Joanne Clement and Hannah acted for the Secretary of State for Education in this landmark case about the use of the inherent jurisdiction to deprive…
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Jonathan Moffett KC and Christopher Knight in major Supreme Court judgment on policy challenges
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has, for the first time in 35 years, considered the correct approach to the judicial review of policies.…
Read MoreThe Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse publishes its report on the Lambeth Council strand
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…
Read MoreJoanne 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 KC and Michael White succeed in reinstating athlete to Team GB for Tokyo Olympics
In a recent confidential sports arbitration, Daniel Stilitz KC 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…
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