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793:) compels public authorities to fulfill their duties. Whereas quashing and prohibition orders deal with wrongful acts, a mandatory order addresses wrongful failure to act. A mandatory order is similar to a mandatory injunction (below) as they are orders from the court requiring an act to be performed. Failure to comply is punishable as a contempt of court. Examples of where a mandatory order might be appropriate include: compelling an authority to assess a disabled person's needs, to approve building plans, or to improve conditions of imprisonment. 781:) is similar to a quashing order in that it prevents a tribunal or authority from acting beyond the scope of its powers. The key difference is that a prohibiting order acts prospectively by telling an authority not to do something in contemplation. Examples of where prohibiting orders may be appropriate include stopping the implementation of a decision in breach of natural justice, or to prevent a local authority licensing indecent films, or to prevent the deportation of someone whose immigration status has been wrongly decided. 815:
may grant an interim injunction to protect the position of the parties before going to a full hearing. If an interim injunction is granted pending final hearing, it is possible that the side which benefits from the injunction will be asked to give an undertaking that if the other side is successful at the final hearing, the party which had the benefit of the interim protection can compensate the other party for its losses. This does not happen where the claimant relies on
427:, the local authority had to provide homeless persons with accommodation. The applicants were a married couple, who lived with their two children in one room and applied to the local authority for aid. The local authority refused aid because it considered that the Pulhofers were not homeless and the House of Lords upheld this decision because whether the applicants had accommodation was a question of fact for the authority to determine. 330:(1985)). If an issue is a mix of private law rights, such as the right to get paid under a contract, and public law issues of the competence of the public authority to take the impugned decision, the courts are also inclined to allow the claimant to proceed using ordinary civil procedure, at least where it can be demonstrated that the public interest of protecting authorities against frivolous or late claims has not been breached ( 806:
declaratory judgment. For example, if the court declared that a proposed rule by a local authority was unlawful, a declaration would not resolve the legal position of the parties in the proceedings. Subsequently, if the authority were to proceed ignoring the declaration, the applicant who obtained the declaration would not have to comply with the unlawful rule and the quashing, prohibiting and mandatory orders would be available.
101:, under which a decision of a public authority can only be set aside if it exceeds the powers granted to it by Parliament. The role of the courts was seen as enforcing the "will of Parliament" in accordance with the doctrine of Parliamentary sovereignty. However, the doctrine has been widely interpreted to include errors of law and of fact and the courts have also declared the decisions taken under the 419:, the House of Lords held that the question as to whether the applicants were "illegal immigrants" was a question of fact that had to be positively proved by the Home Secretary before he could use the power to expel them. The power depended on them being "illegal immigrants" and any error in relation to that fact took the Home Secretary outside his jurisdiction to expel them. 769:). The most common order made in successful judicial review proceedings is a quashing order. If the court makes a quashing order it can send the case back to the original decision maker directing it to remake the decision in light of the court’s findings. Very rarely, if there is no purpose in sending the case back, it may take the decision itself. 845:
unreasonable, for example where the applicant has unreasonably delayed in applying for judicial review, where the applicant has not acted in good faith, where a remedy would impede an authority's ability to deliver fair administration, or where the judge considers that an alternative remedy could have been pursued.
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A declaration is a judgment by the Administrative Court which clarifies the respective rights and obligations of the parties to the proceedings, without actually making any order. Unlike the remedies of quashing, prohibiting and mandatory order the court is not telling the parties to do anything in a
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The court may uphold not only a legitimate expectation that a certain procedure would be followed by a public body ("procedural" expectations), but also an expectation of some substantive benefit. In a leading case in 2001 on the latter point, Ms Coughlan, having been badly injured in a car accident,
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The first two grounds are known as substantive grounds of judicial review because they relate to the substance of the disputed decision. Procedural impropriety is a procedural ground because it is aimed at the decision-making procedure rather than the content of the decision itself. Those grounds are
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An injunction is an order made by the court to stop a public body from acting in an unlawful way. Less commonly, an injunction can be mandatory, that is, it compels a public body to do something. Where there is an imminent risk of damage or loss, and other remedies would not be sufficient, the court
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An authority will be acting unreasonably where it refuses to hear applications or makes certain decisions without taking individual circumstances into account by reference to a certain policy. When an authority is given discretion, it cannot bind itself as to the way in which this discretion will be
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was promised a "home for life" by the health authority when she was transferred from the hospital to a care home. When the authority tried to evict her later, the court held the authority to their promise, since to frustrate Ms Coughlan's legitimate expectation would be unfair in the circumstances.
