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Third-Party Disclosure and National Security


On 17 October 2025, Mr Justice Richard Smith handed down judgment in…

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On The Road Again: the Court of Appeal determines a ‘test case’ under the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991


The Court of Appeal has given judgment in Cadent Gas Limited v Cityfibre Limited [2026] EWCA Civ 46. This appeal was a form of test case…

Third-Party Disclosure and National Security


On 17 October 2025, Mr Justice Richard Smith handed down judgment in Gardner Aerospace Holdings Ltd v Various Government Departments [2025] EWHC 2627 (Ch). This decision…

The Chief Constable of Sussex Police v XGY: Two doors shut, but others stay open


Introduction On 8 October 2025, Lady Carr, Dame Victoria Sharp P and Lord Justice Coulson handed down judgment in The Chief Constable of Sussex Police and…

4 New Square Chambers in the Legal 500 Bar Guide 2026


4 New Square Chambers is delighted to be recognised in the Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2026, with 224 individual rankings, including twenty-one new rankings for…

4 New Square Chambers wins Chambers of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2025


We are delighted to announce that 4 New Square Chambers has been named Chambers of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2025. In addition, Daniel…

4 New Square Chambers Shortlisted for 8 Awards at the Chambers & Partners Bar Awards 2025


We are delighted to announce that 4 New Square Chambers has been nominated for 8 awards at the Chambers & Partners Bar Awards 2025. The awards…

Richard O’Brien KC Acts for MoD in Landmark Super Injunction Case: Ministry of Defence v Global Media & Entertainment Limited


Chamberlain J yesterday handed down judgment in Ministry of Defence v Global Media and Entertainment Limited and others [2025] EWHC 1806 (Admin), discharging an unprecedented super-injunction.  The effect…

Al-Haq v Secretary of State for Business and Trade Judicial Review


On 30th June 2025, the Divisional Court handed down judgment in R (Al-Haq) v Secretary of State for Business and Trade. 4 New Square Chambers’ Richard…

Jonathan Worboys acts for the Secretaries of State for the Home Department and Defence in successful defence of judicial review


In a judgment handed down on 10 June 2025, Jonathan Worboys (with Sian Reeves) acted for the successful Defendants, the Secretaries of State for the Home…

Jonathan Hough KC and Daniel Saoul KC Shortlisted for Barrister of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2025


We are delighted to share that Jonathan Hough KC and Daniel Saoul KC have been shortlisted for Barrister of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2025…

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4 New Square contributors to the White Book 2026


We are pleased to report that 4 New Square’s Roger Mallalieu KC,…

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