Pre-determination and bias and the lawfulness of whipping following the enactment of the Local Government Act 2000.

Simon Morgan acted for the defence of a man indicted for attempted murder, rape, aggravated arson (x2) and aggravated burglary. He broke into her house at night to commit burglary. He raped her, tied her to

Breach of condition notice served under s171A TCPA; challenge by Part 8 claim approximately 17 months after the service of the notice. CA held that procedure by JR should have been used (following O’Reilly v Mackman)

Section 76 appeal against a refusal of planning permission for a major housing development at a Green Belt location which, according to the local planning authority (North Somerset), contravened all existing and emerging policies in housing

This is an important decision of the Information Tribunal for all planning authorities required to decide under the Environmental Information Regulations whether to make public sensitive commercial information in viability appraisals.

Proper application of ss17-18 Licensing Act 2003; whether Magistrates had properly considered the applicant’s operating schedule; whether this had properly applied the law and guidance; costs, application of Bradford MBC v Booth.

Enforcement notice; whether the Inspector could add a further area of land to the land enforced against in the notice.

A claim concerning a slip on the highway (but not highway maintainable at public expense) and the absence of a duty of care for non-feasance in such circumstances.

Conditions placed on premises licences generally should not duplicate the provisions of other legislation, should not be automatically adopted from the applicants operating schedule and should be imposed only if necessary.

Criminal liability for breach of conditions under Licensing Act 2003 is concerned with the actual conduct of a person charged and the holder of a premises licence is not liable under s136(1)(a) as a matter of

Curtilage of listed building and extent of the curtilage. Whether the council could properly conclude that the building was not part of the curtilage.

A slightly unusual claim for judicial review, seeking to quash an allegedly erroneous grant of planning permission made by the South Somerset District Council when the Council had failed to follow its own procedures. The application