Law firm

Levenes Solicitors

Levenes Solicitors is named as solicitors in at least 29 UK judgments from 2003 to 2025, most often in public and administrative law and social welfare and education.

29
judgments
3
in the last five years
10
in the Court of Appeal

Practice areas

  • Public and administrative law17
  • Social welfare and education13
  • Cross-border disputes2
  • Civil liberties and human rights2
  • Insurance and reinsurance2
  • Commercial disputes2
  • Crime1
  • Extradition1

Courts

  • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)10
  • High Court19

Counsel most often instructed

  • David Wolfe9

Judgments by year

  • 20260
  • 20252
  • 20241
  • 20230
  • 20220
  • 20210
  • 20200
  • 20191
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  • 20170
  • 20160
  • 20151
  • 20140
  • 20130
  • 20121
  • 20113
  • 20101
  • 20094
  • 20084
  • 20073

Cases later courts cite most

Cases Levenes Solicitors acted in that later judgments cite most often.

Date Case Cited by
15 Jan 2010
[2010] EWCA Civ 135 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
An LEA must arrange the special educational provision specified in a child’s statement under section 324(5) of the Education Act 1996. The duty is mandatory.…
11
23 Nov 2012
[2012] EWHC 3355 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
The power to add or substitute a party after expiry of limitation is a narrow statutory gateway. Under the Limitation Act 1980 and CPR 19.5, substitution must…
3
14 May 2007
[2007] EWHC 1117 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
For the purposes of Part IV of the Education Act 1996, “child” is not confined to the registered-pupil definition in section 312(5) or the general definition…
3

Recent cases

Date Case Cited by
31 Jul 2024
[2024] EWHC 2010 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
Procedural defects in an application to extend time for service do not necessarily invalidate the resulting order. Where the claimant has made an identifiable…
25 Jan 2019
[2019] EWHC 72 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
A driver emerging from a minor road must take extreme care and obtain a sufficiently comprehensive view of the major road before proceeding. It is insufficient…
2
12 Feb 2015
[2015] EWHC 233 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
In assessing whether an LGV driver was negligent when moving off in congested traffic, the court must consider the particular circumstances and the multiple…
23 Nov 2012
[2012] EWHC 3355 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
The power to add or substitute a party after expiry of limitation is a narrow statutory gateway. Under the Limitation Act 1980 and CPR 19.5, substitution must…
3
15 Nov 2011
[2011] EWCA Civ 1315 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
For Part IV of the Education Act 1996, the extended meaning of “child” includes a person who has not attained 19 and is a registered pupil. The age condition…
7 Nov 2011
[2011] EWHC 2890 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
A coroner’s decisions in an inquisitorial inquest attract substantial supervisory latitude. The court reviews legality, fairness and rationality, rather than…
1
15 Jan 2010
[2010] EWCA Civ 135 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
An LEA must arrange the special educational provision specified in a child’s statement under section 324(5) of the Education Act 1996. The duty is mandatory.…
11
22 Oct 2009
[2009] EWCA Civ 1386 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Where primary liability is admitted but contributory negligence is contested, the relevant event for costs is ordinarily the claimant’s overall success on…
1
9 Jul 2009
[2009] EWCA Civ 678 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A local education authority’s statutory duty to provide school transport does not, by itself, determine whether a disabled pupil has suffered unlawful…
10 Jun 2009
[2009] EWHC 1585 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
A statement of special educational needs must be read as a whole. A provision referring to group therapy does not necessarily create an unconditional…
31 Oct 2008
[2008] EWHC 3366 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
Contributory negligence under section 1(1) of the Law Reform Contributory Negligence Act 1945 involves a wide, fact-sensitive discretion. The court must assess…
17 Jun 2008
[2008] EWHC 1486 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
Under sections 11 and 14 of the Extradition Act 2003, delay will bar extradition only where it would be unjust or oppressive to return the requested person. A…
1

Based on judgments published by The National Archives (Find Case Law) in which Levenes Solicitors 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 Levenes Solicitors. Something wrong or missing? Tell us. All law firms.