Administrative and Public Law Notes

Webinar on recent developments in judicial review

HSF public law partner Nusrat Zar chairs and speaks at a recent LexisNexis webinar on key developments in judicial review, which includes a discussion on …

Court of Appeal considers Parliamentary privilege in the context of a non-statutory inquiry

Today in a unanimous decision the Court of Appeal found that the current Government policy in relation to the expansion of Heathrow Airport is unlawful

Background The Court of Appeal has today handed down two related judgments both concerned with the Government’s policy in relation to the proposed …

Public Law podcast Ep 2: Consultation – lessons learned from 2019

High Court finds that the suspension of pension benefits breaches the Human Rights Act

In R (on the application of British Medical Association) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2020] EWHC 64 (Admin) the British Medical …

Important decision on privilege in a regulatory context

In a judgment handed down yesterday, the Court of Appeal found that an audit client could not be compelled to produce its privileged documents to its …

Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector – a new regulatory field?

The Committee on Standards in Public Life (the “Committee”) has published a report on artificial intelligence (“AI”) and its impact on public standards …

The FRC and enforcement action - what next?

Over the last year, three key reports have been published on the future of the audit and accountancy professions. These reports together propose …

High Court gives guidance on conduct of non-statutory inquiries

In R (on the application of Clarke and Others) v Holliday [2019] EWHC 3596 (Admin), the High Court dismissed an application for permission to apply for …

Policy making through the back door – Spotting issues and challenging Brexit-related SIs

With the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (the Withdrawal Agreement Act) now formally on the statute books, Britain is set to exit the EU …

Public Procurement: Public interest prevails as High Court lifts suspension of Network Rail contract

In a judgment handed down on 20 December 2019, the High Court in Alstom Transport UK Ltd v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd [2019] EWHC 3585 (TCC) allowed …

Broad public consultations not always sufficient to meet the requirements of fairness

In R (on the application of British Blind & Shutter Association) v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local …