Not exact matches
A
judicial review («JR») is a type
of court proceeding in
which a judge
reviews the lawfulness
of a
decision or action made by a public body; they are a challenge to the way in
which a
decision has been made, rather than the conclusion reached.
The importance
of the second and third issues is obvious for
decisions about a written constitution,
which later was interpreted as involving
judicial review of acts
of Congress, and for a federal union
of states having partial autonomy under a national government.
The ACCC had 28 days in
which to apply for
judicial review of the
decision, but such a
review would not test the merits
of the Tribunal's
decision.
This completely misses the point
of judicial review,
which is that it is designed to stop bad
decision - making.
Margaret Tulloch
of Comprehensive Future, a group
which campaigns for equality
of opportunity in education, confirmed they were taking advice on the feasibility
of a
judicial review of the
decision in the High Court.
The alliance is hoping for an early
decision from the court on whether to allow a
judicial review of the case
which they hope could take place before the new year.
Last week, Comprehensive Future,
which campaigns for equality
of opportunity in education, said the group was taking advice on the feasibility
of a
judicial review of the Weald
of Kent
decision in the High Court.
The Department for Education (DfE) has said it disagrees with «some aspects»
of the court's
decision last month to rule against education secretary Nicky Morgan in a
judicial review brought by six parents, but has not said
which.
When the Commission issues a
decision against a given party, such party has at its disposal the complete system
of judicial review provided by EU law,
which includes the action for annulment at the General Court and the appeal to the CJEU.
A lengthy procedural history included Ms. Johnstone's complaint being initially dismissed by the Canadian Human Rights Commission,
which decision was subsequently considered by the Federal Court on
judicial review (2007 FC 36), and then by the Federal Court
of Appeal (2008 FCA 101).
You may want to consider
judicial review if you were a part
of a dispute resolution proceeding at the Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB)
which did not go in your favour and you believe that the
decision made by the arbitrator at the hearing was unreasonable or unfair.
A
judicial review is a court action in
which a judge
reviews the
decision of a tribunal or other legal
decision - maker for serious errors or unfairness.
All those involved in the wind power industry should take note
of this
decision,
which could eventually be submitted to
judicial review.
Two questions arose: (i) whether s 204 contained an express requirement under
which the county court was required by an enactment to make a
decision applying the principles that were applied by the court on an application for
judicial review, thus placing s 204 appeals within the public law category; and (ii) if not, whether there were any other reasons requiring the application
of judicial review principles with the result that s 204 appeals fell within the post-LASPO 2012 civil legal aid regime.
I think this case is
of interest to ABlawg readers because it involves the judicial review of a mineral royalty decision and it also concerns appellate - level consideration of the standard of review applicable to a ministerial decision — a topic of recent interest in the judiciary and which Professor Olszynski explores in his recent ABlawg post «Of Killer Whales, Sage - grouse, and the Battle Against (Madisonian) Tyranny»
of interest to ABlawg readers because it involves the
judicial review of a mineral royalty decision and it also concerns appellate - level consideration of the standard of review applicable to a ministerial decision — a topic of recent interest in the judiciary and which Professor Olszynski explores in his recent ABlawg post «Of Killer Whales, Sage - grouse, and the Battle Against (Madisonian) Tyranny»
of a mineral royalty
decision and it also concerns appellate - level consideration
of the standard of review applicable to a ministerial decision — a topic of recent interest in the judiciary and which Professor Olszynski explores in his recent ABlawg post «Of Killer Whales, Sage - grouse, and the Battle Against (Madisonian) Tyranny»
of the standard
of review applicable to a ministerial decision — a topic of recent interest in the judiciary and which Professor Olszynski explores in his recent ABlawg post «Of Killer Whales, Sage - grouse, and the Battle Against (Madisonian) Tyranny»
of review applicable to a ministerial
decision — a topic
of recent interest in the judiciary and which Professor Olszynski explores in his recent ABlawg post «Of Killer Whales, Sage - grouse, and the Battle Against (Madisonian) Tyranny»
of recent interest in the judiciary and
which Professor Olszynski explores in his recent ABlawg post «
Of Killer Whales, Sage - grouse, and the Battle Against (Madisonian) Tyranny»
Of Killer Whales, Sage - grouse, and the Battle Against (Madisonian) Tyranny».