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However, the Court will not necessarily refuse permission if one of the above conditions is in doubt. It may, in its discretion, examine all the circumstances of the case and see if the substantive grounds for judicial review are serious enough. Delay or lack of sufficient interest can also lead to
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There is some authority for the proposition that the courts employ a normative legal concept of "moral desert". Dr Kennefick of Queen's College, Oxford has posited that the essential question that the courts ask themselves is this: "did they deserve it?" When both parties deserve it, the secondary
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The first basic rule of natural justice is that nobody may be a judge in his own case. Any person that makes a judicial decision – and this includes a decision of a public authority on a request for a licence – must not have any personal interest in the outcome of the decision. If such interest is
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Sometimes the legislator may want to exclude the powers of the court to review administrative decisions, making them final, binding and not appealable. However, the courts have consistently held that none but the clearest words can exclude judicial review. When the Government wanted to introduce a
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The discretionary nature of the remedies stated above means that even if a court finds a public body has acted wrongly, it does not have to grant any remedy. Examples of where discretion will be exercised against an applicant may include where the applicant's own conduct has been unmeritorious or
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Unlike illegality and procedural impropriety, the courts under this head look at the merits of the decision, rather than at the procedure by which it was arrived at or the legal basis on which it was founded. The question to ask is whether the decision "makes sense". In many circumstances listed
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Unlike in some other jurisdictions, such as the United States, English law does not permit judicial review of primary legislation (laws passed by Parliament), even where primary legislation is contrary to EU law or the European Convention on Human Rights. A person wronged by an Act of Parliament
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is a requirement that a decision is proportionate to the aim that it seeks to achieve. For example, an order to forbid a protest march on the grounds of public safety should not be made if there is an alternative way of protecting public safety, such as by assigning an alternative route for the
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This is a purely cosmetic formality that arises from a historical procedure where His Majesty's Judiciary acted on his behalf in a supervisory capacity. Technically a judicial review is brought by the Crown, on the application of the claimant, to ensure that powers are being properly exercised.
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An Act of Parliament may subject the making of a certain decision to a procedure, such as the holding of a public hearing or inquiry, or a consultation with an external adviser. Some decisions may be subject to approval by a higher body. Courts distinguish between "mandatory" requirements and
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If the law empowers a particular authority, e.g. a minister, to make certain decisions, the minister cannot subdelegate this power to another authority, e.g. an executive officer or a committee. This differs from a routine job not involving much discretion being done by civil servants in the
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that where public law rights were at stake, the claimants could only proceed by way of judicial review. They could not originate their action under the general civil law procedure, because that would be avoiding the procedural safeguards afforded to public authorities by the judicial review
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A mandatory order may be made in conjunction with a quashing order. For example, where a local authority's decision is quashed because the decision was made outside its powers, the court may simultaneously order the local authority to remake the decision within the scope of its powers.
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present, the decision maker must be disqualified even if no actual bias can be shown, i.e. it is not demonstrated that the interest has influenced the decision. The test as to whether the decision should be set aside is whether there is a "real possibility ", as established in
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are involved. However, it is not as yet a separate ground of judicial review, although Lord Diplock has alluded to the possibility of it being recognised as such in the future. At present, lack of proportionality may be used as an argument for a decision being irrational.
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QB 1153, the broadcasting authority refused to consider a complaint that a political party has been given too little broadcasting time mainly for good reasons, but also with some irrelevant considerations, which however were not of material influence on the decision.
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to the proposed defendant. The purpose of the letter is to identify the issues in dispute and to avoid litigation where possible. The protocol specifies a template for the letter. It is usual to allow 14 days for a response. The parties should also consider whether
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The application must be made promptly and in any event within three months from the date when the grievance arose. Note that legislation can impose shorter time limits while a court may hold that an application made in less than three months may still be not prompt
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Under Lord Diplock's classification, a decision is irrational if it is "so outrageous in its defiance of logic or of accepted moral standards that no sensible person who had applied his mind to the question could have arrived at it." This standard is also known as
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EWCA Civ 1935 (the fact that another, statutory but non-judicial, dispute resolution procedure was also available and had not yet been used did not oust the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal to review the council's decision, absent a statutory provision to the
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held that a privately established panel was amenable to judicial review because it in fact operated as an integral part of a governmental framework for regulating mergers and takeovers, while those affected had no choice but to submit to its jurisdiction.
