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R(Gallaher) v Competition and Markets Authority and the Search for the Principle of Equal Treatment
Fred Allen
6 August 2018
R(Gallaher) v Competition and Markets Authority and the Search for the Principle of Equal Treatment
The Supreme Court in R (o.t.a. Gallaher et al) v. Competition and Markets Authority [2018] UKSC 25 dealt with concepts at the core of UK public law, finding that there are no freestanding principles of fairness and equal treatment, and re-examining the grounds on which judicial review can be brought.
18 May 2018
Coroner’s ‘cab rank queue’ burial policy quashed in successful judicial review claim
In Adath Yisroel Burial Society v HM Senior Coroner for Inner North London [2018] EWHC 969 (Admin), the First Claimant was a charitable organisation responsible for managing and facilitating the burials of a large proportion of the orthodox Jewish population in Inner North London. The Second Claimant was a 79 year old orthodox Jewish woman who lives within the administrative area of the Senior Coroner for Inner North London (the Defendant). The Defendant was the Senior Coroner for Inner North London.
3 May 2018
Will Your Voice Be Heard? – A Re-Examination of Standing in Judicial Review in the Light of Worboys
The judicial review of the decision by the Parole Board to release John Worboys garnered significant media attention. One of the factors that increased its profile was the involvement of the Mayor of London, who was the first party to bring a claim. At the substantive hearing, the High Court took the relatively unusual step of denying him standing as a claimant. This article looks at some of the questions raised by the Court’s approach to standing in this instance, and at an alternative option available to individuals or organisations looking to have their voice heard in judicial review proceedings.
25 January 2018
The High Court’s decision is (sometimes) final: the Court of Appeal confirms the decision of a coroner in relation to witnesses and the risk of harm caused by giving evidence
The husband and children of the school teacher, Ann Maguire, who was murdered by a pupil, William Cornick, in her classroom in April 2014 have been unsuccessful in their attempt to appeal against the decision of the High Court to dismiss their claim for judicial review of a decision of the Assistant District Coroner for West Yorkshire.
24 January 2018
Legal Update: Judicial review of decisions in the Crown Court
The recent decision in Farhia Ali v Crown Court at Kingston [2017] EWHC 2706 (Admin) provides a reminder of the narrow availability of judicial review in relation to decisions of the Crown Court. In Farhia, a decision to refuse bail following the jury’s verdict was found not to be capable of being judicially reviewed as it was not within the supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court.