England and Wales Case Law

Smith & Anor v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities & Anor

Smith & Anor v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities & Anor [2025] EWHC 888 (Admin) (10 April 2025)

The High Court refused renewed permission on planning-law grounds about flood risk, temporary permission, and the sequential and exception tests for a Gypsy Traveller site.

• Statutory review
• Planning permission
• Gypsy and traveller sites
• Flood risk assessment
• Sequential test
• Exception test

Read case analysis

Zakir Abdul-Karim Naik v The Charity Commission for England and Wales

The Tribunal upheld Dr Naik’s charity trustee disqualification in principle, but reduced the period from 15 years to seven and a half years.

• Charity trustee disqualification
• Public trust and confidence in charities
• Interpretation of statutory criteria
• Proportionality of regulatory sanctions
• Freedom of expression
• Human rights considerations

Read case analysis