High Court rules hiring process to bring in Dido Harding and Mike Coupe was unlawful February 15, 2022 The High Court ruled today that the process behind the Government’s appointment of Dido Harding and Mike Coupe to senior emergency healthcare jobs without competition was unlawful. The Court declared that the processes by which Matt Hancock appointed Dido Harding as Chair of the National Institute for Health Protection and Mike Coupe as Director of [...]
High Court throws out climate activist challenge to Oil and Gas Authority January 18, 2022 The High Court has reportedly thrown out a case brought by climate activists against the UK's oil and gas authority.
Government still ‘committed’ to Holocaust memorial near Parliament despite High Court quashing planning permission April 8, 2022 The government is still “committed” to building a Holocaust memorial next to Parliament, despite a High Court decision to block planning permission for it. Peers have clashed after campaigners won a decision to delay a £100m project for a Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre at Victoria Tower Garden in Westminster. Lord Pickles, co-chair of the [...]
Metropolitan Police did breach rights of organisers of Sarah Everard vigil, High Court rules March 11, 2022 The Metropolitan Police breached the rights of organisers of a vigil for Sarah Everard with its handling of the planned event, High Court judges ruled this morning. Reclaim These Streets (RTS) proposed a socially-distanced vigil for the 33-year-old, who was murdered by former Met officer Wayne Couzens, near to where she went missing in Clapham, [...]
UK High Court jails nine Insulate Britain activists November 17, 2021 The UK’s High Court has jailed nine climate activists from the Insulate Britain group for breaching an injunction that sought to ban the group from blocking roads. The protestors have been jailed from between three to six months. The controversial environmental group, which seeks to properly insulate the UK’s homes in a bid to reduce [...]
Kazakhstani mining company’s libel lawsuit against British author dismissed by High Court judge March 2, 2022 A libel lawsuit, put forward by a Kazakhstani mining company against Financial Times journalist Tom Burgis over his new book, has been thrown out of court. A High Court judge dismissed a case brought forward by Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC), after the firm sued Burgis for libel, over comments made in the first two [...]
Judge says No: Mike Lynch loses High Court battle to delay extradition to US January 26, 2022 British technology tycoon Mike Lynch, who is facing extradition to the US after being accused of fraud, has lost the latest stage of a legal battle. Lynch wants Home Secretary Priti Patel to be given more time to make an extradition decision. He mounted a High Court challenge after a judge who oversaw an extradition [...]
High Court bans man from suing people after he files £33.3 quadrillion claim April 13, 2022 The High Court has banned a man from suing people, after he tried to sue someone for more gold than has ever been mined in history. The court said serial litigator Sayed Sangamneheri should not be allowed to file anymore claims for the next two years, after he sought to claim £33.3 quadrillion. After the [...]
Farfetch applies to appoint UK administrator as investors fight Coupang takeover January 30, 2024 The directors of online luxury goods retailer Farfetch have applied to the English High Court with an application to appoint an administrator.
High Court dismisses challenge by Caffè Nero landlord September 29, 2021 The High Court has dismissed a challenge from one of Caffè Nero’s landlord’s over the company’s restructuring. After Covid hammered the coffee chain’s trade, it sought approval to enter a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) with the support of more than 90 per cent of its creditors. A small number of landlords were not happy with [...]