In 2021, it was discovered that adoption agencies had been failing to comply with Regulations governing how they decide on whether to apply for placement…
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Christopher Knight in Prince Harry Protective Security Judicial Review
The Administrative Court has handed down judgment in R (Duke of Sussex) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 682 (Admin), in…
Read MoreStephen Kosmin and Leo Davidson successfully defend Financial Ombudsman Service in SIPP transfer case
On 28 March 2022, Mr Justice Sweeting dismissed a claim by Portal Financial Services LLP (“Portal”) against the Financial Ombudsman Service. Stephen Kosmin and Leo…
Read MorePostmasters are not workers
On 14 March 2022, the Employment Tribunal handed down judgment in Baker v Post Office, one of the Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2021. The…
Read MoreTom Cross successful in Bermuda gay marriage Privy Council appeal
The Privy Council, by a majority of 4-1, has held that the Domestic Partnership Act 2018 did not contravene the Bermudian Constitution. The Act provided…
Read MoreAmy Rogers in successful defence of Manchester bus franchising scheme
The High Court dismissed judicial review challenges brought by commercial bus operators to the introduction of bus franchising in Greater Manchester yesterday. Mr Justice Julian…
Read MoreJoseph Barrett successful in landmark procurement exemptions challenge
Excession Technologies Limited v Police Digital Service [2022] EWHC [413] (TCC) On 25 February 2022, the High Court (O’Farrell J) dismissed Excession’s claims under the…
Read MoreJoanne Clement and Raphael Hogarth successful in important case on Parliamentary privilege
The High Court has handed down judgment in R (A and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 360 (Admin), an…
Read MoreImportant judgment on equalities impact of Government appointments
The High Court has handed down an important judgment in the case of R (Runnymede Trust and Good Law Project) v SoS for Health and…
Read MoreJulian Blake and Ruth Kennedy appear as Counsel to the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry
The first hearings of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry commenced yesterday. Previously a non-statutory inquiry, the Inquiry was put on a statutory footing under the Inquiries…
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