Cases

The former Chair of Avon Fire Authority has been found in breach of its code of conduct after two incidents of unwanted behaviour towards...

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has issued a groundbreaking Advisory Opinion affirming a human right to a stable climate. While we await the...

The last article in this series addresses an issue which could only arise if Surrey owed BC a section 20 duty, and the Court...

In the second article in this series, I have considered the issue of delay, and the Court of Appeal’s finding that BC did not...

The assessment and planning duties introduced to Part 7, Housing Act 1996, by the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 have developed a considerable body of...

Three members of Chambers are involved in a case about the approach to the amended “Protected Landscapes Duty”, which has “general significance to the...

Following article 1 'Too little? Or too late?', here is the second article of the series, concerning The Court of Appeal’s judgment in Surrey...

The Court of Appeal’s judgment in Surrey County Council v R(BC) [2025] EWCA Civ 719 is a wide-ranging exploration of the law and procedure...

In Hinkel v Information Commissioner & HM Treasury [2025] UKFTT 00611 (GRC), the First-tier Tribunal upheld HM Treasury’s decisions neither to confirm nor to...

By a Decision Letter of 06 June 2025, the Secretary of State has dismissed a recovered appeal by Greystoke Land Ltd made against the...

Tom Cosgrove KC was instructed to advise and appear on behalf of the Duchy of Lancaster in relation to proposals for the development of...

An appeal under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 has led to the resolution to a 15-year dispute between community activists and a local...