A complete, one day course to provide lawyers and advisers, policy people and decision makers with an understanding of public law principles and how they operate in bringing and defending judicial review claims. The course is also relevant to those working in campaigning organisations with a legal strategy and those representing and advising marginalised groups in society.


  • Public law: who it affects, which decisions can be challenged, what remedies can be offered
  • What kinds of decision can be challenged using Judicial Review?
  • Public law wrongs
  • Public bodies and public functions
  • Differences between cases based on the Human Rights Act and other grounds
  • Illegality and fairness
  • Claims by pressure and public interest groups
  • Update on developing case law
  • Using the freedom of Information Act in public law
  • Third-party interventions in test cases
  • Judicial review remedies
  • Alternatives to judicial review
  • Initiating a claim for judicial review
  • Initial advice and preparation
  • Funding
  • Pre-Action protocol
  • Preparing to issue
  • Steps in proceedings
  • The final hearing and beyond

Plus supervised case studies at the end of the day, to help delegates revise and put to use practical use the learning from the course. 

 

Confirmed speakers so far include:

  • Barristers from Doughty Street Chambers
  • Solicitors from Public Law Project
  • Solicitors from Clifford Chance

Presented with the support of Doughty Street Chambers and Clifford Chance.

 


12 June 2018
10:00 am - 6:00 pm

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The Design Works, 93-99 Goswell Road
London
EC1V 7EY

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