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  • 06/07/2022

    Investigatory Powers Tribunal Judicial Member

    Her Majesty The Queen has appointed Mr Justice Chamberlain as a Judicial Member of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), with effect from 11 July 2022. The appointment will be for a five-year term, which may be subject to renewal. Lord Justice Singh, the President of the IPT, congratulates Mr Justice Chamberlain on his appointment and […]

  • 06/07/2022

    Circuit Judge Appointment: Khan

    The Queen has appointed Shomon Khan to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the Wales Circuit, based at Cardiff […]

  • 05/07/2022

    Financial Remedies Court Notice

    We make this announcement with the authority of the President. We attach an amended document titled “Overall Structure of the Financial Remedies Court and the Role and Function of the Lead Judge”. This document represents one of the constitutional documents of the Financial Remedies Court. The amendments are new paras 12(iii) and (iv) which appear […]

  • 05/07/2022

    Crown Court Compendium – June 2022

    Updated June 2022 The main aim of this Compendium is to provide guidance on directing the jury in Crown Court trials and when sentencing, though it contains some practical suggestions in other areas, for example jury management, which it is hoped will be helpful. The Compendium is intended to replace all of the guidance previously […]

  • 05/07/2022

    Circuit Judge Appointment: Hobson

    The Queen has appointed Paul Hobson to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon.   The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the Wales Circuit, based at Cardiff […]

  • 04/07/2022

    Crown Court Compendium

    Update June 2022 The main aim of this Compendium is to provide guidance on directing the jury in Crown Court trials and when sentencing, though it contains some practical suggestions in other areas, for example jury management, which it is hoped will be helpful. The Compendium is intended to replace all of the guidance previously […]

  • 02/07/2022

    UPC plc (respondent) v Nectrus Ltd (applicant)

    Thursday 30 June 2022 Application seeking permission to re-open the final decision of the Court of Appeal made on 24th July 2020 when Flaux LJ refused permission to appeal on the basis of the judgments of the Supreme Court in Sevilleja v Marex [2020] UKSC 31, and set aside the Order dated 21st January 2021 […]

  • 02/07/2022

    Dance & Battersbee (respondents/appellants) v Barts Health NHS Trust (applicant/respondent)

    Wednesday 29 June 2022 This is an appeal against the decision of Arbuthnot J, sitting in the Family Division of the High Court dated 13 June 2022 and a renewed application for permission to appeal on the further grounds that were refused by Arbuthnot J on the 20 June.  The applicant parents also seek permission […]

  • 02/07/2022

    Smith (claimant/appellant) v The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (defendant/respondent) & ors

    Wednesday 29 – Thursday 30 June 2022 By Appellant’s Notice filed on 19 July 2021, the Claimant Lisa Smith (C) appeals the order of Pepperall J dated 28 June 2021 by which he dismissed her application under section 288 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for a statutory review of the decision of […]

  • 02/07/2022

    Nokia Technologies OY & anr (claimants/respondents) v OnePlus Technology (Shenzhen) Co Ltd & ors (defendants/appellants)

    Thursday 30 June 2022 By Appellant’s Notice filed on 22 November 2021, OnePlus Technologies (and 6 other Defendants, collectively (“Ds”)), appeals the Order of HHJ Hacon (High Court, Chancery Division) dated 9 November 2021 by which he dismissed the Defendants’ Jurisdiction Applications. Factual Background: From 1 July 2018 Ds were licensed under certain of Nokia’s […]