News: Public Law

The Office of Rail and Road defends judicial review claim brought by West Coast Railway Company Ltd.

The safety regulator for Britain’s railways, the Office of Rail and Road, has successfully defended a judicial review claim...

22nd December 2023

Judicial review application brought by Des O’Connor’s daughter dismissed

Ailsa Williamson represented the Detective Inspector who received a Final Written Warning in 2020 after discipline...

20th November 2023

Test case on pre-attestation conduct

The Court of Appeal of Northern Ireland heard argument in the case of Gareth Watson’s Judicial Review addressing the...

19th July 2023

Prince Harry refused permission to apply for judicial review

In a judgment issued by Mr Justice Chamberlain today, the Duke of Sussex has been refused permission to judicially review a...

23rd May 2023

Prince Harry renews application for permission to bring claim in judicial review

The Duke of Sussex has renewed his application for permission to judicially review the decision of the “Executive Committee...

16th May 2023

Hugo Keith KC and Clair Dobbin KC: the UK Inquiry into the Covid-19 pandemic

Hugo Keith KC, opened Module 2 of the UK Inquiry into the Covid-19 pandemic on 31 October 2022. This is the Module which will...

3rd November 2022

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions successfully appeals whether the administration of the childcare element of universal credit is discriminatory to women or irrational

Clair Dobbin QC and Ruth Kennedy (11 KBW) acted for the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in her successful appeal on...

21st October 2021

Stalking Protection Order granted for 5 years in relation to Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson)

Ryan Dowding acted alone for the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis in a successful application for a Stalking...

14th October 2021

Patrick Gibbs QC & Ben Summers win Legal 500 Awards

Chambers are delighted to announce that Patrick Gibbs QC & Ben Summers have both won Legal 500 Awards for Public Law Silk...

3rd January 2019

Sun journalists acquitted in misconduct in public Office Trial

Four Sun journalists were acquitted on Friday at the Central Criminal Court of conspiring to commit misconduct in public...

23rd March 2015