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20 November, 2018
UKSC refuses permission to appeal in the matter of Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union v Wightman and others
Having considered submissions from the parties ‘on paper’, in the usual way, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has refused permission for the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union to appeal. Explanation of the Court’s decision The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union seeks the permission of this court to […]
15 November, 2018
Brexit: a role for judicial review
(This article first appeared in the Journal Online on 12 November 2018) How does the decision to seek a ruling of the EU Court on withdrawal of notice to leave the EU sit with traditional views of the role of the courts? The author considers it an enlightened approach by Geoffrey Mitchell QC Like many […]
14 November, 2018
Appointment with British-American Project for Ampersand silk
Ampersand’s Lisa Henderson QC has taken up an appointment with the British-American Project (BAP). Lisa is the new Vice-Chair of BAP’s UK executive committee. She said: “It is an honour to be appointed UK Vice-Chair of such a dynamic fellowship.” BAP has more than 1,200 fellows and prides itself on “giving professionals the chance to enhance […]
1 November, 2018
Top Rankings success in latest Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide
Ampersand has again received top tier rankings across a number of areas of practice in the latest published guide to the legal profession, Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2019. Ampersand received 56 listings across 17 areas of practice, ranking as top tier (band 1) in Clinical Negligence as a Set, and band 2 in […]
29 October, 2018
“Ampersand’s advocates attract praise for their ‘excellent depth and breadth of knowledge’” – in latest Legal 500 UK Bar listings
Ampersand is delighted to be once again be recommended as a top-tier set by The Legal 500 UK Bar Directory in their latest listings for 2018 published today. The guide says “Ampersand’s advocates attract praise for their ‘excellent depth and breadth of knowledge’ across a range of areas, particularly in the field of personal injury […]
4 October, 2018
Aidan O’Neill QC is Lawyer of the Week in The Times
Aidan O’Neill QC has been featured as “Lawyer of the Week” in The Times. Aidan acted for a cross-party group of politicians who have been given permission by Scotland’s highest court, the Court of Session, to take their case — that the UK can unilaterally revoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty and halt Brexit by […]