Appeal upheld with regards to Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011 amounting to a disproportionate interference with the claimant’s right to education under ECHR
R (Tigere) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 1216
The Secretary of State brought an appeal against the High Court decision of 17 Jul 2014 ([2014] EWHC 2452 (Admin)), where it was found that the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011 amounted to a disproportionate interference with the claimant’s right to education under ECHR, A2P1 and was an unjustifiable discrimination against the claimant under ECHR, […]
Journalist has Freedom of Information request refused by Information Commissioner
Browning v The Information Commissioner & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 1050
The appellant was a journalist who submitted a Freedom of Information request to the Dept for Business, Innovation and Skills in 2008 in relation to which companies applied for export licences to Iran in that year. The Dept replied stating that the information was not permitted to be disclosed. The appellant filed a complaint with […]
Employee seeks to lift injunction hindering ability to be employed by a similar company to previous employer
Prophet Plc v Huggett [2014] EWCA Civ 1013
Prophet plc sought and obtained an injunction from the High Court restraining Mr Huggett from working for his new employer. The injunction was based on a clause in his contract which sought to limit his ability to work for a similar company within 12 months of his employment with Prophet. Mr Huggett appealed to the […]
Court of Appeal lifts injunction which stopped claimant working for a company similar to his previous employer
Prophet Plc v Huggett [2014] EWCA Civ 1013
Prophet plc sought and obtained an injunction from the High Court restraining Mr Huggett from working for his new employer. The injunction was based on a clause in his contract which sought to limit his ability to work for a similar company within 12 months of his employment with Prophet. Mr Huggett appealed to the […]
Court rules that assessor need not be specialist in area of discrimination thus dismissing appeal
David Cary v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis Equality And Human Rights Commission [2014] EWCA Civ 987
David Cary brought proceedings against the police, he alleged they treated his complaint differently because of his sexuality. The matter proceeded to the County Court, and it was directed that the matter be heard by a circuit judge and an assessor. At the hearing he objected that the assessor did not have specific experience and […]