Law firm

Balfour & Manson

Balfour & Manson is named as solicitors in at least 16 UK judgments from 2010 to 2026, most often in public and administrative law and family and children.

16
judgments
3
in the last five years
10
in the Supreme Court or Privy Council
1
in the Court of Appeal

Practice areas

  • Public and administrative law6
  • Family and children3
  • Civil liberties and human rights2
  • Commercial disputes2
  • Media, defamation and privacy2
  • Real estate1
  • Intellectual property1
  • Employment1

Courts

  • Supreme Court10
  • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)1
  • High Court4
  • Employment Appeal Tribunal1

Counsel most often instructed

  • Aidan O’Neill4

Judgments by year

  • 20261
  • 20251
  • 20241
  • 20230
  • 20220
  • 20211
  • 20200
  • 20191
  • 20181
  • 20171
  • 20161
  • 20151
  • 20141
  • 20134
  • 20120
  • 20110
  • 20102

Cases later courts cite most

Cases Balfour & Manson acted in that later judgments cite most often.

Date Case Cited by
31 Jul 2013
[2013] UKSC 58 · Supreme Court
An appellate court may reverse a trial judge’s findings of fact only where the judge was plainly wrong. It must respect the trial judge’s advantages in seeing…
83
11 Mar 2015
[2015] UKSC 11 · Supreme Court
A doctor advising an adult patient of sound mind must take reasonable care to ensure that the patient knows the material risks of recommended treatment and any…
61
16 Apr 2025
[2025] UKSC 16 · Supreme Court
For the purposes of the Equality Act 2010, the terms “sex”, “man” and “woman” refer to biological sex. A gender recognition certificate does not alter a…
19
29 Nov 2019
[2019] EWHC 3282 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
A private commercial broadcaster’s editorial decision is not amenable to judicial review merely because it broadcasts to the public, operates under statutory…
5
27 May 2010
[2010] EWHC 1193 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
A contractual termination clause in a complex commercial agreement will not ordinarily be construed as permitting termination for every breach, however…
4

Recent cases

Date Case Cited by
16 Apr 2025
[2025] UKSC 16 · Supreme Court
For the purposes of the Equality Act 2010, the terms “sex”, “man” and “woman” refer to biological sex. A gender recognition certificate does not alter a…
19
13 May 2024
[2024] EAT 75 · Employment Appeal Tribunal
An employment tribunal's decision whether to permit an amendment is discretionary. It must consider all the circumstances, with the paramount consideration…
29 Nov 2019
[2019] EWHC 3282 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
A private commercial broadcaster’s editorial decision is not amenable to judicial review merely because it broadcasts to the public, operates under statutory…
5
11 Mar 2015
[2015] UKSC 11 · Supreme Court
A doctor advising an adult patient of sound mind must take reasonable care to ensure that the patient knows the material risks of recommended treatment and any…
61
8 May 2014
[2014] UKSC 27 · Supreme Court
A covenant to keep commercial premises in good and tenantable condition imposes a continuing obligation. It requires no notice from the landlord, whether…
1
31 Jul 2013
[2013] UKSC 58 · Supreme Court
An appellate court may reverse a trial judge’s findings of fact only where the judge was plainly wrong. It must respect the trial judge’s advantages in seeing…
83
24 Apr 2013
[2013] UKSC 21 · Supreme Court
The adequacy of reasons given for a planning decision depends on the nature and context of the decision, the purpose served by the reasons and the audience to…
2
25 Feb 2013
[2013] EWHC 411 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
A gratuitous and informal copyright licence is construed objectively and extends no further than is necessary to give effect to the purpose for which it was…
27 May 2010
[2010] EWHC 1193 (Ch) · High Court: Chancery Division
A contractual termination clause in a complex commercial agreement will not ordinarily be construed as permitting termination for every breach, however…
4

Based on judgments published by The National Archives (Find Case Law) in which Balfour & Manson is named as solicitors, counted under the firm's current name. The figures are minimums: not every judgment names the solicitors, and a judgment is counted only when we are confident who acted. The selection of cases listed here is limited, and does not include family, criminal or anonymised cases. Firm details include data from the Solicitors Regulation Authority. zoomLaw is independent and not connected with Balfour & Manson. Something wrong or missing? Tell us. All law firms.