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So for example, a tenant of the public authority could allege illegality of its decision to raise the rents when the authority sued him for failing to pay under the tenancy contracts. He was not required to commence a separate judicial review process
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where a notice preventing farmers from growing sugar beet was unlawful because the power to put up the sign was delegated by the original committee. Where a decision is made by a properly empowered department within a local council, s.101 of the
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Whether or not a person was given a fair hearing of his case will depend on the circumstances and the type of the decision to be made. The minimum requirement is that the person gets the chance to present his case. If the applicant has certain
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A legitimate expectation will arise when a person (or a group or class of persons) has been led by a policy, promise or representation of a public body to understand that, for example, certain steps will be followed in reaching a decision.
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A decision may be illegal for many different reasons. There are no hard and fast rules for their classification, but the most common examples of cases where the courts hold administrative decisions to be unlawful are the following:
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to be amenable to judicial review. Therefore, it seems that today the constitutional position of judicial review is dictated by the need to prevent the abuse of power by the executive as well as to protect individual rights.
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However, where a term to be evaluated by the authority is so broad and vague that reasonable people may reasonably disagree about its meaning, it is generally for the authority to evaluate its meaning. For example, in
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Damages are available as a remedy in judicial review in limited circumstances. Compensation is not available merely because a public authority has acted unlawfully. For damages to be available there must be either:
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Unlike many other legal systems, English administrative law does not recognise a general duty to give reasons for a decision of a public authority. A duty to give reasons may be imposed by statute. Where it is not,
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new Asylum and Immigration Act containing such clear words, members of the judiciary protested to the extent of saying that they will not accept even such an exclusion. The Government withdrew the proposal.
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It has been suggested that proportionality (which is now expressly cited as a doctrine of review only in human rights cases and cases with an EU dimension) should become a separate general head of review.
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exercised either by internal policies or obligations to others. Even though an authority may establish internal guidelines, it should be prepared to make exceptions on the basis of every individual case.
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procedure, such as the requirement of sufficient interest, timely submission and permission for judicial review. However, a defendant may still raise public law issues as a defence in civil proceedings.
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provides that statutes must be interpreted so far as possible, and public bodies must act, in a manner which is compliant with the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. There are
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The rules of natural justice require that the decision maker approaches the decision making process with "fairness". What is fair in relation to a particular case may differ. As pointed out by
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inquiry is "who deserved it more?" On the unlikely occurrence of equal moral desert existing between two parties, the courts should, Kennefick argues, be able to give both parties a remedy.
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The court will quash a decision where the authority has misunderstood a legal term or incorrectly evaluated a fact that is essential for deciding whether or not it has certain powers. In
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to assign funds for development aid of economically sound projects. The Secretary of State assigned the funds for a project to construct a power station on the Pergau River in
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3 All ER 90 (review of an order of a local authority was not available if sought after the statutory time limit specified by the Act that created the power to make the order).
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march. Proportionality exists as a ground for setting aside administrative decisions in most continental legal systems and is recognised in England in cases where issues of
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In Lord Diplock's words, this ground means that the decision maker "must understand correctly the law that regulates his decision-making power and must give effect to it".
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A decision suffers from procedural impropriety if in the process of its making the procedures prescribed by statute have not been followed or if the "rules of
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the decision. Where the improper purpose is not of such material influence, the authority may be held to be acting within its lawful discretion. Hence in
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1 QB 574 (that a decision of the Tribunal was, by Act of Parliament, "final" did not oust the High Court's jurisdiction to review its error of law);
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The decision complained of must have been taken by a public body, i.e. a body established by statute or otherwise exercising a public function. In
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In all these cases, the authorities based their decisions on considerations which were not relevant to their decision making power and acted
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In any case more than one remedy can be applied for; however, the granting of all remedies is entirely at the court’s discretion.
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a claim (application) for judicial review will only be admissible if permission (leave) for judicial review is obtained from the
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The applicant must have a sufficient interest in the matter to which the application relates. This requirement is also known as
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therefore cannot apply for judicial review if this is the case, but may still argue that a body did not follow the Act.
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This ground is closely connected to illegality as a result of powers being used for the wrong purpose. For example, in
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may imply such a duty and the courts do so particularly with regard to judicial and quasi-judicial decisions.
