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As a government lawyer your clients are experiencing various impacts on policy making from numerous and competing interests such as austerity, efficiency, collective/individual rights, European and devolved/delegated jurisdictions. Your job advising on legislation and risk of challenge through judicial review is increasingly time consuming and complex.
Brexit
With reform of retained EU law high on the agenda, post-Brexit legal changes remains a key issue. Get key information and updates for all practitioners, with practice area specific Brexit content across the modules.
Judicial Review
We outline the key principles and procedural requirements with a clear focus on the public sector perspective. The content focusses primarily on judicial review in the Administrative Court in England and Wales.
Public Procurement
Failure to stick to procedures can have significant legal, financial and practical consequences for a contracting authority. We guide you through various processes, focussing on the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
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The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has recommended that Parliament approve the Draft Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act...
This round-up includes details of publications made by Specialised Committees established by the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) for the...
The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) has published its 41st report of Session 2024–26. One instrument was drawn to the special...
The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) has published its 44th report of session 2024–26. One instrument was drawn to the...
The government has rejected the House of Lords International Agreements Committee’s (IAC) call for legislative reform of treaty scrutiny, including...
Latest Public Law Practice Notes
Construction projects in the defence sectorThis Practice Note provides an overview of construction and engineering projects in the UK defence sector....
The mechanics of devolutionThere is a devolved legislature (and executive branch) in three of the component parts of the UK. However, the way in which...
Joint Decision for Windsor Package to commenceThis Practice Note provides practical guidance on the Joint Committee Decision No 1/2023 which gives...
UK subsidy control—ongoing cases trackerBackgroundOn 4 January 2023, the Subsidy Control Act 2022 (SCA 2022) entered into force. For further details...
Mistake in contract lawThis Practice Note considers the legal concept of mistake in contract law. It examines common mistake, mutual mistake,...
Latest Public Law Precedents
Summary grounds of resistance on behalf of the 1st, 2nd etc defendant[Insert case number]IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICEKINGS BENCH DIVISIONADMINSTRATIVE...
Short form letter of novation[On headed notepaper of the OUTGOING party to the ORIGINAL CONTRACT][insert name of remaining party to the original...
Intellectual property licence—pro-licensorThis Agreement is made on [insert date]Parties1[insert name], a company incorporated in [England and Wales]...
Intellectual property licence—pro-licenseeThis Agreement is made on [insert date]Parties1[insert name], a company incorporated in [England and Wales]...
Simple check sheetName:Department:Date:[Insert reason for keeping this check sheet, eg Subject of client call]Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Total[Insert...
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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 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 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 protocolWhen considering whether and how to bring a claim for judicial review, the first step is to...
Grounds of judicial review—unreasonableness
Grounds of judicial review—unreasonablenessThis Practice Note outlines the ground of judicial review usually known as unreasonableness or...
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?
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Parliamentary supremacy—implied repeal
Parliamentary supremacy—implied repealEssential to Parliament’s legislative supremacy is the principle that Parliament is not bound by its...
What is the legal basis and effect of revoking UK legislation?
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Associated legal terms
A no contest clause
A clause preventing or discouraging a beneficiary from going to court to contest a trust.
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Remoteness is a principle used to establish an award of damages in tort. The test is set out in the case of Hadley v Baxendale [1843-60] All ER Rep 461. A claimant cannot recover damages in respect of a loss that is too remote a consequence of the defendant’s breach of contract.
Incremental back-ups
When information is stored on a back-up tape by saving only the additional information since the last back up, rather than capturing all the information on available.
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