Public & Administrative Law Case Notes

BSkyB v Competition Commission ~ [2010] EWCA Civ 2
24 March 2010
Author(s): Owain Draper
Member(s) of Chambers involved in this case: Paul Lasok QC, John Swift QC, Daniel Beard, Rob Williams, Elisa Holmes

On 21 January 2010, the Court of Appeal (Rix LJ, Lloyd LJ and Mackay J) dismissed the appeal of British Sky Broadcasting Group plc ("Sky") against the decision of the Competition Appeal Tribunal ("CAT") of  29 September 2008 in which the CAT ...

Veolia ES Nottinghamshire Ltd v Nottinghamshire County Council [2009] EWHC 2382 (Admin) ~ Information rights: Commercial Confidentiality and Local Government Accountability in Conflict?
20 November 2009
Author(s): Ligia Osepciu
Member(s) of Chambers involved in this case: Ian Rogers

The High Court's recent decision in Veolia ES Nottinghamshire Ltd v Nottinghamshire County Council [2009] EWHC 2382 (Admin) has potentially far reaching implications for the protection of confidential ...

R (TNT Post UK Ltd) v HMRC
11 June 2009
Author(s): Anneliese Blackwood
Member(s) of Chambers involved in this case: Paul Lasok QC, Christopher Vajda QC, Melanie Hall QC

This case concerned the interpretation of an exemption from VAT in relation to postal services. Proceedings were brought by TNT Post UK Limited ("TNT Post") against Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs ("HMRC") and Royal Mail Group Limited ("Royal ...

Gallagher (Valuation Officer) v Church of Latter-Day Saints (2008) UKHL 56
14 October 2008
Author(s): Jorren Knibbe
Member(s) of Chambers involved in this case: Tim Ward

In Gallagher the House of Lords considered whether certain buildings within a complex belonging to the Mormon church in Lancashire were exempt from liability to non-domestic rates under paragraph 11 of Schedule 5 of the ...

R (on the application of Edwards and another) v Environment Agency and others
18 April 2008
Author(s): Fiona Banks
Member(s) of Chambers involved in this case: Kassie Smith

On 16 April 2008, the House of Lords handed down judgment in the case of R (on the application of Edwards and another) v Environment Agency and others1.  Their Lordships' opinions contain much of interest to environmental ...

The Wider Implications ~ R(Eisai Ltd) (Alzheimer's Society and Shire Ltd) v the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
21 August 2007
Author(s): Fiona Banks
Member(s) of Chambers involved in this case: Tim Ward, Gerry Facenna

In R (Eisai Ltd) (Alzheimer's Society & Shire Ltd, Interested Parties) v. the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence ('NICE') the Court upheld in part a challenge to the decision of the Appeal Panel of NICE ...

It Pays to Check Your Parking Ticket ~ ~ R(London Borough of Barnet) v Parking Adjudicator
2 November 2006
Member(s) of Chambers involved in this case: Ian Rogers

According to various press reports, a number of local authorities across the country using the same or a similar form of words as the Barnet PCN were watching the result somewhat nervously.  In London alone, over 5 million PCNs ...

Public Bodies' Duty to Consult on Internal Advice: the Limits of the Bushell Doctrine
11 July 2006
Member(s) of Chambers involved in this case: Kassie Smith

The case concerned a challenge by local residents to a decision by the Environment Agency ("the Agency") to grant a PPC Permit to Rugby Ltd for the continued operation of its cement plant in Rugby, including, as a new proposal, the ...