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On 6 July 2023, the Divisional Court (the “Court“) handed down its judgment in high profile judicial review proceedings brought by the Cabinet Office against the Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry (the “Chair” and the “Inquiry“), ruling in favour of the Chair. The judgment, R (Cabinet Office) v Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry … Read more
The Divisional Court is set to hear a high-profile judicial review today, brought by the Cabinet Office against the Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry (the “Chair” and the “Inquiry“), relating to the Cabinet Office’s document production obligations. The Cabinet Office is challenging a notice issued by the Inquiry under section 21 of the Inquiries … Read more
The Administrative Court has emphasised the importance of the duty of candour in judicial review proceedings, and found a breach of that duty by the Secretary of State in R. (on the application of HM) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 2729 (Admin). The two joined claims concerned the Home Office’s … Read more
In R (Good Law Project Ltd) v The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2022] EWHC 2468 (TCC), the High Court dismissed a judicial review claim brought by the Good Law Project (“GLP“) against the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (“SSHSC“) in connection with the awarding of contracts in the … Read more
The UK Government has published the final terms of reference (“ToR“) for the COVID-19 inquiry (the “Inquiry“), which has now begun work. Unprecedented in its size and significance, the Inquiry will consider over a two-year period the impact of the pandemic on the UK, and how the UK Government, devolved administrations, local government, and many … Read more
Two recent judgments have been handed down, relating to allegations of breach of procurement rules by campaign organisation The Good Law Project against the Government. Both judgments related to procurement decisions made during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic: The High Court held that the Government’s use of a high priority lane in the … Read more
The High Court has found apparent bias on the part of the Government in respect of its award of a contract under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the “PCR“) for the provision of focus group and communication support services without public notice or competition during the early weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic (the “Contract“) (R … Read more
In JD Sports Fashion plc v Competition and Markets Authority [2020] CAT 24, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT”) quashed the Competition and Markets Authority’s (“CMA”) final report on the Phase 2 investigation into the completed acquisition by JD Sports Fashion plc (“JD Sports”) of Footasylum plc (“Footasylum”) on the basis that the CMA had not sought … Read more
The Court of Appeal today handed down its judgment in respect of the proceedings brought by Simon Dolan and others (“the Appellants”) seeking to challenge the lockdown measures introduced in England in March 2020 via the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/350) following the outbreak of COVID-19 (see our earlier post regarding … Read more