GCSE grading row: examiners face legal challenge – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 21st, 2012 in examinations, judicial review, news by tracey

“A group of around 150 schools, councils and education bodies have written to Ofqual, the qualifications watchdog, announcing their intention to seek a judicial review of the decision.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2012

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Badger cull legal challenge fails at court of appeal – The Guardian

Posted September 12th, 2012 in animals, appeals, environmental protection, judicial review, news by tracey

“Badger Trust fails in attempt to stop two pilot culls aimed at tackling tuberculosis in cattle.”

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The Guardian, 11th September 2012

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London Met lodges legal challenge over student visas – The Guardian

Posted September 11th, 2012 in immigration, judicial review, news, universities, visas by tracey

“University seeks judicial review after losing highly trusted status for sponsoring international students.”

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The Guardian, 11th September 2012

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England badger cull court appeal – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2012 in animals, appeals, health, judicial review, news by tracey

“Badgers could be shot across England within weeks, barring a last minute legal challenge. Natural England is preparing to issue licenses that will allow farmers to shoot badgers at night in parts of Gloucestershire and Somerset.”

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BBCNews, 11th September 2012

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Local Government Law Update – 11 KBW

Local Government Law Update: 28 August (PDF)

11 KBW, 28th August 2012

Source: www.11kbw.com

Regina (T) v Merton London Borough Council – WLR Daily

Regina (T) v Merton London Borough Council: [2012] EWHC 2055 (Admin);   [2012] WLR (D)  256

“Paragraph 65 of the Special Guardianship Guidance required a local authority to consider the National Fostering Network’s minimum allowances paid in relation to foster carers and to use them as a starting point when determining the level of financial support payable to a person acting in the capacity of a special guardian pursuant to the provisions of section 14F of the Children Act 1989 and the Special Guardianship Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/1109).”

WLR Daily, 25th July 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Government to introduce fixed caps on parties’ costs in environmental judicial review proceedings from December – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 31st, 2012 in costs, environmental protection, judicial review, news by tracey

“The Government plans to introduce a cap on the extent to which the losing party to an environmental challenge will be expected to cover the winning party’s legal costs.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 31st August 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

JL and the Second Bite of the Cherry – NearlyLegal

“There now follows a judicial review of the decision to enforce the possession order made in that claim: JL v SS for Defence [2012] EWHC 2216 (Admin) [not yet on Bailii], heard by Justice Simler QC on 30/7/2012.”

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NearlyLegal, 27th August 2012

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/

Injunctions for accommodation, judicial review and prospects of success – NearlyLegal

Posted August 29th, 2012 in homelessness, housing, injunctions, judicial review, local government, news by tracey

“This is case that highlights the benchmark for seeking an injunction for accommodation on a judicial review claim.”

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NearlyLegal, 26th August 2012

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Virgin Trains takes West Coast Main Line court action – BBC News

Posted August 29th, 2012 in contracts, judicial review, news, railways by tracey

“Virgin Trains has started court proceedings over the government’s decision to award a new franchise to rival transport company FirstGroup.”

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BBC News, 28th August 2012

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Suitability. On expired beds and shared bathrooms – NearlyLegal

Posted August 24th, 2012 in homelessness, housing, judicial review, local government, news by sally

“Just how bad and inappropriate does temporary accommodation have to be to be unsuitable? There is an interesting post by David Thomas on the Anthony Gold ‘Housing and Public Law’ blog about a settled Judicial Review that highlights this issue.”

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NearlyLegal, 23rd August 2012

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk

Local Government Law Update – 11 KBW

Posted August 21st, 2012 in judicial review, local government, news, police, public procurement by sally

Local Government Law Update: 17 August (PDF)

11 KBW, 17th August 2012

Source: www.11kbw.com

LSC to face judicial review over report costs – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted August 2nd, 2012 in costs, expert witnesses, judicial review, legal aid, legal services, news by sally

“The Law Society is to challenge by judicial review a Legal Services Commission decision to meet just one-third of the costs of an expert witness report ordered by a county court on behalf of a child.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd August 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Regina (YZ (China)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted August 1st, 2012 in appeals, deportation, families, immigration, judicial review, law reports by sally

Regina (YZ (China)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 1022; [2012] WLR (D) 237

“Where a foreign national was removed from the United Kingdom in consequence of the unlawful issue of a certificate under section 96(2) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 following refusal by the Secretary of State of his application for revocation of a deportation order, there was no presumption that the court should order his return to pursue an in-country appeal.”

WLR Daily, 26th July 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina (NB (Algeria)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted August 1st, 2012 in appeals, asylum, judicial review, jurisdiction, law reports, stay of execution by sally

Regina (NB (Algeria)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 1050; [2012] WLR (D) 233

“The Court of Appeal had jurisdiction to grant an claimant, whose claim for judicial review of a removal order had been rejected by Upper Tribunal, a stay of his removal until his application for permission to appeal had been considered by the Court of Appeal.”

WLR Daily, 27th July 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Abu Qatada seeks judicial review of detention – The Guardian

Posted July 31st, 2012 in deportation, detention, habeas corpus, judicial review, news by sally

“The radical Islamist preacher Abu Qatada, who has spent more than six years in detention, will on Tuesday launch a fresh bid for release. Qatada’s lawyers will apply to the high court for a writ of habeas corpus and permission to launch a judicial review of his continuing detention while he fights deportation to Jordan to stand trial on terrorist charges.”

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The Guardian, 30th July 2012

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Campaigners win Woolley Valley land battle – The Independent

“A campaign group has won a High Court battle over the agricultural use of Green Belt land formerly owned by broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby for intensive poultry farming.”

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The Independent, 27th July 2012

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High speed train opponents granted court hearing – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 27th, 2012 in environmental protection, judicial review, news, planning, railways by sally

“Plans to build a high speed line from London to the Midlands were dealt a blow yesterday with the High Court granting opponents the right to seek judicial review against the scheme.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2012

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Protesters lose royal wedding High Court case – The Independent

” Royal wedding protesters have lost their High Court claim that they were the victims of unlawful searches and arrests.”

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The Independent, 18th July 2012

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Regina (SG ( Iraq)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Regina (OR ( Iraq)) Same – WLR Daily

Posted July 18th, 2012 in appeals, asylum, Iraq, judicial review, law reports, stay of proceedings by tracey

Regina (SG ( Iraq)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Regina (OR ( Iraq)) Same: [2012] EWCA Civ 940;  [2012] WLR (D)  207

“A claimant affected by, but not party to, a country guidance determination which was under appeal to the Court of Appeal was not entitled to an automatic stay of removal pending the outcome of the appeal. It was in the court’s discretion to grant a stay, but the court should not stay removal pending the decision of the Court of Appeal unless the claimant had adduced a clear and coherent body of evidence that the findings of the tribunal were in error.”

WLR Daily, 13th July 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk