Delve into the critical process of judicial review, a cornerstone of public law that ensures government accountability. Gain valuable perspectives on the principles and procedures that empower legal practitioners to challenge administrative decisions effectively.
The following Public Law news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Public Law case law quarterly—Q2 2025
Sources of constitutional lawIn briefThe British constitution is unwritten in the sense that it does not derive from a single constitutional text. It...
Methods of statutory interpretation used to resolve disputes about the meaning of legislationIntroduction to statutory interpretationThe aim of...
Convention rights—structure of qualified rightsThe rights preserved under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), as set out in the Human...
Judicial review—time limits and the pre-action protocolWhen considering whether and how to bring a claim for judicial review, the first step is to...
Grounds of judicial review—breach of legitimate expectationThe ground of challenge based on legitimate expectations is designed to hold a public authority to ‘an express promise given on behalf of a public authority or from the existence of a regular practice which the claimant can reasonably expect
Duty of candour and disclosure requirements in judicial reviewDisclosure (stating that a document exists or has existed) in judicial review proceedings is expected to be achieved through compliance with the duty of candour rather than a formal disclosure process.Default lack of formal disclosure and
Grounds of judicial review—unreasonablenessThis Practice Note outlines the ground of judicial review usually known as unreasonableness or irrationality.Unreasonableness as a Ground of Judicial Review‘Irrationality’ is the second of the three grounds for judicial review identified by Lord Diplock in
Grounds of judicial review—illegalityOverview of the illegality groundIllegality is the first of the grounds on judicial review set out by Lord Diplock in his classic exposition in Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service:‘one can conveniently classify under three heads the
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