On Thursday 21 May 2020, Swift J heard and rejected an application for urgent interim relief brought on behalf of a mosque in Bradford seeking…
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Beneficial variations invalidated by TUPE transfer
What is the position if business owners employed by their own company award themselves substantially enhanced ‘golden parachute’ terms in advance of a TUPE transfer,…
Read MoreUltra Vires Contracts and Maintained Schools in the Commercial Court
Following a two week trial in the Commercial Court, Foxton J has today (7May 2020) handed down a very significant judgment concerning the application of…
Read MoreSupreme Court decision in Palestine Solidarity Campaign: LGPS investment guidance on foreign policy and defence issues held unlawful
The Supreme Court has today given judgment in R (Palestine Solidarity Campaign Ltd and another) v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government…
Read MoreCourt of Appeal dismisses appeal in school transport claim – 11KBW’s Peter Oldham QC and Zoe Gannon appear for successful authority
In Drexler v Leicestershire County Council [2020] EWCA Civ 502, handed down today (7 April 2020), the Court of Appeal dismisses an appeal against Swift…
Read MoreMorrisons victorious in Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has today given judgment in Various Claimants v Wm Morrison Supermarkets Ltd, one of the most hotly anticipated data protection and employment…
Read MoreDaniel Stilitz QC and Michael White successfully defend NICE against judicial review claim
On 28 February 2020, the High Court handed down judgment in R (Cotter) v National Institute for Health and Care Excellence [2020] EWHC 435 (Admin)…
Read MoreCourt of Appeal gives guidance on local authority duties and decision-making
The Court of Appeal has this morning handed down judgment in R (Williams) v Caerphilly County Borough Council [2020] EWCA Civ 296 (judgment available here).…
Read MoreJason Coppel QC and Rupert Paines successfully defend procurement cancellation decision
On 28 February 2020, the High Court handed down judgment in Ryhurst Limited v Whittington Health NHS Trust (judgment available here). Ryhurst had been appointed preferred bidder…
Read MoreHeathrow Third Runway halted by Friends of the Earth as Court of Appeal declares Airports National Policy Statement unlawful
The Court of Appeal has declared unlawful the Airports National Policy Statement (“ANPS”), which sets out the Government’s support for a third runway at Heathrow.…
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