In reaching this
decision, the High Court undertook a
review of past Singapore case law and legal commentary on the nature and purpose
of Article 34 (2)(a)(iii), ultimately deciding that «as a matter
of policy, to hold that Art 34 (2)(a)(iii) does not apply, where no other limb under Art 34 (2) would be engaged, would allow an arbitral tribunal to immunize its awards against
judicial scrutiny by delivering its conclusions on both jurisdiction and merits in a single award»,
which would have been an «unsatisfactory result».
Under s 38, any
judicial review claim against the minister or a member
of the inquiry panel, must be brought within 14 days
of the day on
which the applicant became aware
of the
decision.
All that remains to be stressed here is that the denial or breach
of these entitlements may provide the ground on
which a
decision can be challenged through the process
of judicial review.
From such an assessment
of the rules, the Court suddenly jumped to the conclusion that «in those circumstances, a
decision by
which the Parliament considers that a petition addressed to it does not meet the conditions laid down in Article 227 TFEU must be amenable to
judicial review, since it is liable to affect the right
of petition
of the person concerned.
The privative clause in this case did not preclude
judicial review of the
decision,
which the Court
of Appeal found exceeded the Appeal Committee's jurisdiction in any event.
The management and allocation
of housing stock by a housing trust
which is a registered social landlord under the Housing Act 1996, including
decisions concerning the termination
of a tenancy, is a function
of a public nature, with the effect that the registered social landlord is to regarded as a public authority for the purposes
of s 6 (3)(b)
of the Human Rights Act 1998 and so is amenable to
judicial review on conventional public law grounds in respect
of its performance
of that function.
In Cuozzo, Justice Breyer noted that appeals may be available when PTAB
decisions fail to comport with due process, when the
decision goes beyond the «statutory» limits
of the AIA, such as when the
review is premised on a violation
of 35 U.S.C. § 112 (
which is not a ground for invalidity available in IPR proceedings), or other
judicial «shenanigans.»
In a unanimous
decision released Sept 28, 2017, the Alberta Court
of Appeal («ABCA») upheld a
judicial review decision which found that the majority
of a grievance arbitration panel («Majority Panel») had improperly decided that Suncor's random drug and alcohol testing policy was unenforceable.
Legislative choice to vest
decision - making authority in these bodies, allied to their expertise, the complexity
of the problems with
which they deal and the ability
of interested parties to participate in their proceedings justifies a deferential approach to
judicial review of their
decisions.
He accepted the Council's evidence, some
of which — unusually for
judicial review proceedings — had been given during cross-examination, that none
of its
decisions had been taken for an improper political purpose.
In the
judicial review, ADGA took the position that the Tribunal's
decision must fail because Mr. Lane and the Commission failed to establish or identify a comparator group against
which to measure the treatment
of Mr. Lane.
The Employer brought an application for the
judicial review of the PSLREB's
decision to the Federal Court
of Appeal (the «FCA»),
which unanimously reversed the
decision of the PSLREB.
Furthermore, there is always the potential for a
judicial review (a kind
of appeal)
of Vice - Chair's Nyman's
decision,
which may result in a reversal
of the Board's
decision.
In October 2017, the Commercial Court dismissed a
judicial review application
which sought to quash An Bord Pleanala's
decision to grant the Apple technology company planning permission for the construction
of a data storage centre together with an electricity substation and associated infrastructure on a site near Athenry, County Galway.
The Court did not grapple with the point that the
decision in AHK had been overtaken by the enactment
of section 6
of the Justice and Security Act 2013
which provides for a closed material procedure in
judicial review proceedings (CMP).
Deference is about the way in
which a court treats an administrative
decision, primarily on
judicial review but also in other contexts, where the legitimacy
of the
decision is in question.
In Canada (Attorney General) v. Bodnar, the employer sought
judicial review of a
decision of the Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board (Board) in
which the Board held that the inclusion
of disability - related absences and absences taken for the purposes
of family caregiver leave in an attendance management policy was discriminatory.
In 2015 the Alberta Court
of Appeal issued two
decisions which suggested the Court is attempting to curtail the presumption
of deference in the
judicial review (or statutory appeal) of statutory tribunal decisions in this province: see Edmonton (East) Capilano Shopping Centres Ltd v Edmonton (City), 2015 ABCA 85 (CanLII)(Capilano, ABCA) which I commented on in Where Are We Going on Standard of Review in Al
review (or statutory appeal)
of statutory tribunal
decisions in this province: see Edmonton (East) Capilano Shopping Centres Ltd v Edmonton (City), 2015 ABCA 85 (CanLII)(Capilano, ABCA)
which I commented on in Where Are We Going on Standard
of Review in Al
Review in Alberta?
