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Investigatory Powers Commissioner updates Attorney on false evidence investigation

Investigatory Powers Commissioner updates Attorney on false evidence investigation
Court of Appeal agrees that complaint by LGBT charity about ‘gender critical’ tweets did not induce or cause chambers’ discrimination of barrister (Bailey v Stonewall Equality Ltd and others)

Court of Appeal agrees that complaint by LGBT charity about ‘gender critical’ tweets did not induce or cause chambers’ discrimination of barrister (Bailey v Stonewall Equality Ltd and others)

Court of Appeal agrees that complaint by LGBT charity about ‘gender critical’ tweets did not induce or cause chambers’ discrimination of barrister (Bailey v Stonewall Equality Ltd and others)

Suspension of widow’s pension on cohabitation was not breach of ECHR (Mrs E, CAS-48733-H1L4)

Suspension of widow’s pension on cohabitation was not breach of ECHR (Mrs E, CAS-48733-H1L4)

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SLSC publishes 46th Report of Session 2024–26

SLSC publishes 46th Report of Session 2024–26

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Sources of constitutional law

Sources of constitutional law

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

Methods of statutory interpretation

Methods of statutory interpretation used to resolve disputes about the meaning of legislationIntroduction to statutory interpretationThe aim of...

Convention rights—structure of qualified rights

Convention rights—structure of qualified rights

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 protocol

Judicial review—time limits and the pre-action protocol

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...

Practice notes

Grounds of judicial review—unreasonableness

Grounds of judicial review—unreasonablenessThis Practice Note outlines the ground of judicial review usually known as unreasonableness or...
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Produced in partnership with Siân McGibbon, Barrister, 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square
2nd Jun
Q&As

What is fettering of discretion in judicial review? When is it an actionable ground of challenge and what must be established for a challenge to succeed?

What is fettering of discretion in judicial review? When is it an actionable ground of challenge and what must be established for a challenge to...
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Produced in partnership with Jamas Hodivala KC of Matrix Chambers
13th Oct
Practice notes

Separation of powers—legislative, executive and judiciary

Separation of powers—legislative, executive and judiciarySource of the doctrine of the separation of powersThe origins of the doctrine of the...
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2nd Jun
Practice notes

Grounds of judicial review—illegality

Grounds of judicial review—illegalityOverview of the illegality groundIllegality is the first of the grounds on judicial review set out by Lord...
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2nd Jun
Practice notes

What is a public authority?

What is a public authority?There is no single, universal answer to the question whether a particular organisation is treated, in law, as a public...
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30th May
Practice notes

Grounds of judicial review—procedural impropriety

Grounds of judicial review—procedural improprietyProcedural impropriety as a ground of judicial review‘Procedural impropriety’ is the last of the...
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Produced in partnership with Siân McGibbon, Barrister, 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square
2nd Jun
Practice notes

Judicial review—interested parties and interveners

Judicial review—interested parties and intervenersInterested partiesIn the context of judicial review, an interested party is 'any person (other than...
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Produced in partnership with Julia Marlow and Megan Smith of Hogan Lovells
2nd Jun
Practice notes

Parliamentary supremacy—implied repeal

Parliamentary supremacy—implied repealEssential to Parliament’s legislative supremacy is the principle that Parliament is not bound by its...
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2nd Jun
Q&As

What is the legal basis and effect of revoking UK legislation?

What is the legal basis and effect of revoking UK legislation?What does it mean to repeal legislation?To repeal a piece of legislation revokes or...
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2nd Jun
Practice notes

Grounds of judicial review—breach of legitimate expectation

Grounds of judicial review—breach of legitimate expectationThe ground of challenge based on legitimate expectations is designed to hold a public...
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Produced in partnership with Jack Castle of Henderson Chambers
13th Oct
Practice notes

Royal Charters

Royal ChartersWhat is a Royal Charter?The term 'Royal Charter' has transformed over time. Originally, a Royal Charter was a procedure by which the...
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Produced in partnership with Adam Cygan of University of Leicester and Darragh Connell
13th Oct
Practice notes

Costs for judicial review—general principles

Costs for judicial review—general principlesGeneral rule on costs in judicial reviewThe general rule in relation to costs in judicial review, as in...
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Produced in partnership with Adam Heppinstall of Henderson Chambers and Jack Castle of Henderson Chambers
13th Oct
Practice notes

Judicial review—what it is and when it can be used

Judicial review—what it is and when it can be usedWhat is judicial review?Judicial review is a process by which the courts exercise a supervisory...
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Produced in partnership with Mathew Purchase of Matrix Chambers and Dr Mirza Ahmad of St Philips Chambers
13th Oct
Practice notes

Judicial deference and the margin of appreciation

Judicial deference and the margin of appreciationJudicial deference is also known as the principle that 'respect is a central concept in judicial...
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Produced in partnership with Alexander Campbell of Cornerstone Barristers and Eric Metcalfe of Monckton Chambers
13th Oct
Practice notes

Consultation: requirement and process

Consultation: requirement and processAny consultation exercise carried out by a public authority in relation to a proposed decision must be conducted...
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30th May
Practice notes

Secondary or delegated legislation

Secondary or delegated legislationLegislationThe English legal system is based upon two primary sources of law:•legislation, and•case law, or common...
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30th May

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Grounds of judicial review—breach of legitimate expectation

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

An introductory guide to damages in judicial review

An introductory guide to damages in judicial reviewThere is no general right to damages caused by unlawful administrative acts. However the court does have a discretion in certain circumstances to award damages in successful claims, which it will only exercise where it is just and appropriate to do

Costs for judicial review—general principles

Costs for judicial review—general principlesGeneral rule on costs in judicial reviewThe general rule in relation to costs in judicial review, as in other proceedings, is that costs follow the event. However, pre-emptive cost orders can be applied for.The costs of, and incidental to, all proceedings

Grounds of judicial review—illegality

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