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Chambers of Andrew Caldecott QC

TEMPLE, LONDON, EC4Y 9BY, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 020 7353 8845
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Fax 020 7583 9144
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LDE 468
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What we say about the set's legal practice in London Bar

Defamation and privacy

Within Defamation and privacy, 1 Brick Court (Chambers of Andrew Caldecott QC) is a first tier firm,

1 Brick Court remains ‘one of the best sets for defamation and privacy work’, with ‘members that are consistently of the highest quality’ and ‘clerking that is first rate, prompt, experienced and efficient’. The ‘formidableAndrew Caldecott QCadds a touch of genius to cases’, and appeared in Spiller v Joseph for the Interveners (Guardian News and Media Limited, Times Newspapers Limited, Associated Newspapers Limited, The Financial Times Limited, the BBC, and British Sky Broadcasting Limited), where the Supreme Court relaxed the requirements for honest comment. Richard Rampton QC is a ‘leading force in the libel world’ and has ‘strong intellect and tremendous experience’; he appeared in McLaughlin v London Borough of Lambeth, a case brought by the management of a primary school against its local authority for libel and infringement of Article 8 for publications to the Department for Education. Among the juniors, Catrin Evans is ‘clever, experienced and hardworking’, David Glen is ‘bright, sensible and pragmatic’, Sarah Palin is ‘calm, bright and diligent’, Aidan Eardley is ‘a class act’, Ian Helme is ‘very intelligent and perceptive’, Kate Wilson is ‘dependable, clear thinking and decisive’, and the ‘hardworkingTimothy Atkinson is also singled out.

Media, entertainment and sport

Within Media, entertainment and sport,

Other highly respected silks include: Andrew Caldecott QC at 1 Brick Court; Guy Morpuss QC at 20 Essex Street; Ely Place Chambers’ Nicholas Stewart QC; and ‘extremely personable’ new silk Stephen Cogley QC at Quadrant Chambers. Of the juniors: Nicholas Randall at Devereux is ‘pre-eminent for sport work’; Jonathan Bellamy of Thirty Nine Essex Street is ‘a barrister you can put your faith in’; and CloistersCaspar Glyn provides ‘strong technical analysis’. Also recommended are: John Critchley of Field Court Chambers; Madeleine Heal of Hardwicke; the ‘talented and tenaciousLouis Weston at 3PB; and XXIV Old BuildingsIan Meakin. Simon Malynicz (formerly of Hogarth Chambers) joined Three New Square in 2011.

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  • HOUSING

    In Nzinga Maswaku v Westminster City Council [2012] EWCA Civ 669 the Court of Appeal clarified that in offering a homeless person with alternative temporary accommodation the local authority is obliged to point that if the offer is refused it has discharged its Part VII duties under the Housing Act 1996.
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  • COUNCIL TAX

    In Harrow LBC v Ayiku [2012] EWHC 1200 (Admin) Sales J held that the word “or” in the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 1992, art 3 Class N, had a disjunctive meaning, therefore it was sufficient for the non-British spouse of a foreign student to satisfy one or other of the two conditions, namely being prevented from taking paid employment or being prevented from claiming benefits, in order to qualify as a “relevant person” who was exempted from liability to pay council tax.
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  • QUEEN’S SPEECH

    Bills already introduced pursuant to the Queen’s Speech on 9 May 2012 include Local Government Finance Bill and Electoral Registration and Administration Bill, both accompanied by Explanatory Notes, which in each case address ECHR compatibility.
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  • Standards

    In R (Calver) v Adjudication Panel for Wales [2012] EWHC 1172 (Admin) Mr Calver was a member of Manorbier Community Council who successfully challenged the decision of the Panel to dismiss his appeal against a decision by Prembrokeshire County Council Standards Committee censuring him for a number of comments or blogs posted by him on a website he owned and controlled.
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  • A justified retrospective

    Clive Sheldon - QC debates the pros & cons of retrospective tax legislation
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  • Public Sector Equality Duty (“PSED”)

    In R (Greenwich Community Law Centre) v Greenwich LBC [2012] EWCA Civ 496 the Court of Appeal held that the Council had had “due regard to the PSED when making changes to its funding of community legal advice services”. At para 30 Elias LJ said:
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  • Public Sector Equality Duty

    Surrey County Council conducted a review of its Library Service. This culminated in a Report to the Council’s Cabinet. The Recommendations in the Report included that there should be consultation about a community-partnership approach at selected Libraries.
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  • Judicial Review

    The Judgment of Lindblom J in The Manydown Co Ltd v Basingstoke and Deane BC [2012] EWHC 977 (Admin) repays attention. The Claimant sought to challenge by judicial review 2 decisions of the Council: (1) the Council’s refusal to reconsider its position on the development of a site that it owns (and is the subject matter of a Joint Development Partnership Agreement with the Claimant); and (2) a decision of the Council’s Cabinet approving a selection of sites for development which did not include this site.
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  • The Health and Social Care Act 2012: impact on adult social services

    After its torrid passage through Parliament, the Health and Social Care Bill received Royal Assent on 27 March 2012. The Act deals principally with healthcare reform, but it also contains some amendments to the legislative framework for social care. It will come into force on a day yet to be appointed by the Secretary of State.
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  • Immigration update May 2012

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