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11KBW is a leading set of barristers who specialise in Commercial, Education, Employment, EU, Human Rights, Information, Public and Sports Law.
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Tom Cross has successfully represented in the Court of Appeal a school (anonymised) accused of permanently excluding a pupil in breach of the public sector equality duty in the Equality Act 2010 www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

Andrew Sharland KC in Village Green battle in the Chancery Division www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

Christopher Knight and David Glen in GB News / Ofcom Judicial Review www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

What happens when the dream dies and people want their money? This month, Ruth Kennedy and Oliver Mills discuss a case about leaver provisions and shareholding arrangements. www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev... #ukemplaw

The High Court handed down judgment in R (Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch Council) v Local Government Ombudsman [2023] EWHC 3356 (Admin) on 7 Feb 2025. shorturl.at/hufR0

Book now for our Local Authority Law Conference on Tuesday 11 March in collaboration with Manchester Law Society kindly sponsored by TLT LLP. Full event information can be found here: www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

Permission to apply for judicial review has been refused in a case against Devon County Council and the Governing Body of Pathfield School over the relocation of a specialist unit to the School’s nearby main site. James Goudie KC appeared for the Council. www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

Andrew Sharland KC and Oliver Jackson successful in inter-authority dispute www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

The Court of Appeal has delivered a landmark decision in Higgs v Farmor's School. shorturl.at/05inq

6 Members of 11KBW ranked in the Chambers Global Guide 2025. We would like to thank our clients who provided feedback to Chambers and Partners during their research for the Global Guide 2025. www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

Harini Iyengar has successfully represented a professional regulator in a case of serious misconduct. www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

The High Court has handed down judgment in Dare International Ltd v Soliman & Hikmet [2025] EWHC 227 (KB) which upholds 12 month non-compete covenants. Jamie Susskind, Christian Davies & Aliya Al-Yassin act for Dare, led by Paul Goulding KC, instructed by A&O Shearman UK. shorturl.at/3rBfE

The deadline to apply for the 2024/25 11KBW Scholarship for Black Students on the Bar Course has been extended by two weeks. The successful applicant will receive £30,000 during their Bar Course studies. The new deadline for applications is 11:59pm GMT on Friday 21 February 2025 11kbwscholarship.com

Bookings are now open for our Information, Technology and Media Law Conference on Thursday 13 March 2025. Full details and booking information can be found below: www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

Joseph Barrett KC and Ben Mitchell successful in Aberthaw Power Station legal challenge www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

FINAL WEEK TO APPLY This is the final week to apply for the 2024/25 11KBW Scholarship for Black Students on the Bar Course. The successful applicant will receive £30,000 during their Bar Course studies. The deadline for applications is 11:59 GMT on Friday 7 February 2025. 11kbwscholarship.com.

Beauty, Botox and betrayal… Rupert Paines and Lucy Jones discuss a Court of Appeal decision on non-compete and confidentiality injunctions, granted without notice. bit.ly/4hzhgY4 #ukemplaw

Safety Valve Judicial Reviews: the Secretary of State has sought to tackle the problem of Local Authorities having significant Dedicated Schools Grant deficits due to their High Needs Block overspends through a “Safety Valve” intervention programme. bit.ly/40D3n4n

The Administrative Court has handed down judgment in R (Gould & Jeffrey) v Devon County Council [2025] EWHC 96 (Admin), an important decision on mandatory considerations for public bodies when making decisions on the closure or rearrangement of services. bit.ly/40MguBu

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 1998, the UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003. www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

There are just over two weeks left to apply for the 2024/25 11KBW Scholarship for Black Students on the Bar Course. The successful applicant will receive £30,000 during their Bar Course studies. The deadline for applications is 11:59 GMT on Friday 7 February 2025. Full details: 11kbwscholarship.com

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 the Government’s removal of the exemption from VAT on private school fees. www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

Government announces commencement of Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act. www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

The Government has published the new Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. Joanne Clement KC and Oliver Jackson will be hosting a webinar at 10am on Thursday 9 January to discuss the Bill and its likely implications for education and social care. Full details: 11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

Court of Appeal: no Volvo limitation period for pre-Brexit claims www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

Harini Iyengar successfully represented the Bar Standards Board www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

Jamie Susskind and Rita Dias on fiduciary duties www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

11KBW Scholarship for Black students on the BPC 2025 – open for applications www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

Court of Appeal hands down judgment on the use of representative actions for MOPI claims www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

Harini represented the Bar Standards Board in the Bar Standards Board v Navjot “Jo” Sidhu KC www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

Court of Appeal clarifies approach to penalty appeals under the DPA 2018 www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

James Goudie KC in High Court case about waste disposal and management in the digital era www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

Jonathan Auburn KC and Raphael Hogarth in Court of Appeal case about public law and contractual adjudication www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

Thomas Ogg and Michael White on Tribunal Costs www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

Harini represents the Bar Standards Board in the ongoing proceedings Bar Standards Board v Navjot Sidhu KC www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

Ben Mitchell appears for the applicants in the General Court at the CJEU in Robin Wood and Others v Commission Case www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

Jonathan Auburn KC receives part-time judicial appointment bit.ly/4fJlBXY

Joseph Barrett KC and Rupert Paines successful in Civil Legal Aid Contract Withdrawal Group Legal Challenges bit.ly/3Cq11NN

11KBW Celebrates Pro Bono Week bit.ly/40RBRSz

The 11KBW Employment Podcast gets deep this month, as Judy Stone KC and Joseph Lavery unpick the tangled case law on when an employer can be liable for detriments inflicted by a decision maker who has no knowledge of the protected disclosure or protected act. #ukemplaw bit.ly/3AjcL44