On 17th December the British Airways cabin crew strike over the “12 days of Christmas” due to commence on 22nd December, was declared unlawful by Mrs Justice Cox. Paul acted…
News: 2009
Timothy Dutton QC has completed the Inquiry into the World Class Payments Bureau
Timothy Dutton QC has completed the Inquiry into the World Class Payments Bureau operated by Sport England between 1999 and 2007, and as to how £20m was dealt with outside…
Ray Cox QC is appointed to the SFO Queen’s Counsel List
Raymond Cox QC has been appointed to the Serious Fraud Office Queen’s Counsel List.
Extraordinary Rendition
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Extraordinary Rendition published its report Closing the Gap in November 2009. The Group was advised by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and, on aspects of aviation law,…
Marcus Smith appointed to the panel of chairmen of the Competition Appeal Tribunal
The President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal is pleased to announce that the Lord Chancellor has appointed Mr Marcus Smith to the panel of chairmen of the Competition Appeal Tribunal…
Timothy Dutton QC and James McClelland in landmark Miners’ Compensation Scheme Appeal
The Divisional Court (May LJ, Silber and Clarke JJ) delivered judgment on 2 December 2009 in the appeal of Beresford, Smith v The Law Society [2009] EWHC 3155 (Admin).The case,…
Paul Gott appointed as an ambassador to the Diversity in Public Appointment Ambassadors’ Network.
Paul was appointed to the Treasury “A” Panel in 2005 and specialises for the Government Legal Service mainly in employment and industrial relations law. The Network has been established by…
Sebastian Said has been appointed to the Joint Academic Stage Board (‘JASB’).
Sebastian Said has been appointed to the Joint Academic Stage Board (‘JASB’). The JASB is a joint committee of the Bar Standards Board and the Solicitors Regulation Authority, responsible for the…
NICE fends off judicial review challenge
Charles Béar QC successfully represented the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in fending off a challenge from pharmaceutical manufacturer Bristol-Myers Squibb. Mr Justice Blake held that NICE…
Michael Lerego QC is appointed a Professor by the College of Law.
The College of Law announced on Thursday that Michael Lerego QC has been appointed a Professor.