Health Secretary Wes Streeting revealed last week that the Government has placed an indefinite ban on the use of puberty blockers for trans youth, following advice from the Commission on Human ...

Have you renewed your MOT? RTA claims and "ex turpi causa": illegality in claimant's action as a defence in civil claim ...

This was not a class action but a representative action, pursuant to what is now Civil Procedure Rule (CPR) 19.8, for the tort of misuse of private information against the respondents Google UK ...

Following the recent allegations of abuse surrounding former owner of Harrods, Mohamed Al-Fayed, vicarious liability has been ...

Bill passed its second reading debate on 29 Nov. The current draft of the bill is available here. The dates for the Committee Stage have not yet been announced. Supporters of the bill point out that ...

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Background In SAG & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 2984 (Admin), the High Court considered challenges to the Secretary of State’s determination of applications to remove ...

This was a very simple case that illustrates in a nutshell the courts’ approach to the principle of “ex turpi causa”: the notion that prevents a claimant from seeking a legal remedy if the claim ...