James Goudie KC, instructed by Guy Darvill of Staffordshire County Council, acted for the County Council in its successful appeal to the Upper Tribunal Administrative…
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Jason Coppel KC and Zoe Gannon succeed in judicial review against the LAA
Jason Coppel KC and Zoe Gannon acted for MK Law Solicitors in a successful challenge to a decision of the Legal Aid Agency (MK Law…
Read MoreFather wins term-time holidays appeal**
The controversial subject of term-time holidays hit the headlines on Friday 13 May with the decision of the Divisional Court in Isle of Wight Council v Platt.…
Read MoreLeading Case on Extra-Territorial Scope of the Equality Act 2010
In R (Hottak) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2016] EWCA Civ 438 the Court of Appeal considered the extra-territorial scope of the Equality…
Read MoreCourt of Appeal rules on private investor principle in State aid
The Court of Appeal has today handed down its first judgment on the private investor principle in State aid. In R (Sky Blue Sports and Leisure…
Read MoreCourt interpreters are not ‘employees’
Today, in the case of Secretary of State for Justice v. Windle and Arada [2016] EWCA Civ 459, the Court of Appeal (Underhill LJ giving judgment) decided…
Read MoreTribunal upholds restriction on admissions to an independent school
The Care Standards Tribunal has upheld the Secretary of State for Education’s decision to impose a restriction on admissions to Beis Aharon School, an independent…
Read MoreJoseph Barrett defeats YPO Enforcement Agents procurement challenge
Newlyn plc v LB of Waltham Forest HT-2016-000029 The High Court has dismissed a claim under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“the PCR 2015”), and…
Read MoreSixth Form Industrial Action to go ahead, but the Secretary of State for Education was entitled to bring her challenge
Secretary of State for Education v NUT (14 March 2016, Kerr J) The Court has decided that a challenge to the lawfulness of strike action…
Read MoreWho pays for the cost of nursing care?
The Court of Appeal has upheld an appeal by the Welsh Local Health Boards, supported by the Secretary of State for Health, in Forge Care Homes…
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