Judicial review reaffirmed as a remedy of last resort
United Kingdom - July 31 2017 In a recent decision, Glencore Energy UK Limited v Commissioners of HMRC 2017 EWHC 1476 (Admin), the Administrative Court (Green J) held that...
Jasveer Randhawa, Andrew Lidbetter.
Court of Appeal gives effect to the broad definition of "environmental information" under the EIR
United Kingdom - July 18 2017 The Court of Appeal in Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy v The Information Commissioner and Alex Henney 2017 EWCA Civ 844 has...
Jasveer Randhawa, Andrew Lidbetter.
Contextual interpretation of statute leads to quashing of regulator's decision
United Kingdom - July 3 2017 In R (on the application of UK Power Networks (Operations) Ltd) v Gas and Electricity Markets Authority 2017 EWHC 1175 (Admin), the Claimant, UK...
Jasveer Randhawa, Andrew Lidbetter.
When a domestic court can depart from a CJEU judgment
European Union, United Kingdom - June 29 2017 In R (Newby Foods Limited) v the Food Standards Agency 2017 EWCA Civ 400 the Court of Appeal was tasked with considering the circumstances when the...
Jasveer Randhawa, Andrew Lidbetter.
Human Rights Act 1998 - General Election Update
European Union, United Kingdom - May 31 2017 Following the announcement of the UK general election, the status of the Human Rights Act 1998 (the "Act") has again come into focus. The...
Jasveer Randhawa, Andrew Lidbetter.
