Challenging sanctions: public law, Saini-style administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/05/21/c...
Thlimmenos and positive discrimination administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/04/10/t...
In Accordance With Law administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/04/22/i...
Rationality and Administrative Delay administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/05/05/r...
The quashing of primary legislation: mystifying or mundane? administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/06/02/t...
Palestine Action proscription appeal hearing: Day 1 administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/04/28/p...
Palestine Action proscription appeal: Day 2 administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/04/30/p...
What is a deprivation of liberty? administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/06/04/w...
No mandatory orders for unlawful exercises of statutory powers administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/05/29/n...
When does a duty to consult arise in public law? administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/06/05/w...
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The High Court (Mansfield J) has held that Thlimmenos discrimination can only apply where a claimant is asking for an exception to be introduced to an otherwise general rule; it does not apply wher…
In a wide-ranging High Court judgment, Saini J considered, and rejected, a number of distinct challenges against the Secretary of State’s decision to impose sanctions on the nephew of an associate …
The Court of Appeal hearing in the Palestine Action proscription appeal commenced today (28 April). It will last till 4.30pm tomorrow (29 April). This blog contains a recap of today’s arguments, in…
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There has, in recent years, been an increasing number of public law judgments engaging with fundamental principles on the use of judicial review remedies, primarily the use of mandatory orders. Som…
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The Outer House of the Court of Session has handed down an interesting case, considering the circumstances under which an administrative delay may be declared unlawful on the basis that it is Wedne…
The Divisional Court (Holgate LJ, Farbey J) has held, in the judicial review challenging the Met’s policy governing the use of life facial recognition (“LFR”), that the mere fact of a discretionary…
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On 31 March 2026, Chief Justice of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Supreme Court James Lewis KC struck down a part of the BIOT’s constitution on the ground that it was unlawful and irrati…
This post contains a recap of the second of two days (29 April) of OPEN hearings in the Court of Appeal’s hearing in the Palestine Action appeal. The recap of the hearing on day 1 can be read on th…
Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) protects the right to liberty, and guarantees that nobody shall be “deprived” of their liberty unless certain conditions, set out in that…
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It is well-known that there is no general common law duty on public authorities to carry out a consultation before making a decision. However, such a duty may arise if certain conditions are met. T…
