England and Wales Case Law

Alex Kenneth Snowball v Chief Constable of Thames Valley & Ors

Claims for breach of duty to investigate crime, malicious prosecution, abuse of process, property torts, breach of fiduciary duty, data protection, Equality Act, Human Rights Act, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, conspiracy, and claims for company losses are struck out as legally unrecognisable, statute-barred, incoherent, or barred by res judicata, issue estoppel, or reflective loss. Claims for assault and harassment against Thames Valley Police survive strike-out but require amendment and clarification. All other claims against remaining defendants are struck out…

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• Harassment
• Assault
• False imprisonment
• Misfeasance in public office
• Malicious prosecution
• Abuse of process

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Aniko Veronika Kiraly, R (on the application of) v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

The claimant failed to demonstrate any arguable ground for judicial review with a realistic prospect of success because she had an adequate alternative remedy via statutory appeal to the Tribunal, and her grounds were primarily factual disputes over evidence and entitlement, not public law errors. The Tribunal is the appropriate forum to resolve such disputes, and none of the grounds justified bypassing the statutory appeal process.

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• Judicial review
• Alternative remedy
• Universal credit
• Personal independence payment
• Habitual residence
• Equality act

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East Herts District Council v Flynn & Ors

East Herts District Council v Flynn & Ors [2025] EWHC 1458 (KB) (13 June 2025)

The High Court granted a final injunction under section 187B to restrain planning breaches at a Green Belt site occupied as a residential caravan site, and awarded costs to the council.

• Injunctions
• Enforcement notice
• Green belt
• Traveller sites
• Children's welfare
• Equality act

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Ejowhokoghene Ubiribo v Notting Hill Genesis

The court declined to grant interim relief as the property at 216 Dalling Road had already been let and no alternative interim mandatory injunction was appropriate at the pre-claim stage. The substantive issues require a crystallised judicial review claim with full disclosure and responses from both sides. Directions were given for the filing and exchange of claim and response documents, with costs reserved to the judicial review proceedings.

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• Judicial review
• Interim relief
• Social housing allocation
• Disrepair
• Banding
• Disclosure

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Farrukh Najeeb Husain v Solicitors Regulation Authority

The High Court dismissed a solicitor’s appeal against strike-off for antisemitic, racist, and offensive tweets and offensive correspondence with the SRA.

• Antisemitism
• Freedom of expression
• Regulatory sanctions
• Equality act
• Social media misconduct
• Professional-discipline

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Christopher Ramage, R (on the application of) v Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Permission for judicial review is refused because the claimant has an adequate alternative remedy via the Defendant's Complaints Procedure, which should be pursued before judicial review.

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• Judicial review
• Alternative remedy
• Exclusion from treatment
• Complaints procedure
• Equality act
• Policy interpretation

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Shah Ali v The General Medical Council

High Court appeal over a GMC dishonesty finding partly succeeded because the Tribunal failed to resolve a key factual dispute about a pre-application conversation.

• Dishonesty
• Fitness to practise
• Procedural fairness
• Victimisation
• Equality act
• Disclosure obligations

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Joshua James Sutcliffe v Secretary of State for Education

The teacher's right to manifest religious beliefs and express opinions is protected, but does not entitle him to fail to treat transgender, gay, and lesbian pupils with dignity and respect or to disregard their wellbeing. The panel's findings of deliberate misgendering and insensitive comments were supported by evidence and justified the prohibition order. The sanction was necessary and proportionate given the harm caused and lack of insight/remorse.

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• Teacher misconduct
• Freedom of religion
• Freedom of expression
• Equality act
• Professional standards
• Safeguarding

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Rebecca Pickford, R (on the application of) v Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

The 2003 Order applies to the Claimant and her son as she is an applicant with family commitments residing with a dependent child. B&B accommodation is deemed unsuitable for such applicants after six weeks, regardless of the Defendant's resource constraints or the theoretical availability of alternative family accommodation. The Defendant was in breach of its statutory duty under s.188 Housing Act 1996 from 20 November 2023 by failing to secure suitable accommodation. The Defendant did not demonstrate that all reasonable steps had been taken to secure non-B&B accommodation. However, due to th…

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• Homelessness
• Suitability of accommodation
• Judicial review
• Mandatory orders
• Children's welfare
• Equality act

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Waverley Borough Council v Anthony Martin Gray & Ors

The High Court refused Barney Doherty’s request to suspend an interim planning injunction over unauthorised caravan use, while leaving two other defendants’ appeals to trial.

• Injunctions
• Planning control
• Gypsy and traveller rights
• Interim relief
• Article 8 echr
• Equality act

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