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…
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Important 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…
Read MoreCourt of Appeal decision on when a child is a child in need
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in a significant decision on the obligations of local authorities to children who may be children in…
Read MoreChallenges to private school fees VAT policy expedited
Tom Cross and Oliver Jackson act in one of two sets of claims which have been joined and expedited to consider the compatibility with human rights of…
Read MoreGovernment announces commencement of Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act
One week before facing a judicial review of the decision of the Education Secretary to revoke regulations bringing the legislation into force, the Government announced…
Read MoreCouncil not liable for value of Bitcoin
In Howells v Newport City Council [2025] EWHC 22 (Ch), the Council has succeeded in having the claim against it as waste authority dismissed. The…
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