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UKHL 9 established that they can be, depending on the purpose for which the prerogative powers are exercised.
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When an individual or a group relies on a policy or guidelines which govern an area of past executive action.
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Unlike other civil proceedings in English courts, in judicial review court papers the claimant is styled as
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summarised the grounds for reversing an administrative decision by way of judicial review as follows:
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R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex parte World Development Movement Ltd
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R v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, ex parte World Development Movement Ltd
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mere indications: the same set of facts may give rise to more than one ground for judicial review.
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AC 374 (refuting the assumption under the common law that decisions of the Crown made under the
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R (National Federation of Self-Employed and Small Businesses Ltd) v Inland Revenue Commissioners
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a recognised private law cause of action such as negligence or breach of statutory duty; or
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matter, i.e. the action must be based on some rule of public law, not purely (for example)
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The constitutional theory of judicial review has long been dominated by the doctrine of
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the local authority decided to ban stag hunting on the grounds of it being immoral. In
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the court refusing to grant a remedy after it had considered the case on the merits.
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When an individual or a group has been led to think that certain steps will apply.
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Note that the improper purpose or the irrelevant consideration must be such as to
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Ignoring relevant considerations or taking irrelevant considerations into account
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R v Liverpool Corporation, ex parte Liverpool Taxi Fleet Operators Association
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R v Social Services Secretary ex parte Association of Metropolitan Authorities
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R v Liverpool Corporation, ex parte Liverpool Taxi Fleet Operators Association
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The courts however do uphold time limits on applications for judicial review.
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is substituted for the public body whose decision is being challenged (e.g.
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The pre-action protocol states that it is usual for the claimant to write a
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Doody (above), R v Civil Service Appeal Board Ex p Cunningham 4 All ER 310
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Roy v Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster Family Practitioner Committee
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The following remedies are available in proceedings for judicial review:
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does not allow for the judicial review of primary legislation (primarily
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R v Inner London Education Authority, ex parte Westminster City Council
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R v Inner London Education Authority, ex parte Westminster City Council
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Council of Civil Service Unions v. Minister for Civil Service AC 374
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R v Bow Street Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate, ex parte Pinochet
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that enables people to challenge the exercise of power, usually by a
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under "illegality", the decision may also be considered irrational.
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The decision is made by the wrong person (unlawful sub-delegation)
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Damages (only available if sought on non-Judicial Review grounds)
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Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corporation
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R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Khawaja
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Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service
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Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service
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R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Khawaja
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Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service
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Trustees of the Dennis Rye Pension Fund v Sheffield City Council
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Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service
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political matters and thus not subject to judicial review, but
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R v. North and. East Devon Health Authority, ex parte Coughlan
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R v Secretary of State for the Home Office Ex p Oladehinde
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Dr. Bonham's Case (1609) 8 Coke Reports 113b, 77 E.R. 646
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The King (on the application of Claimant X) v Defendant Y
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a claim under European law or the Human Rights Act 1998.
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might provide a satisfactory alternative to litigation.
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The above principle has been recognized in the case of
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constraints on the decision-making process of a body.
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Gough v Chief Constable of the Derbyshire Constabulary
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Gough v Chief Constable of the Derbyshire Constabulary
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Padfield v Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
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R (Daly) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
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Allingham v The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
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R v Broadcasting Complaints Commission, ex parte Owen
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minister's name, which is not considered delegation.
