Challenges to the Decisions of the Upper Tribunal

This paper provides an overview of recent challenges to the Upper Tribunal decisions and the weight to be given to the decisions of specialist tribunals.

Public law challenges to commercial regulators

This presentation provides an update on the application of Judicial Review principles to the regulators across a range of commercial sectors , how the Courts tend to approach the different grounds for Judicial Review in this context , including a number of recent cases.

Judicial Review: The Future

What does the future hold? Will judicial review continue to expand and innovate? What dramatic new steps will future generations look back on? What cutting-edge issues should practitioners be looking out for?

A Year in Judicial Review: October 2012

A round-up of the important cases and decisions from the last twelve months.

The Development of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights in immigration law

This presentations looks at the development of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights in the context of immigration law.

Judicial Review, Human Rights and the Peril of Knowing Too Much

Judicial Review , Human Rights and the Peril of Knowing Too Much. Talking at PLP’s annual ‘Judicial Review Trends and Forecasts’ conference , October 2011

A Year in Judicial Review 2012

Ben McCormack and Matt Stanbury of Garden Court North Chambers give a round up of the important cases and decisions of the last twelve months. You can follow their paper to fully enjoy Matt and Ben’s clear , informative , accessible and very entertaining talk. Case analysis includes Julian Assange v Swedish Prosecution Authority , costs in judicial review , and the excitingly titled section ‘Judges , politics , and public sector cuts’.

Introduction to Judicial Review

This paper and presentation provide an overview of the basic principles of public law , and the processes and procedures involved in challenging public body decisions.

Opening address to North conference 2012

The Hon Mr Justice Hickinbottom , Queen’s Bench Liason Judge for the Northern and North Eastern Circuits , provides the opening address to PLP’s Public Law and Judicial Review North Conference 2012. Introduced by Steve Cragg QC , Chair of The Public Law Project , with a short update on the work of the PLP.

Judicial Review of the Upper Tribunal

This paper considers the latest developments relating to JR of the Upper Tribunal post-Cart and looks at what potential grounds cases might proceed upon.

Public Law Reform: An Update on Social Care

This paper proves an overview of the government’s promise to reform the adult social care law , following the Law Commission’s published proposals for reform of legislation governing care and support for older and disabled people , those with mental health problems and carers. It also analyses the government’s response to the Law Commission’s recommendations and consideration of the future reform of the law.

Court of Protection: Deprivation of liberty and the Cheshire case

This paper and presentation provide an update on Article 5 ECHR and the issue of deprivation of liberty after Cheshire.