He acted for HMRC in Proteus and Samarkand v HMRC -LRB-[2017] EWCA Civ 77), a
judicial review challenge to tax
decisions taken on film finance schemes; in Eastenders v HMRC [2014] UKSC 34, [2014] 2 WLR 1580 (
which concerned the for use
of the power to detain goods under section 139
of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979); and in European Brand Trading v HMRC [2016] EWCA Civ 90 (as to the jurisdiction
of the Upper Tribunal to determine whether seizure
of goods for non-payment
of excise duty was lawful).
There may be exceptional cases in
which it might be appropriate to apply for
judicial review of the secretary
of state's
decision to recall the prisoner, but they would be few and far between.
Shortly before the consultation date on November 28, 2013, I was advised that the College had received a letter suggesting that an application for
judicial review would be made
of a ratio
review panel
decision that I had chaired (
which had issued over 6 months ago), on the basis
of «a reasonable apprehension
of bias».
I want to come back to the issue
of judicial review — both
of legislation and
of administrative
decisions — and deference, about
which I wrote earlier this week.
We are struggling to reconcile parliamentary sovereignty,
which suggests giving effect to legislative attempts to insulate administrative
decision - makers from
judicial review, and the Rule
of Law,
which, as Dicey himself suggested, requires courts
of justice to apply the law.
The «conservatives» who are skeptical
of judicial review of legislation, especially on Charter grounds, rally under «the Diceyan banner» —
which is also «a flag
of hostility to the administrative state» — and thus don't like courts to defer to the
decisions of administrative agencies and tribunals.
A
review of the case itself indicates, however, that the Review Board addressed the merits of its own decision, which is unusual on judicial r
review of the case itself indicates, however, that the
Review Board addressed the merits of its own decision, which is unusual on judicial r
Review Board addressed the merits
of its own
decision,
which is unusual on
judicial reviewreview.
R (Boehringer - Ingelheim Ltd) v NHS England (2016, Administrative Court) Resisting an application for permission to apply for
judicial review of a
decision of NHS England on the circumstances in
which an end
of life cancer treatment should be used
Judicial Review is the procedure by
which decisions of a public body can be challenged in court.
On issues such as the content
of the record on
judicial review applications, the extent to
which administrative
decision - makers can participate in
judicial reviews of their
decisions, superior court
review of federal prison
decisions and tribunals» capacity to reconsider their
decisions, Canadian courts have recently come under pressure to update the procedural law to bring it into line with the substantive law.
In dismissing the appeal against dismissal
of an application for
judicial review of the Bar Council's
decision, the Court examined the relevant ECHR case law,
which emphasised adequacy
of representation over freedom
of choice as to the identity
of counsel.
In their brief, the amici assert that the availability
of judicial review of agency
decisions serves important purposes, by «providing assurance that agencies do not exceed the limits
of their statutory authority and treat parties fairly, consistently, and rationally,» particularly in the arena
of CAMELS ratings,
which «are a cornerstone to bank regulation» and have the potential to have «significant impact» on banks» businesses and activities.
«The CAS
decision,
which had to determine whether there was any basis for the IOC's refusal to invite Russian athletes, is in some ways, a
judicial review of the IOC's method for determining
which athletes are able to take part in the competition.
Rix LJ cited with approval a passage in De Smith's
Judicial Review (6th edition, 2007, at paras 10 - 065ff) and headed: Policy and Bias,
which noted that
decision - makers are entitled «to exhibit certain kinds
of bias in the exercise
of their judgment or discretion on matters
of public policy» and while ordinary members
of legislative bodies are «entitled, and sometimes expected, to show political bias» they
of course ought not to show personal bias or participate in
decisions on a matter in
which they have a private pecuniary or proprietary interest.
In the event
of a
decision which does not attract a right
of appeal, the only choice is to seek redress to the Administrative Court (High Court) or Upper Tribunal by way
of Judicial Review application.
The Supreme Court
of Canada will simultaneously hear on December 6 and 7 2011, five copyright cases
which are a
judicial review of Copyright Board
decisions.
We also contain a specialist Planning Court
which handles
judicial reviews of decisions about planning permission and other challenges to planning
decisions.