Judicial Review

Judicial Review cases

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Fleet Street Casuals Case
Standing
To have standing in Judicial Review, you must be able to distinguish yourself from all others who can claim an interest.
Rose Theatre Trust Case
Standing
For an association to have an interest, at least one member of the association must have an interest. You cannot create an interest simply by "banding together".
R (Bulger) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Standing
A low threshold for standing in judicial review may be appropriate where there is no other way of holding the decision-maker to account, but where there are others who could bring judicial review, it may be denied.
R (Feakins) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Standing
Standing may be given to anyone with a serious issue to argue where a useful purpose may be served.
R (Greenpeace) v Inspectorate of Pollution
Standing
To prove a diffuse interest, an association must:Be able to prove a personal interestHave sufficient resources, expertise and international reputation to be able to assist the court.
R v Richmond Council ex parte McCarthy and Stone Ltd
Simple Ultra Vires
No charge can be made without express statutory permission
Even though meetings with planning officers were reasonably incidental to the council's statutory powers, this does not mean that a charge was reasonably incidental.
Hazell v Hammersmith Council
Simple Ultra Vires
Powers of a local authority include both those expressly permitted and those "reasonably incidental" to statutory powers.
R (Bancoult) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Simple Ultra Vires
Forcible removal of inhabitants could not be justified under a power for "peace and good governance"
Bromley LBC v GLC
Simple Ultra Vires
An obligation to provide an "efficient and economic" transport service implied an obligation to break even and did not allow improvement of the London Underground for social purposes.
Carltona v Commissioner of Works
Wrongful Delegation
It is generally acceptable for a minister to delegate his powers to civil servants and local government officials
Barnard v National Dock Labour Board
Wrongful Delegation

A statute which authorises one level of delegation does not therefore authorise further delegation
Simms Motor Units Ltd v Minister of Labour
Wrongful Delegation

Where a discretion is granted to a subordinate officer, it may not be taken away by orders from a superior.
Lavender & Son Ltd v Minister of Housing
Wrongful Delegation

Where a statutory duty is vested in one minister, the may not adopt a policy whereby the decision is effectively made b another minister.
Porter v Magill (IP)
Improper Purpose
Powers must be use for the reasons for which they were conferred, not for political purposes.
Unlawful for Conservative majority to adopt a policy of selling council houses in the hopes of securing votes.
Congreve v Home Office
Improper Purpose

Unlawful to use statutory powers as a means of extracting money which Parliament has given the executive no mandate to demand.
Home Secretary threatened to use his power to revoke TV licences unless licence payers paid an extra £6 each.