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R v Panel for Takeovers and Mergers, ex parte Datafin
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Lavender v Minister of Housing and Local Government
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Part 54.5. 425:R v Hillingdon Borough Council, ex parte Pulhofer 400:Allingham v Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries 262: 201:is used literally (an abbreviation for the Latin 1425: 1420:- a guide on Judicial Review for administrators 249:Before 2001, judicial review cases were styled 649: 1062:R v Medical Appeal Tribunal, ex parte Gilmore 500:R v Somerset County Council, ex parte Fewings 608: 464: 431:The decision maker went beyond their power: 862:Anisminic v Foreign Compensation Commission 713:Possibility of additional grounds of review 690:Considerations of legitimate expectations: 411:Jurisdiction: Error of law or error of fact 176:The King (on the application of Claimant X) 92:", are available in certain circumstances. 681: 328:Wandsworth London Borough Council v Winder 239:Secretary of State for the Home Department 169: 109: 64: 973:"Pre-Action Protocol for Judicial Review" 913: 911: 587: 137:The application must be concerned with a 975:. Ministry of Justice. 17 September 2019 630: 398:An example of when this happened was in 243:Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police 1216:British Oxygen v Minister of Technology 668: 599: 534: 445:Another example of this is the case of 35:King's Bench Division of the High Court 1426: 908: 1075:were not subject to judicial review). 967: 965: 440:Attorney General v Fulham Corporation 341: 1084: 1035:Faculty of Law, University of Oxford 772: 251:R v Defendant Y, ex parte Claimant X 310: 13: 962: 896:from the original on 15 April 2021 784: 566: 80:At the same time, the doctrine of 14: 1450: 1434:United Kingdom administrative law 1411: 1244:Jackson Stansfields v Butterworth 756: 298: 285:were traditionally thought to be 1150:Carltona v Commissioner of Works 1048:R (Cowl) v Plymouth City Council 777:A prohibiting order (formerly a 543: 488:Wheeler v Leicester City Council 363:Irrationality (unreasonableness) 1396: 1384: 1375: 1361: 1347: 1333: 1319: 1305: 1282: 1273: 1262: 1249: 1236: 1222: 1202: 1186: 1174: 1162: 1136: 1127: 1118: 1104: 1078: 1054: 1041: 1020: 1009: 438:The classic example of this is 998: 987: 950: 935: 882: 868: 854: 800: 789:A mandatory order (formerly a 559:, where it was first imposed. 263:Amenability to judicial review 164:alternative dispute resolution 1: 848: 839: 809: 761:A quashing order (formerly a 377: 182:when reigning). For example, 1085:Dyer, Clare (5 March 2004). 596:" have not been adhered to. 192:R (Claimant Y) v Defendant Y 7: 725: 650:The right to a fair hearing 551:Wednesbury unreasonableness 315:The House of Lords held in 209:, but pronounced "Crown"), 10: 1455: 1418:A Judge Over your Shoulder 1289:R v Bow Street Magistrates 822: 634: 612: 231:West Sussex County Council 1153:(Court of Appeal, 1943); 609:Breach of natural justice 405:Local Government Act 2003 259:in any meaningful sense. 82:Parliamentary sovereignty 919:"Senior Courts Act 1981" 553:, after the decision in 281:Actions taken under the 1269:Lloyd v McMahon AC 625 890:"Civil Procedure Rules" 682:Legitimate expectations 657:legitimate expectations 467:dĂ©tournement de pouvoir 407:allows for delegation. 170:Styling of the claimant 110:Procedural requirements 65:Constitutional position 1159:(House of Lords, 1990) 1087:"The Guardian profile" 588:Procedural impropriety 465: 369:Legitimate expectation 366:Procedural impropriety 41:upon the public body. 1341:McInnes v Onslow-Fane 929:The National Archives 635:Further information: 631:The rule against bias 116:Civil Procedure Rules 50:Human Rights Act 1998 23:UK constitutional law 1147:(High Court, 1948); 669:Duty to give reasons 600:Statutory procedures 535:Fettering discretion 524:materially influence 134:(or “locus standi”). 31:Administrative Court 779:writ of prohibition 186:or more succinctly 159:letter before claim 1294:2008-07-09 at the 924:legislation.gov.uk 763:writ of certiorari 342:Grounds for review 318:O'Reilly v Mackman 235:Environment Agency 197:In these examples 90:prerogative orders 86:Acts of Parliament 1073:royal prerogative 773:Prohibiting order 737:Prohibiting order 453:Foreign Secretary 283:royal prerogative 103:royal prerogative 1446: 1406: 1400: 1394: 1388: 1382: 1379: 1373: 1365: 1359: 1351: 1345: 1337: 1331: 1323: 1317: 1309: 1303: 1286: 1280: 1277: 1271: 1266: 1260: 1253: 1247: 1240: 1234: 1226: 1220: 1206: 1200: 1190: 1184: 1178: 1172: 1166: 1160: 1140: 1134: 1131: 1125: 1122: 1116: 1108: 1102: 1101: 1099: 1097: 1082: 1076: 1058: 1052: 1045: 1039: 1038: 1032: 1024: 1018: 1013: 1007: 1002: 996: 991: 985: 984: 982: 980: 969: 960: 954: 948: 939: 933: 932: 915: 906: 905: 903: 901: 886: 880: 872: 866: 858: 791:writ of mandamus 477: 475: 311:Exclusivity rule 223:Acme Widgets Ltd 44:When creating a 1454: 1453: 1449: 1448: 1447: 1445: 1444: 1443: 1439:Judicial review 1424: 1423: 1414: 1409: 1401: 1397: 1389: 1385: 1380: 1376: 1366: 1362: 1355:Ridge v Baldwin 1352: 1348: 1338: 1334: 1327:Magill v Porter 1324: 1320: 1310: 1306: 1296:Wayback Machine 1287: 1283: 1278: 1274: 1267: 1263: 1254: 1250: 1241: 1237: 1227: 1223: 1207: 1203: 1191: 1187: 1179: 1175: 1167: 1163: 1141: 1137: 1132: 1128: 1123: 1119: 1109: 1105: 1095: 1093: 1083: 1079: 1059: 1055: 1046: 1042: 1030: 1026: 1025: 1021: 1014: 1010: 1003: 999: 992: 988: 978: 976: 971: 970: 963: 955: 951: 940: 936: 917: 916: 909: 899: 897: 888: 887: 883: 873: 869: 859: 855: 851: 842: 825: 812: 803: 787: 785:Mandatory order 775: 759: 740:Mandatory order 728: 715: 684: 671: 662:Ridge v Baldwin 652: 639: 633: 625:Lloyd v McMahon 617: 615:Natural justice 611: 602: 594:natural justice 590: 572:Proportionality 569: 567:Proportionality 546: 537: 494:at the time of 484: 469: 436: 413: 392: 380: 344: 313: 301: 275:Court of Appeal 265: 172: 112: 67: 33:(a part of the 19:Judicial review 12: 11: 5: 1452: 1442: 1441: 1436: 1422: 1421: 1413: 1412:External links 1410: 1408: 1407: 1395: 1383: 1374: 1360: 1346: 1332: 1318: 1304: 1281: 1272: 1261: 1248: 1235: 1221: 1201: 1197:House of Lords 1185: 1173: 1161: 1135: 1126: 1117: 1103: 1077: 1053: 1040: 1019: 1008: 997: 986: 961: 949: 934: 907: 881: 867: 852: 850: 847: 841: 838: 837: 836: 833: 824: 821: 811: 808: 802: 799: 786: 783: 774: 771: 758: 757:Quashing order 755: 751: 750: 747: 744: 741: 738: 735: 734:Quashing order 727: 724: 714: 711: 699: 698: 695: 683: 680: 670: 667: 651: 648: 632: 629: 610: 607: 601: 598: 589: 586: 568: 565: 545: 542: 536: 533: 483: 480: 435: 429: 412: 409: 391: 388: 379: 376: 371: 370: 367: 364: 361: 343: 340: 312: 309: 300: 299:Ouster clauses 297: 287:nonjusticiable 273:1 QB 815, the 264: 261: 171: 168: 151: 150: 135: 128: 111: 108: 66: 63: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1451: 1440: 1437: 1435: 1432: 1431: 1429: 1419: 1416: 1415: 1404: 1399: 1392: 1387: 1378: 1371: 1370: 1364: 1357: 1356: 1350: 1343: 1342: 1336: 1329: 1328: 1322: 1315: 1314: 1308: 1301: 1297: 1293: 1290: 1285: 1276: 1270: 1265: 1259: 1258: 1252: 1246: 1245: 1239: 1232: 1231: 1225: 1218: 1217: 1212: 1211: 1205: 1198: 1194: 1189: 1182: 1177: 1170: 1165: 1158: 1157: 1152: 1151: 1146: 1145: 1139: 1130: 1121: 1114: 1113: 1107: 1092: 1088: 1081: 1074: 1070: 1069: 1064: 1063: 1057: 1049: 1044: 1036: 1029: 1023: 1017: 1012: 1006: 1001: 995: 990: 974: 968: 966: 958: 953: 946: 945: 938: 930: 926: 