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Protesters outside the RCJ this morning in support of the Humane League’s challenge to the use of fast growing broiler chickens. #courtreporters

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The Good Law Project will this morning ask Mr Justice Swift sitting in the High Court for permission to seek judicial review of the Met Police’s handling of the investigation into parties thrown at Downing St during Covid-19 lockdowns #courtreporters

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Fay Evans v John Lewis Plc trial starting today (2 days). She claims 2019 John Lewis/Waitrose Christmas ad “Excitable Edgar” infringed copyright in her children’s book “Fred the Fire-Sneezing Dragon” #courtreporters

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Demonstration outside the Rolls building this morning. A vulture fund is seeking to enforce Cuba’s sovereign debt. The protesters say that Castro was the vulture and that the regime is bankrupt. #courtreporters

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High Court hearing a challenge against the right to wild camp on Dartmoor brought by hedge fund manager and owner of 4000-acre estate on Dartmoor, Alexander Darwall. He asserts that the right of access under the Dartmoor Commons Act 1985 does not extend to camping #courtreporters

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A sunny view of the Royal Courts of Justice on the last day of term ☀️ #courtreporters

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The fight for fair legal aid funding moves to the RCJ this morning as barristers protest #courtreporters

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Further application for interim relief preventing removal to Rwanda tonight refused by Swift J #courtreporters

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Court of Appeal has upheld Swift J’s refusal to grant interim relief preventing a flight to Rwanda tomorrow #courtreporters

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Interim relief has been refused to refugee campaigners seeking to stop the flight to Rwanda on Tuesday. Permission to appeal has been granted for Monday #courtreporters

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Former Radio 1 DJ Mark Page has had his sentence increased from 12 to 18 years for arranging the sexual abuse of children in the Philippines #courtreporters

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Friends of the Earth, ClientEarth and the Good Law Project’s application for judicial review of the government’s net zero carbon strategy is being heard in the RCJ today and tomorrow #CourtReporters

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Mrs Justice Steyn today begins hearing 6-day trial in Rebekah Vardy's libel claim against Coleen Rooney #courtreporters

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He said the conduct of the application was amateurish, that the woeful failure to act with the speed obviously required was disappointing, and that nothing had been said to suggest that the department recognised that it had failed to act in accordance with the required standard.

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Mr Justice Swift has sharply criticised the Secretary of State for Justice while making an interim order blocking the Parole Board’s direction to release a prisoner on licence pending final hearing of the secretary of state’s challenge to the release decision #courtreporters

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Blue skies over the RCJ on the first day of Easter term as the court reporting team work to cover all in-person and remote hearings 📝 #courtreporters

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High Court hearing Good Law Project's judicial review of govt ministers' and officials' use of non-governmental communication systems (WhatsApp) to conduct important govt business and failure to keep public records of comms in breach of policy and statutory duty #courtreporters

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London Parks & Gardens Trust demo outside RCJ this morning in support of JR of government grant of permission for Holocaust memorial & learning centre on Victoria Tower Gardens beside parliament. They support centre but argue it should not be built on valued park #courtreporters

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Colleen Rooney seeks to add Rebecca Vardy’s PR agent to the libel claim brought against her and alleges the agent also leaked her private Instagram stories to the press #courtreporters

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Insulate Britain protestors have apparently glued themselves to the front steps of the Royal Courts of Justice #courtreporters