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VAT on private school fees is discriminatory, high court told

Legal action claims policy breaches rights of children with SEN whose requirements cannot be met by UK state schools

The Guardian - UK

VAT on private school fees is ‘wrong tax’, says father in legal challenge

Several private schools, children who attend them and their parents are bringing legal action against the Treasury over the imposition of VAT on fees.

The Independent UK

Children challenge government in High Court over 'unprecedented' VAT hike on private schools

The Government is fighting a judicial review over its controversial policy to make private schools pay VAT on fees

Evening Standard

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UK arms exports to Israel could be used to breach international law, court told

The Government continued sending F-35 fighter jet components to Israel despite knowing there was a “clear risk” that they could be used to…

The National (Scotland)

Israel arms exports could be used to breach international law, court told

Al-Haq, a Palestinian human rights organisation, is taking legal action against the Department for Business and Trade over arms export licences.

Evening Standard

Divorce applications wrongly approved after computer error, high court hears

Online system incorrectly approved 79 divorces after submissions were sent a day before law allows

The Guardian - UK

Dozens of divorces wrongly approved due to online system error, High Court told

Ninety-six divorce applications were submitted a day before the law allows them to be approved, but 79 were granted final divorce orders.

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Prince Harry says in High Court security battle that UK is his home and he was 'forced' to leave

Duke of Sussex statement given to the High Court amid challenge to Home Office over changes to his personal protection when in the UK

Evening Standard

Prince Harry's claim that his police protection 'unfairly' changed dismissed by Home Office minister

Asked about the allegation by the Royal’s lawyers in a court battle, police minister Chris Philp told LBC Radio: 'I don’t accept that.'

Evening Standard

Shamima Begum faces wait for appeal decision in citizenship case

Three judges at the Court of Appeal are expected to give their decision on Ms Begum’s case at a later date.

The Independent UK

Shamima Begum a victim of trafficking when she left Britain for Syria, court told

Lawyers argue Home Office failed to properly consider whether Begum had been groomed before stripping her of UK citizenship

The Guardian - UK

Shamima Begum’s citizenship removal ‘unlawful’, Court of Appeal told

The 24-year-old has brought an appeal bid against the decision of a specialist tribunal earlier this year.

The Independent UK

Promises over treatment of asylum seekers in Rwanda ‘aspirational’, court told

Lawyers for the UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, made their legal arguments on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Rwandan asylum system ‘woefully deficient’, Supreme Court told

The Government’s plan to deport asylum seekers to the east Africa nation is being considered by the UK’s highest court

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‘Trust us’ on Rwanda, says government in Supreme Court battle to save flagship immigration policy

A three-day hearing at the UK’s highest court began on Monday.

The Independent UK

Rwanda has ‘powerful incentives’ to stick to terms of deportation deal, Home Office tell Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is considering whether government plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda are lawful

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda ‘tortures and murders’, supreme court asylum plan hearing told

Home Office brings fresh legal challenge after court of appeal ruled UK’s deportation policy unlawful

The Independent UK

Rwanda safe but ‘less attractive’ than UK, Supreme Court told

A three-day hearing at the UK’s highest court began on Monday.

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The Independent UK

Danger Covid inquiry undermined if Government wins legal bid – Johnson lawyers

Two judges are due to give their ruling in the bid over the former prime minister’s unredacted WhatsApps and diaries at a later date.

The Guardian - UK

UK government cites rights convention in legal battle with Covid inquiry

Government argues request for unredacted WhatsApps breaches article 8 of convention often maligned by Tories

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson backs Covid Inquiry in court battle with Rishi Sunak’s government

Inquiry lawyers warn investigation must not be put into ‘procedural straight-jacket’

The Independent UK

Johnson backs Covid inquiry chairwoman in legal clash with Government

The former PM’s lawyers said he has ‘no objection’ to the inquiry having his unredacted WhatsApp messages, diaries and notebooks.

The Independent UK

High Court to hear challenge over Covid inquiry demand for Boris Johnson evidence

Former prime minister’s WhatsApps, notebooks and diaries at the centre of a legal clash between the government and the inquiry

The Independent UK

High Court to hear challenge over Covid inquiry demand for Johnson evidence

The former prime minister’s WhatsApps, notebooks and diaries are at the centre of a legal clash between the Government and the inquiry.

The Independent UK

Campaign group loses legal fight with Government over arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Campaign Against Arms Trade was challenging the lawfulness of a decision to continue licensing arms exports for ‘possible use’ in a war in Yemen.

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