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 Upper Tribunal (the “UT”) in Information Commissioner v Poplar Housing Association and Regeneration Community Association [2020] UKUT 182 (AAC) has dismissed the Information Commissioner’s appeal against a decision by the First-tier Tribunal (the “FTT”), confirming a housing association was not a “public authority” for the purposes of regulation 2(2)(c) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 … 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