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Two recent judgments have demonstrated the utility of the right to property under Article 1 of the First Protocol of the European Convention on Human Rights (“A1P1”) for companies and the scope for challenges where public decisions have interfered with private contracts. A1P1 is incorporated into English law by way of the Human Rights Act … Read more
In R. (on the application of MP) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2020] EWCA Civ 1634, the Court of Appeal clarified the common law duty of consultation upon public bodies based on fairness, and the test for when a legitimate expectation will be established. Key points The common law duty of … Read more
The Supreme Court has overturned a unanimous decision of the Court of Appeal, in finding that the Airports National Policy Statement (the “ANPS”) and its accompanying environmental report are lawful. The ANPS is the framework that governs the construction of a third runway at Heathrow Airport and under which an application by a developer would … 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
In the latest episode of our Public Law Podcast, Andrew Lidbetter, Nusrat Zar and Jasveer Randhawa discuss and debate the Government’s Independent Review of Administrative Law and the Ministry of Justice’s related Call for Evidence, to which Herbert Smith Freehills has recently responded. Herbert Smith Freehills Podcasts · Public Law Podcast EP6: Government’s Independent Review … Read more
Together with Brick Court Chambers, Herbert Smith Freehills’ public law team is pleased to be partnering with the Public Law Project to run a complete course which aims to provide lawyers and advisers, policy people, and decision makers with an understanding of bringing and defending judicial review claims. The course is also relevant to those … Read more
In an earlier post, we covered a challenge brought by the entrepreneur Simon Dolan and others (“the Claimants”) seeking to challenge the lockdown measures introduced in England following the outbreak of COVID-19 (“Dolan 1”). At that stage, the Administrative Court had refused permission to apply for judicial review in July on the basis that the … Read more
Herbert Smith Freehills’ public law team has responded to the Government’s Call for Evidence for the Independent Review of Administrative Law (“IRAL”) which was announced on 31 July 2020. In a previous blog post, we discussed the Government’s publication of the IRAL’s Terms of Reference. The Call for Evidence The Call for Evidence invited submissions … Read more
Recently, the Court of Appeal gave its decision in R (Cotter) v NICE [2020] EWCA Civ 103. The case challenged a decision by NICE which made it harder for a patient to obtain a particular medicine than would have been the case had NICE taken a different approach. Background The Claimant sought judicial review of … Read more
