases
Zac Sammour, instructed by DLA Piper, acts for intended defendants in important judgment on anonymity and open justice in data breach cases. Please find an…
Read MoreDaniel Stilitz QC and Michael White succeed in reinstating athlete to Team GB for Tokyo Olympics
In a recent confidential sports arbitration, Daniel Stilitz QC and Michael White acted for a client who had been “bumped” from Team GB’s Tokyo 2021…
Read MoreJoseph Barrett successful in £425 million waste contract transparency and misrepresentation challenge
Biffa Waste Services Limited v Leicestershire County Council [2021] EWHC 1764 (TCC) On 28 May 2021, the High Court (Joanna Smith J) dismissed Biffa’s application…
Read MoreDeliveroo riders are not workers
In the Deliveroo case the Central Arbitration Committee (“CAC”) had decided that meal delivery riders were not “workers” because they could use substitutes to do…
Read MoreHigh Court upholds legality of the UK’s new Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme
The High Court has handed down judgment in Elliott-Smith v Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy [2021] EWHC 1633 (Admin), a significant…
Read MoreEmployment Appeal Tribunal hands down important judgment on protected beliefs under the Equality Act 2010
In a significant judgment in Forstater v CGD Europe & others UKEAT/0105/20/JOJ, 10 June 2021, the EAT has overturned the Employment Tribunal’s finding that the…
Read MoreJason Coppel QC and Patrick Halliday succeed in Good Law Project challenge to award of contract to friends of Dominic Cummings
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…
Read MoreChristopher Knight in Appeal finding that Data Protection Exemption for Immigration Processing Breaches the GDPR
In R (Open Rights Group & the3million) v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport [2021]…
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