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Rosina Davis v SSHD: High Court rules on lawfulness of Heathrow airport detention

Border Force stop marker policy found lawful, but SSHD in breach of own corrective mechanism and public sector equality duty

Gould v Devon County Council: Court of Appeal rejects Care Act challenge to mental health drop-in closures

Care Act target duties were not mandatory relevant considerations for a decision to close non-statutory mental health drop-in services, the Court of Appeal has held.

Huang Binbin v Vale of White Horse: High Court upholds decision not to enforce against former coal yard site

A planning authority's decision not to pursue enforcement action against a mixed-use industrial site was lawful, the Planning Court has ruled.

Seneschall v Propiteer: High Court draws sharp limits on article 13 pre-emption rights

A charging order does not trigger compulsory transfer provisions, rules the Insolvency and Companies Court, but questions over a 56% shareholding remain live.

Supreme Court overrules Cheshire West in landmark deprivation of liberty ruling

A decade-old test for deprivation of liberty has been dismantled, with far-reaching consequences across health and social care law in all four nations.

Chandrashekarappa v Wipro: EAT rules employer cannot move the goalposts on discretionary bonus after approval

Employers who communicate the terms of a discretionary bonus scheme are bound by those terms once exercised.

Seladore Legal v Pogust Goodhead: High Court upholds £2.2m CFA in rounding dispute

A conditional fee agreement between two law firms survives an enforceability challenge over fractional percentage discrepancies.

Alexander v HCA International & Reffitt: £550,000 award after consultant failed to prescribe pre-ERCP suppository

A patient suffered devastating complications after a gastroenterologist failed to communicate a drug instruction to nursing staff, leaving a routine preventive medication unadministered. The claim...