Public Law

Edward has extensive experience of public law litigation, including cases involving human rights arguments. He has acted for claimants and defendants in judicial review proceedings in a variety of contexts.

Selected Cases

  • MN and Others v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Administrative Court, July 2024): This high-profile case concerned a challenge to the lawfulness of the Government’s policy of using a former military facility in Essex to accommodate asylum-seekers, and related issues.
  • Cobalt Data Centre 2 LLP v. HMRC (Upper Tribunal, 2019): One of the main issues in this case concerned whether the taxpayer had a legitimate expectation that HMRC would accept a claim for capital allowances in respect of a certain category of expenditure.
  • Claimant v. HMRC: Edward acted for HMRC in a claim for judicial review (which was settled without a hearing) in which the taxpayer contended that it had a legitimate expectation that HMRC would accept that it was a “qualified claimant” for the purposes of rules relating to excise duty on biodiesel.
  • Claimant v. HMRC: Edward is instructed in proceedings concerning a claim that the taxpayer had a legitimate expectation that HMRC would accept that certain supplies which it made fell to be treated as exempt for VAT purposes.

Edward also has experience of appeals from decisions made by the Information Commissioner’s Office under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

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