Philip Rule KC was instructed by Will Whitaker of Bindmans Solicitors, assisted by Carmen Hall, to represent the family of a girl who was in…
On 7 September 2023, in R (Ellis) v Secretary of State for Justice [2023] EWHC 2230 (Admin) the Administrative Court allowed a judicial review challenge…
…where the CCRC refers a conviction appeal following a guilty plea at the magistrates’ court No5’s Philip Rule KC represented the Criminal Cases Review Commission…
On 4 April 2023, the Divisional Court (Macur LJ and Chamberlain J) held a further hearing in the case of R (Bailey and Morris) v…
Today the Supreme Court reveals its judgment on the question of the permissible approaches for the panels of the Parole Board to take to unproven…
On 31 March 2023 the Administrative Court (sitting at Leeds) allowed the judicial review claim of R (HP) v Royal Borough of Greenwich [2023] EWHC…
In a judgment handed down on 15 March 2023, the Divisional Court (Lady Justice Macur and Mr Justice Chamberlain) held that the Secretary of State…
In proceedings before the Divisional Court on 1 and 2 March 2023, at which the Claimants were represented by No5 barristers, Philip Rule leading Michael…
On 6th and 7th February 2023 the Administrative Court heard the judicial review of the Secretary of State’s alleged failure to address the evidence of…
No5 is delighted to announce that Talbir Singh and Philip Rule will be appointed to the rank of His Majesty’s Counsel by the Lord Chancellor, taking the number of…
No5’s Philip Rule has been instructed on behalf of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) in its ongoing dispute with the Ministry of…
Parole Board concedes judicial review confirming it has power to hold an oral hearing to consider whether to suspend a life licence supervision. In proceedings…
In a judgment urgently handed-down on 9 August 2022 (R (Bailey) v SSJ [2022] EWHC 2125 (Admin)) the Administrative Court has granted interim relief to…
On 30 June 2022, the Secretary of State for Justice laid a statutory instrument (S.I. 2022/717) making significant amendments to the Parole Board Rules. These…
Bar Council publishes response to the ‘Government’s response to the criminal legal aid independent review and consultation on policy proposals’. The full Bar Council response, published…