LATEST CASES

Othman (Abu Qatada) v United Kingdom (8139/09)
17 January 2012
Eric Metcalfe acted on behalf of the NGO intervener JUSTICE in the case of Othman v United Kingdom before the European Court of Human Rights. JUSTICE, jointly with Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, had been granted leave by the Court to intervene in the proceedings, which concerned the UK government's attempt to deport ...

JBW Ltd v Ministry of Justice [2012] EWCA Civ 8
16 January 2012
In JBW Ltd v Ministry of Justice [2012] EWCA Civ 8 (16 January 2011) the Court of Appeal held that the procurement of bailiff services by the Ministry of Justice was a service concession and therefore fell outside the scope of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 ("the Regulations"). The vast majority of bailiffs' work ...

R(Imperial Tobacco, BAT, Philip Morris and Gallaher) v Secretary of State for Health
5 January 2012
Twice adjourned and listed as one of the top 10 cases of 2011 by The Lawyer, the tobacco industry's long running proceedings for judicial review of the primary and secondary legislation prohibiting the display of tobacco products in shops have now concluded in the Government's favour. The tobacco manufacturers and retailers alleged ...