We are pleased to share with you this three part horizon-scanning podcast series from the public law team. In this series, Nusrat Zar and Shameem Ahmad are joined by James McBride from Hanbury Strategy, a strategic advisory firm that provides political insight and analysis. Together they will to look to the horizon and share their … Read more
In R v Adams [2020] UKSC 19 the Supreme Court considered the nature and application of the principle established in Carltona Ltd v Commissioners of Works [1943] 2 All ER 560: where Parliament specifies that a decision is to be taken by a particular Minister, that decision may be taken by an appropriate person on … Read more
Dolan & Ors v Secretary of State for Health And Social Care & Anor [2020] EWHC 1786 (Admin) A claim brought by the entrepreneur Simon Dolan and others (“the Claimants”) seeking to challenge the lockdown measures introduced by the English Government following the COVID-19 outbreak has been refused permission in the Administrative Court. The claim … Read more
In the latest episode of our public law podcast, Andrew Lidbetter, Nusrat Zar and Anna Eliasson discuss the scope for regulators to go back on concessions they have suggested to those they regulate. In doing so, they look at the nature of these statements; how they might amount to obligations; when they can be frustrated; … Read more
Businesses who deal with consumers will generally wish to have a good relationship with Government, regulators and other public authorities. However, there are times when a company’s interests are such that they come into conflict. At those times companies may wish to consider how that conflict might be resolved if it were to reach court … Read more
As the UK moves to the next phase of its COVID-19 response, the Government has increasingly started looking at ways to lift the lockdown and restart the economy. Our previous blogs (see here and here), and our podcast (see here) give a broad overview of the Government’s immediate legislative response to the crisis. While the … Read more
In School Facility Management Ltd & Others v Governing Body of Christ The King College & Isle of Wight Council [2020] EWHC 1118 (Comm), the High Court found that a contract was ultra vires and therefore void unless written consent was given by the Secretary of State. KEY POINTS A contract with a public authority … Read more
In the latest episode of our public law podcast, Andrew Lidbetter, Nusrat Zar and James Wood discuss the possible establishment of a public inquiry into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. In doing so, they look at the likely scope of any inquiry and consider the range of individuals and organisations – including commercial entities … Read more
In R (on the application of Palestine Solidarity Campaign Ltd) v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2020] UKSC 16, the Supreme Court demonstrates that statutory guidance will be considered unlawful if it does not remain within the scope of what Parliament intended when it was conferring the power to issue that … Read more
