R (on the application of HS2 Action Alliance Ltd and another) v Secretary of State for Transport

Case No: CO/11729/2013 Neutral Citation Number: [2014] EWHC 2759 (Admin) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION ADMINISTRATIVE COURT PLANNING COURT Royal Courts of Justice Strand, London, WC2A 2LL Date: 6 August 2014 Before : Mr Justice Lindblom – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Between : The Queen (on the application of (1) HS2 Action Alliance Limited (2) London Borough of Hillingdon Council) Claimants – and – Secretary of State for Transport Defendant – and – High Speed Two (HS2) Limited Interested Party – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Mr David Elvin Q.C.

Gyle Shopping Centre General Partners Ltd (as trustee for and General Partner of Gyle Shopping Centre Limited Partnership) v Marks and Spencer Plc

Lease – Variation – Shopping centre – Claimant landlord entering in to agreement for construction of retail store in car parking area — Development requiring variation of defendant’s leaser as existing tenant – Defendant objecting to variation — Whether defendant personally barred from objecting to variation – Whether defendant waiving rights under lease – Claim dismissed

An Taisce v Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

Case No: C1/2013/3763 Neutral Citation Number: [2014] EWCA Civ 1111 IN THE COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION) ON APPEAL FROM THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (ADMINISTRATIVE COURT) MRS JUSTICE PATTERSON CO/5020/2013 Royal Courts of Justice Strand, London, WC2A 2LL   Date: 01/08/2014 Before:   LORD JUSTICE LONGMORE LORD JUSTICE SULLIVAN and LADY JUSTICE GLOSTER – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Between:     The Queen on the Application of An Taisce (The National Trust for Ireland) Claimant   – and –     The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change – and – NNB Generation  Company Limited Defendant     Interested Party   – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –   David Wolfe QC and John Kenny (instructed by Leigh Day Solicitors) for the Appellants Jonathan Swift QC, Rupert Warren QC and Jonathan Moffett (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the Respondent Nathalie Lieven QC and Hereward Phillpot (instructed by Herbert Smith Freehills LLP) for the Interested Party   Hearing dates: 15th & 16th July 2014 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Judgment Lord Justice Sullivan:   Introduction 1.              In this claim for judicial review the Claimant challenges the decision dated 19th March 2013 of the Defendant to make an Order (“the Order”) granting development consent for the construction of a European pressurised reactor (“EPR”) nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset (“HPC”).

R v Ali

Neutral Citation Number: [2014] EWCA Crim 1658 Case No: 201206783 C4IN THE COURT OF APPEAL (CRIMINAL DIVISION)ON APPEAL FROM the Crown Court at HarrowHHJ Holt Royal Courts of JusticeStrand, London, WC2A 2LL Date: 31/07/2014Before : LORD JUSTICE BEATSONMR JUSTICE WILKIEandMR JUSTICE HADDON-CAVE- – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – -Between :  Salah Ali Appellant – and –  Regina Respondent – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – — – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Simon Farrell QC (instructed by Kingsley Napley Solicitors) for the AppellantAndrew Campbell-Tiech QC and Kriston Berlevy (instructed by London Borough of Brent) for the Respondent Hearing date: 17 July 2014- – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – -Judgment Lord Justice Beatson : 1. On 29 September 2010 the appellant, Salah Madhi Ali, now aged 54, was convicted at Brent Magistrates Court of failing to comply with an enforcement notice contrary to section 179(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.