Surrey County Council and Croydon London Borough Council have been in a long-running dispute over a family with high social care and SEN costs. The…
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Landmark Court of Appeal judgment after school worker was dismissed for sharing posts about LGBT+ relationship teaching in schools
The Court of Appeal has delivered a landmark decision in Higgs v Farmor’s School, interpreting the direct discrimination provisions of the Equality Act 2010 so…
Read MoreHarini Iyengar has successfully represented a professional regulator in a case of serious misconduct
Harini Iyengar has successfully prosecuted a serious professional disciplinary case for the Bar Standards Board. In BSB v Wheetman, the Tribunal determined that the BSB…
Read More12 month non-compete upheld: Dare International Ltd v Soliman & Hikmet
The High Court (Sheldon J) has handed down judgment in Dare International Ltd v Soliman & Hikmet [2025] EWHC 227 (KB). Dare, an energy derivatives…
Read MoreJoseph Barrett KC and Ben Mitchell successful in Aberthaw Power Station legal challenge
Joseph Barrett KC and Ben Mitchell acted successfully for Brown and Mason Limited (BMG) in its legal challenge to the award of the £40 million…
Read MoreImportant judgment on subject access rights and the scope of personal data
Following a 2-day Part 8 trial, Heather Williams J has handed down a lengthy and important judgment concerning the application of the concept of “personal…
Read MoreSafety Valve Judicial Reviews
The Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) is paid by the Secretary of State for Education (the Secretary of State) to local authorities (LAs). It is split…
Read MoreInformation Commissioner & Montague v Department for Business and Trade UKSC 2023/0178
Once upon a time, this case was about a journalist seeking access to information about post-Brexit trade talks, including with the US under Donald Trump…
Read MoreHigh Court clarifies approach to mandatory considerations in service closure decisions
On Friday 24 January 2025 the Administrative Court handed down judgment in R (Gould & Jeffrey) v Devon County Council [2025] EWHC 96 (Admin), an important…
Read MoreSignificant Judgment on Consent in Data Protection/Privacy
Following a five-day trial, Collins Rice J has handed down a lengthy and significant judgment on the approach to consent under the Data Protection Act…
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