925: 920: 914: 912: 895: 891: 885: 878: 877: 871: 864: 863: 857: 853: 846: 834: 831: 830: 829: 820: 818: 807: 798: 794: 792: 782: 780: 770: 768: 764: 754: 748: 745: 742: 739: 736: 733: 732: 731: 723: 719: 710: 706: 704: 696: 693: 692: 691: 688: 679: 677: 666: 664: 663: 658: 647: 645: 638: 628: 626: 622: 616: 606: 597: 595: 585: 582: 578: 573: 564: 560: 558: 557: 552: 544:Irrationality 541: 532: 529: 525: 520: 518: 513: 511: 507: 506: 501: 497: 493: 489: 479: 476: 473: 468: 462: 458: 454: 450: 449: 443: 441: 434: 428: 426: 420: 418: 408: 406: 401: 396: 387: 383: 375: 368: 365: 362: 359: 358: 357: 355: 351: 350: 339: 337: 333: 329: 323: 320: 319: 308: 305: 296: 294: 293: 288: 284: 279: 276: 272: 271: 260: 258: 257: 252: 246: 244: 240: 236: 232: 228: 224: 220: 216: 212: 208: 204: 200: 195: 193: 189: 185: 181: 177: 167: 165: 160: 155: 148: 144: 140: 136: 133: 129: 125: 124: 123: 121: 117: 107: 104: 100: 99: 93: 91: 87: 83: 78: 76: 72: 62: 58: 56: 51: 47: 42: 40: 36: 32: 28: 24: 21:is a part of 20: 16: 1402: 1398: 1390: 1386: 1377: 1367: 1363: 1353: 1349: 1339: 1335: 1326: 1321: 1316:4 ALL ER 289 1311: 1307: 1284: 1275: 1268: 1264: 1255: 1251: 1242: 1238: 1228: 1224: 1214: 1213:1 WLR 1231; 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Retrieved 1091:The Guardian 1090: 1080: 1066: 1060: 1056: 1047: 1043: 1034: 1022: 1011: 1000: 989: 977:. Retrieved 956: 952: 942: 937: 931:, 1981 c. 54 922: 898:. Retrieved 884: 874: 870: 860: 856: 843: 826: 813: 804: 795: 788: 776: 766: 760: 752: 729: 720: 716: 707: 702: 700: 689: 685: 672: 660: 653: 643: 640: 624: 618: 603: 591: 581:human rights 570: 561: 554: 547: 538: 527: 523: 521: 517:unreasonably 514: 509: 503: 499: 492:South Africa 487: 485: 446: 444: 439: 437: 432: 424: 421: 416: 414: 399: 397: 393: 384: 381: 372: 354:Lord Diplock 347: 345: 335: 331: 327: 324: 316: 314: 306: 302: 290: 280: 268: 266: 254: 250: 247: 242: 238: 234: 230: 226: 222: 218: 215:Helena Jones 214: 210: 206: 202: 198: 196: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 173: 156: 152: 113: 96: 94: 79: 68: 59: 43: 18: 17: 15: 1372:3 All ER 92 801:Declaration 767:ultra vires 743:Declaration 621:Lord Bridge 470: [ 433:ultra vires 227:Defendant Y 98:ultra vires 71:A. V. Dicey 46:public body 27:public body 1428:Categories 1344:1 WLR 1520 1195:1 WLR 28, 1051:contrary). 849:References 840:Discretion 810:Injunction 746:Injunction 676:common law 613:See also: 461:Pergau Dam 378:Illegality 360:Illegality 211:Claimant X 139:public law 120:High Court 114:Under the 75:common law 55:common law 39:injunction 1302:2 WLR 272 959:1 WLR 386 941:See e.g. 817:legal aid 496:apartheid 338:(1997)). 1393:2 QB 299 1300:Pinochet 1292:Archived 1233:2 AC 532 1124:2 AC 237 1096:15 April 979:15 April 900:15 April 894:Archived 865:2 AC 147 726:Remedies 457:Malaysia 352:AC 374, 334:(1992), 256:ex parte 147:contract 132:standing 77:courts. 1037:. 2012. 823:Damages 127:enough. 1405:QB 213 1330:AC 347 1219:AC 610 1183:AC 484 947:AC 617 879:AC 374 577:EU law 225:) and 203:regina 1358:AC 40 1298:Ex p 1171:AC 74 1031:(PDF) 498:. 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Index

UK constitutional law
public body
Administrative Court
King's Bench Division of the High Court
injunction
public body
Human Rights Act 1998
common law
A. V. Dicey
common law
Parliamentary sovereignty
Acts of Parliament
prerogative orders
ultra vires
royal prerogative
Civil Procedure Rules
High Court
standing
public law
tort
contract
letter before claim
alternative dispute resolution
ex parte
R v Panel for Takeovers and Mergers, ex parte Datafin
Court of Appeal
royal prerogative
nonjusticiable
Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service
O'Reilly v Mackman

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