In Bristol Airport Action Network Co-ordinating Committee v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities [2023] EWHC 171 (Admin), the High Court dismissed a challenge brought primarily on climate change grounds by various local environmental groups and residents to the grant of planning permission for the expansion of Bristol Airport. Key points Planning … Read more

Judgment was handed down in the High Court today by Mrs Justice Lieven in the case of R (on the application of AQUIND Limited) v Secretary of State for BEIS and others [2023] EWHC 98 (Admin). Mrs Justice Lieven found in favour of the Claimant, AQUIND Limited, represented by Herbert Smith Freehills LLP. The judgment … Read more

In R. (on the application of Friends of the Earth Ltd) v Secretary of State for International Trade/UK Export Finance (UKEF) [2023] EWCA Civ 14 the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal brought by Friends of the Earth relating to the Government’s decision to provide export finance in support of a natural gas project in … Read more

In R. (on the application of Doncaster MBC) v Doncaster Sheffield Airport Ltd [2022] EWHC 3060 (Admin), the Administrative Court has indicated that it is “arguable with a realistic prospect of success” that a decision made by a privately owned airport operator, Doncaster Sheffield Airport Limited (the “Operator“), to close Doncaster Sheffield Airport, is amenable … 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 post below was first published on our Banking Litigation notes blog. The Administrative Court has dismissed an application for judicial review of a decision by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) in the context of a complaint against a lender by an individual borrower who claims she is trapped in her mortgage (a so-called “mortgage … Read more

In R. (on the application of Kellogg Marketing and Sales Co (UK) Ltd) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2022] EWHC 1710 (Admin) the High Court dismissed all four grounds of a challenge brought by Kellogg to the Food (Promotions and Placement) (England) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/1368) (the “Regulations”). Key Points The … Read more