‘We all have expectations. Some, like Dickens’ Pip, may have Great Expectations. But, great or otherwise, expectations aren’t always ‘legitimate’. For that is a question of law. So if a councillor apparently gives a binding commitment to a meeting that a proposal will not happen if residents oppose it, would that create a legally recognised legitimate expectation? This was the issue before Mrs Justice Lieven when on 14 April she gave judgment in R (Grantchester Parish Council) v Greater Cambridge Partnership [2025] EWHC 923 (Admin).’
Law Society's Gazette, 13th June 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
