Wiltshire Council has withdrawn its proposals which may have led to the closure of two special schools, after permission to apply for judicial review was granted by the High Court in relation to the proposals. The Claimants, being groups supporting the two schools, were represented by Ian Wise QC (at the permission hearing) and Steve […]
The book looks at how big data and predictive analytics are being used by insurers to profile risk and monitor insured behaviours in real time. Big data is causing fundamental changes in the way insurance is provided and those changes in turn give rise to a range of important legal questions, in the realms of […]
The High Court has declared that HMRC acted unlawfully in granting preferential tariff treatment to products from Morocco which originated in Western Sahara. HMRC – acting pursuant to advice given by the European Commission – had treated such products as being entitled to preferential tariff treatment. But, following a preliminary reference to the Court of […]
In a judgment released today, Lewis J has rejected an application by Orion Corporation, a pharmaceutical company, to refer to the ECJ questions relating to the starting point of its period of data exclusivity under the Medicines Directive. The Directive gives pharma companies that obtain a marketing authorisation a period of data exclusivity, during which […]
In a unanimous judgment handed down today, the Supreme Court overturned the judgment of the Court of Appeal and the decision of the Upper Tribunal and ruled that SAE Ltd, part of a global group of higher education providers, was entitled to claim exemption from VAT as a college of Middlesex University. The judgment reiterates that […]
Nearly 120 sets have barristers listed in WWL: UK Bar 2019. However, the members of 12 top sets account for over 40 per cent of the listings between them and Monckton Chambers with 50 listings, appears eighth in the table “Most listings in WWL: UK Bar 2019” Monckton Chambers is represented by members across nine […]
On 8 March 2019, Professor Carl Baudenbacher delivered the eighth annual Sir Jeremy Lever Lecture at Oxford University. The lecture honours the contribution to the development of EU and competition law of Sir Jeremy Lever, the former Head of Monckton Chambers. Professor Baudenbacher is the former President of the EFTA Court, a distinguished academic and a […]
Steven Gee QC has joined Monckton Chambers. This marks a return to barristers’ chambers for this experienced commercial litigator, who has spent the last five years in independent practice as a QC and also a partner at boutique litigation law firm, Joseph Hage Aaronson (JHA). Prior to joining JHA, Steven Gee was Head of Stone […]
Congratulations to Ronit Kreisberger who has been selected for W@’s inaugural “40 in their 40s” list of Notable Women Competition Professionals in Europe, in private practice. This list is one of a number which highlight accomplished women competition professionals in Europe, the Americas and Africa in the categories of enforcement, in-house, private practice and economics/academia. […]
Eurotunnel v Secretary of State for Transport Eurotunnel and the Secretary of State for Transport have today settled Eurotunnel’s challenge to the award by the Government of contracts to DFDS, Brittany Ferries, and Seaborne Freight for the provision of additional freight capacity between the UK and continental Europe. The capacity contracts were procured under the […]
