Matrix’s Legal Support Service produce summaries of cases that involve Matrix members.
Nicklin J refuses to dismiss ‘phone hacking’ privacy claims against Mail newspapers
Baroness Lawrence & ors v Associated Newspapers Ltd
On 10 November Nicklin J delivered judgment on two applications by ANL in these privacy claims. He dismissed ANL’s application that the claims were statute barred, ruling the limitation issues should go on to trial. He granted ANL’s application that parts of the claimants’ particulars of claim that relied on ledgers disclosed by ANL to […]
EAT dismissed appeal in McAllister v Commissioners for Revenue and Customs
McAllister v Commissioners for Revenue and Customs [2023] ICR 483
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) (Eady P) handed down its judgment in McAllister v Commissioners for Revenue and Customs [2023] ICR 483, dismissing the claimant’s appeal and allowing the government department’s cross-appeal. The case is of particular significance in confirming that, if a payment would not have been given at all but for a person’s disability, […]
EAT upholds decision in Kaul v Ministry of Justice
Kaul v Ministry of Justice [2023] EAT 41
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) (Swift J) has handed down judgment in Kaul v Ministry of Justice [2023] EAT 41 upholding the decision of the employment judge below. In 2019, the appellant – a circuit judge – had raised grievances alleging indirect discrimination, victimisation, failure to make reasonable adjustments, harassment and discrimination arising from disability, […]
High Court dismisses Conservative injunction application Tamworth by-election
Cooper v Evans
The High Court has dismissed an application by the Conservative candidate at next Thursday’s by-election in the Tamworth constituency. Andrew Cooper complained that a Labour Party Facebook ad contained a false statement of fact in relation to his personal character and conduct, breaching s.106(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983. The ad had […]
Student Compensation Claims Stayed for 8 Months
Re: Re: Hamon & Ors v University College London [2023] EWHC 1812 (KB)
The Claimants, 924 current and former students at University College London (“UCL”), sought a Group Litigation Order (“GLO”) in relation to their breach of contract claims against UCL in respect of its alleged failure to provide in-person tuition during the academic teaching years 2017-2018, 2019-2020, 2020-2021 and 2021-2022, where teaching days have been cancelled due […]