England and Wales Case Law

The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge v Persons Unknown

The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge v Persons Unknown [2025] EWHC 2330 (KB) (12 September 2025)

The High Court granted summary judgment and final injunctive relief restraining threatened trespass and nuisance by persons unknown on specified Cambridge University sites.

• Summary judgment
• Final injunction
• Trespass
• Private nuisance
• Freedom of expression (article 10 echr)
• Freedom of assembly (article 11 echr)

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Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge v Persons Unknown

Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge v Persons Unknown [2025] EWHC 724 (KB) (21 March 2025)

The High Court granted the University of Cambridge interim injunctions against persons unknown to restrain trespass, obstruction and structures at specified sites.

• Interim injunctions
• Trespass
• Private nuisance
• Freedom of expression (article 10 echr)
• Freedom of assembly (article 11 echr)
• Discrimination (article 14 echr)

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Surjit Kaur, R (on the application of) v Adjudicator's Office & Anor.

The decision to refuse compensation for loss of access to employment and benefits, and to award Level 3 (not Level 4) for 'Impact on Life', was lawful. The Scheme requires actual (written) applications for benefits; oral refusals do not suffice. The decision-makers gave adequate reasons, acted rationally, and were entitled to assess the evidence as they did. The exclusion of oral applications is not unlawfully discriminatory under Article 14 ECHR, as it is justified by the need for verifiability and protection of public funds.

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• Judicial review
• Ex gratia compensation
• Windrush compensation scheme
• Discrimination (article 14 echr)
• Evidentiary standards
• Statutory interpretation

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Thompson, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Thompson, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWHC 2037 (Admin) (10 August 2023)

Judicial review of a Windrush Compensation Scheme refusal failed because the claimant lacked lawful status after his leave lapsed and was not entitled to leave to enter as of right.

• Windrush compensation scheme
• Lawful status
• Judicial review
• Immigration rules
• Discrimination (article 14 echr)
• Windrush-compensation-scheme

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Kaur, R (On the Application Of) v (Adjudicator's Office & Anor

Kaur, R (On the Application Of) v (Adjudicator's Office & Anor [2023] EWHC 1052 (Admin) (05 May 2023)

Judicial review of a Windrush Compensation Scheme decision was dismissed. The court upheld refusals for employment, benefits, discretionary loss, and a level 3 impact-on-life award.

• Windrush compensation scheme
• Judicial review
• Ex gratia schemes
• Discrimination (article 14 echr)
• Public law policy interpretation
• Windrush-compensation-scheme

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Secretary of State for Work And Pensions v Johnson & Ors

The Court of Appeal held that universal credit rules failed to address predictable salary timing shifts, causing arbitrary losses of work allowance and hardship for monthly-paid claimants.

• Universal credit
• Statutory interpretation
• Irrationality (wednesbury unreasonableness)
• Discrimination (article 14 echr)
• Work allowance
• Benefit cap

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Mlia & Anor v Chief Constable of Hampshire Police

Mlia & Anor v Chief Constable of Hampshire Police [2017] EWHC 292 (QB) (24 February 2017)

The High Court dismissed a human rights claim against Hampshire Police as out of time, finding it was not equitable to extend limitation.

• State liability for police failures
• Domestic violence investigation
• Limitation under human rights act 1998
• Articles 3 and 8 echr
• Positive obligations of police
• Discrimination (article 14 echr)

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Geller & Anor, R (on the application of) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department

Geller & Anor, R (on the application of) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWCA Civ 45 (05 February 2015)

The Court of Appeal upheld refusal of permission for judicial review of the Home Secretary’s exclusion of Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer from the UK.

• Exclusion of foreign nationals
• Freedom of expression (article 10 echr)
• Freedom of assembly (article 11 echr)
• Proportionality
• Legal certainty
• Discrimination (article 14 echr)

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Geller & Anor, R (on the application of) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department

The Court of Appeal upheld refusal of permission for judicial review of decisions excluding Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer from the UK on public order grounds.

• Exclusion of foreign nationals
• Freedom of expression (article 10 echr)
• Freedom of assembly (article 11 echr)
• Proportionality
• Judicial review procedure
• Discretionary powers

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Secretary of State for the Home Department v Baiai & Ors

Secretary of State for the Home Department v Baiai & Ors [2007] EWCA Civ 478 (23 May 2007)

The Court of Appeal held that the COA marriage scheme for persons subject to immigration control was incompatible with Article 12 ECHR, and upheld the challenge to the Secretary of State’s refusal in Mr Baiai’s case.

• Right to marry (article 12 echr)
• Discrimination (article 14 echr)
• Immigration control
• Marriage of convenience
• Proportionality
• Certificates of approval

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