marcuscleaver · In the matter of an application by Noeleen McAleenon for Judicial Review [2024] UKSC 31 A landfill has been emitting noxious gases and so a local resident decided to bring a judicial review claim against the regulator but was this the correct legal
marcuscleaver · [2024] UKSC 4 & 5 This week on the podcast we cover one case about when prisoners can be recalled to jail and another about the application of tax law in the Channel Islands. uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
marcuscleaver · R (VIP Communications Ltd) v SoS for the Home Department [2023] UKSC 10 When Ofcom proposed to licence a piece of telecommunications equipment, the Home Secretary stepped in because of national security concerns. A judicial review challenged that decision by the Secretary of
marcuscleaver · R (Coughlan) v Minister for the Cabinet Office [2022] UKSC 11 A challenge to the legality of a voter ID pilot scheme found its way before the Supreme Court and so in this episode of the podcast we use that as a jumping
marcuscleaver · R (O) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] UKSC 3 How much should a child have to pay to apply to become a British citizen? You might think that it is free but the Home Office charges about £1,000 per
marcuscleaver · R (A) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 37 To what extent should guidance and policy document produced by a public authority be legally binding and challengeable by judicial review? That is the question asked of the Supreme Court
Nobody likes to be told that they are wrong but we all make mistakes that sometimes need correcting. That is the essence of judicial review whereby mistakes made by the government can be challenged and rectified. However this government has got so used to being
Boycotts, divestment and sanctions have long been a form of ethical investment but is this type of protest allowed when it is carried out by local authority pension schemes? On the one hand it potentially conflicts with government policy but these funds are ultimately run
El Shafee Elsheikh was involved with ISIS and is alleged to have been involved in the beheadings of 27 citizens from the UK and the US. The UK provided legal assistance to the Americans but broke with convention by not requiring assurances that the evidence
DN was detained under immigration law for committing serious offences that could have led to his eventual deportation back to Rwanda. However when the basis for his detention was held to be unlawful everything was thrown up in the air and it was up to