An UNCITRAL tribunal has rejected a Hong Kong-based investor’s claim against Japan over renewable energy subsidy reforms – the first known investment treaty case the…
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Julian Milford KC and John Bethell of 11KBW act in important challenge to MI5’s handling of data
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (Edis LJ, Lieven J and Charles Flint KC) has handed down its OPEN and CLOSED judgments in the claim concerning MI5’s…
Read MoreJoanne Clement KC appears in important case about claiming damages under the Human Rights Act 1998 arising out of judicial acts
In MTA v (1) Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis and (2) Lord Chancellor [2023] EWHC 117 (KB), MTA was arrested and detained in custody…
Read MorePenalties for gambling breaches
Daub Alderney Limited v Gambling Commission [2022] UKFTT 00429 (GRC) Practitioners will be aware that in recent years the Gambling Commission has handed down some…
Read MoreJames Cornwell and Oliver Jackson succeed in resisting disclosure of the names of around 1 million Covid business loan recipients
Spotlight on Corruption Ltd & James Pearce v Information Commissioner & British Business Bank plc (First-tier Tribunal (Information Rights) – EA/2022/0014 & 0061) The First-tier…
Read MoreJoseph Barrett and Jason Coppel KC succeed in lifting suspension on £400m community equipment framework contract
Medequip Assistive Technology Limited v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea [2022] EWHC 3293 (TCC) The High Court (Eyre J) has ruled that the automatic suspension should…
Read MoreChristopher Knight and Robin Hopkins in Rwanda Deportation Judgment
The Divisional Court has handed down an important judgment concerning the government’s proposal to relocate asylum seekers to Rwanda in R (AAA & ors) v…
Read MoreChristopher Knight acts in Scottish Independence Referendum Case
On 23 November 2022, the United Kingdom Supreme Court handed down judgment in the keenly awaited and politically charged reference made by the Lord Advocate…
Read MoreLow traffic neighbourhoods: objections and consultation
The High Court (Eyre J) has handed down judgment in Bouchti v Enfield LBC [2022] EWHC 2809 (Admin), a wide-ranging challenge to the establishment of…
Read MoreStephen Kosmin successfully appears for HMRC in the Court of Appeal in tax case about variations of contracts
On 31 October 2022, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Cobalt Data Centre 2 LLP and Cobalt Data Centre 3 LLP v HMRC…
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