Brick Court Chambers

Malcolm Birdling

Malcolm Birdling

YEAR OF CALL: England and Wales: 2011; New Zealand: 2005; Ireland: 2023
CLERK: Luke Carvalho

"Malcolm is great to work with and he is razor-sharp." "An exceptional track record in providing top-tier legal advice and representation."
Chambers & Partners 2024

News

11/12/24

Settlement of Shell claims from Greenpeace Penguins Field climate change protest

23/10/24

‘Frankenchickens’ are like 28-stone three-year-olds, Court of Appeal hears

09/08/24

New Brick Court appointments to the Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel

18/06/24

16 members of Brick Court listed in the inaugural Pro Bono Recognition List

12/06/24

Five members of Brick Court appointed to EHRC panel of counsel

20/05/24

Court of Appeal upholds Financial Ombudsman’s decision in “execution only” SIPP challenge

19/03/24

High Court quashes Decision of the Foods Standards Agency and the Devolved Administrations stating that Monk Fruit is a ‘Novel Food’

05/02/24

Brick Court features in three cases in The Lawyer’s Top 10 2024 Appeals

19/01/24

High Court finds DEFRA unlawfully failing to compensate farmers for preventive culls

12/01/24

Freedom of expression versus Russia sanctions? Administrative Court rejects Graham Phillips’ Sanctions Act challenge

26/10/23

High Court dismisses first SAMLA licensing challenge

29/09/23

High Court dismisses judicial review claim in relation to legal aid “matter starts”

28/07/23

No claim for disappointed lottery subcontractor

13/07/23

Brick Court receives 24 nominations in the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023

31/03/23

Divisional Court dismisses subsidy challenges to Bulb Energy transfer

23/03/23

High Court clarifies scope of Abbasi duty in alleged rendition case

09/03/23

EU court finds Syria volte-face sanctions listing breaches multiple fundamental principles of EU law

15/11/22

Court of Appeal cannot grant representation order covering application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission

31/08/22

12 nominations for Brick Court in the 2022 Chambers UK Bar Awards

17/08/22

New Brick Court appointments to the Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel

29/06/22

High Court concludes suspension ought to be lifted in National Lottery challenge

24/02/22

High Court dismisses challenge to autonomous tariff quota for raw cane sugar

13/01/22

No breach of UNISON duty by Lord Chancellor in immigration legal aid challenge

01/12/21

High Court rules on reviewability of self-regulatory bodies in microgeneration sector

26/11/21

High Court rejects Human Rights Act challenge to the new UK Sanctions Act

04/05/21

Brick Court speakers at five LIDW sessions

19/03/21

Supreme Court affirms reach of non-refoulement obligation to refugee children

16/12/20

Supreme Court unanimously allows Heathrow appeal

21/10/20

TGTE wins appeal in the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission against proscription of LTTE as terrorist organisation

19/08/20

New Brick Court appointments to the Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel

06/08/20

Court of Appeal upholds congestion charge for minicabs

26/05/20

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—Updated guidance issued by Administrative Court Office

13/05/20

High Court upholds Government u-turn on Derbyshire badger cull licence

16/04/20

Guidance from the Administrative Court Office about Coronavirus (COVID-19)

31/07/19

CJEU distinguishes “active substance” from “medicinal product”

19/07/19

New appointment to the Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel for Brick Court

16/05/19

Seven members of Brick Court appointed to EHRC panel of counsel

24/01/19

Settlement reached in Cyprus Emergency torture claims

09/10/18

Double actionability applies in Cyprus Emergency assault claims

23/03/18

General Court distinguishes “active substance” from “medicinal product”

23/01/18

Grand Chamber delivers judgment in first (and only?) preliminary reference from Gibraltar

12/01/18

Court decides English law alone to apply to determine limitation in historical Cyprus torture claims

22/11/17

Court of Appeal allows Monarch Airlines’ slot allocation appeal

21/03/17

Court of Appeal grants Holmcroft Properties permission to appeal in landmark ‘skilled persons’ judicial review case against KPMG

29/07/16

CJEU asked to clarify eligibility for Supplementary Protection Certificate

15/03/16

Court of Appeal provides further guidance on relief from sanctions post-Denton

24/02/16

Divisional Court finds “not without some hesitation” that IRHP redress reviewers not subject to judicial review

20/01/16

Brick Court scores the highest number of appearances in The Lawyer Top 20 Cases of 2016

18/01/16

Divisional Court considers ECHR compatibility of Householder Defence law

19/10/15

Brick Court maintains Public and Administrative Law ranking in 2015 Legal 500

24/04/15

Permission Granted in IRHP Redress Judicial Review

03/03/15

Privy Council delivers judgment in final appeal from New Zealand

23/01/15

Two members of Brick Court appointed to Attorney General’s C Panel of Counsel

15/12/14

Court of Appeal rules on scope of rights to legal aid in immigration cases

11/11/14

Administrative Court rejects challenge to supermarket price comparison advertising

24/07/14

Privy Council dismisses second appeal against discharge of injunction in Bimini Blue Coalition v The Prime Minister of the Bahamas

16/07/14

Supreme Court upholds Government policy on the provision of legal support to UK citizens facing capital punishment abroad

08/02/13

Divisional Court upholds Foreign Office policy on legal support to UK nationals imprisoned abroad

19/12/12

Report of Pollard Review into dropped Newsnight Savile Investigation Released

18/05/12

Brick Court preparing for the London Legal Walk

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