All news on the topic: High Court

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Women affected by the WASPI campaign threaten legal action over pension dispute
Campaigners have threatened the government with legal action unless it reconsiders the decision to refuse compensation to millions of women affected by an increase in the state pension age.
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New Look to close 26 stores and cut 350 jobs - see full list
The High Court in Ireland approved the appointment of provisional liquidators on Thursday as New Look seeks to wind down its Irish operations following several years of "sustained losses and challenging market conditions."
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Thames Water multi-billion pound debt relief approved by High Court
The judge described the costs incurred by Thames Water in the case as "eye-watering."
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Teacher claiming £300,000 after being charged at by 100 schoolchildren
A teacher is suing a summer camp firm after being knocked over when up to 100 children playing British Bulldog charged at her.
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TV executive accused of sadistically beating young female presenter
The TV executive was granted anonymity by a High Court judge.
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Met officers who fail vetting scheme might retain their jobs
Policing has been left in a "hopeless position", Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said, after the High Court ruled the force could not dismiss officers by removing their vetting clearance.
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Man seeks to purchase landfill site where he believes his £620 million worth of Bitcoin is buried
A man who accidentally binned a hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoin tokens more than a decade ago is hoping to buy the tip where he lost his fortune.
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Woman who lived in hospital bed for 18 months is arrested and evicted
A woman who spent 550 days in hospital was arrested and evicted after the NHS trust took High Court action against her.
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British soldier files £200k lawsuit after injury on £1.5million-a-week superyacht
Sam Gumble was working as security to defend against Somali pirates on the MS Lana - a superyacht previously used by Beyoncé - when he was injured by a burst pipe in the Middle East.
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High Court rules that SAS soldiers’ use of lethal force in the killing of four IRA men was unjustified
Four Provisional IRA members - Kevin Barry O’Donnell, 21, Sean O’Farrell, 23, Peter Clancy, 19, and Daniel Vincent, 20 - were shot and killed on 16 February 1992 at St Patrick’s Church in Clonoe, Co Tyrone.
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Prince Andrew reportedly too scared to visit the USA again amid new calls for an FBI investigation
Prince Andrew, Duke of York, has reportedly only left the UK once in almost six years and is said to be particularly scared of visiting the USA again amid the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
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Judges in Sara Sharif family court case named following appeal ruling
In October 2019, a social worker told a court they assessed that Sara Sharif’s father and stepmother were "able to meet Sara and [a sibling’s] needs for safety, stability, emotional warmth and guidance".
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Terminally ill individuals may be allowed to end their lives without judge’s approval under assisted dying legislation
Terminally ill people may be able to take their own lives without a judge’s approval under the assisted dying proposals currently being scrutinised - after warnings that courts could be overwhelmed.
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Four members of a Glasgow child abuse ring attempted to murder a girl by trapping her in a microwave
Four members of a Scottish child abuse ring tried to murder a victim by trapping her in a microwave.
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Ex-footballer Barton in court over alleged domestic assault following overturned ruling
Joey Barton has appeared in court to respond to charges of assaulting his wife Georgia, after the High Court overturned an earlier decision to throw the case out
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Prince Harry offered limited armed police protection for his upcoming UK visit
Prince Harry will be offered ’limited police protection’ when he visits the UK next week after losing his legal battle for taxpayer funded security - he is due to travel to London to attend his forthcoming High Court trial against News Group Newspapers
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Box of books discarded by ’Chinese spy’ deepens mystery around Prince Andrew’s connections
A box of books belonging to a man alleged to be a Chinese Spy were found dumped on the lawn outside his house this morning.
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One-year-old boy dies after High Court orders withdrawal of life support
A one-year-old boy who has a severe and irreversible neuromuscular disease has died after a High Court judge ruled his treatment should stop.
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Luxembourg Bank "central" to the purchase of luxury British real estate with embezzled Azerbaijan funds, says U.K. police
The U.K.’s National Crime Agency successfully argued in a High Court case in London that accounts at the Banque Internationale à Luxembourg were used to move millions from a high profile embezzlement case in Azerbaijan into expensive properties.
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Lawyer for British tabloid accuses Prince Harry of tampering with evidence in phone hacking case
The High Court heard the Duke of Sussex had deliberately destroyed text messages with the ghostwriter who penned his memoir
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UN agency warns of new Rwanda abuses evidence
The United Nations’ refugee agency has warned judges it may have new evidence from 2024 that Rwanda has endangered asylum seekers, despite Parliament passing a law declaring the country is safe.
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Prince Harry given green light to appeal High Court ruling on police protection
Prince Harry has been given the green light to appeal a High Court ruling dismissing his challenge to the level of police protection he receives in the UK.
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Harry loses bid to name Murdoch in hacking claim
Prince Harry cannot broaden legal action against News Group Newspapers (NGN) to include new allegations against Rupert Murdoch, the High Court has ruled.
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'Britain's worst landlord' accused of nightmare campaign of harassment
Property mogul Fergus Wilson was slapped with an injunction and a £125,000 bill - but is back in the High Court after Ashford Borough Council claims he has continued to harass staff
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Joey Barton asks public for money as Jeremy Vine sues him over 'bike nonce' slur
Joey Barton is the subject of legal action from broadcaster Jeremy Vine following posts made by the former Newcastle United and Manchester City midfielder on social media