The basic structure doctrine, as first expounded by the Indian Supreme Court in the early 1970s in Kesavanand […]
Category Archive: Judicial review
If prizes were awarded to ‘Distinctions in English law’, then a good contender for the ‘lifetime achievement’ award […]
In his 2004 book “Don’t think of an elephant” cognitive linguist George Lakoff offered his view on the […]
A recent judgment in an interlocutory hearing in the Federal Court of Australia has raised the fascinating question […]
Until recently, the Ullah principle – that in giving effect to the Convention rights under the HRA the […]
While this was probably not its primary objective at the time, the Daily Telegraph scoop on MPs’ expenses […]
The Government claims that its proposals to restrict access to judicial review are based on evidence that growth […]
Following the Prime Minister’s declaration of “war” on judicial review last month, the Ministry of Justice has now […]
In June 2012, Theresa May, the Home Secretary, laid a new statement of changes in immigration rules before […]
For many years now, administrative lawyers have been puzzling over the relationship of rules and discretion. When is […]
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