In a recently completed paper, Philip Murray and I develop a defence of what we term the classical account of administrative law. The question with which we are centrally concerned is whether (as t…| Public Law for Everyone
The responsibility for holding the government to account for its failings is the core constitutional role of a […]| UK Constitutional Law Association
There is much to learn from a recent English decision on police impartiality| Double Aspect
Lord Reed is right to argue that the role of the judiciary needs to be explained and defended more carefully than ever thanks to the challenges wrought by the rise of populism. And if experience el…| Public Law for Everyone
The Supreme Court’s judgment in R (The Spitalfields Historic Building Trust) v London Borough of Tower Hamlets [2025] UKSC 11 traverses some important ground concerning the principle of legality and heightened-scrutiny rationality review — and serves as a reminder that a good deal of work remains to be done if doctrine and principle are to […]| Public Law for Everyone
The judgment of Chamberlain J in KP v Foreign Secretary revisits and clarifies some fundamentals about the nature of substantive judicial review. In doing so, it reminds us that the ‘proporti…| Public Law for Everyone
Government proposals to streamline judicial review of decisions authorising major infrastructure projects have been branded ‘Trumpian’. As well as being misplaced, such criticisms risk …| Public Law for Everyone
On 23 January, Sir Keir Starmer announced plans to ‘stop blockers getting in the way’ of infrastructure development, by introducing restrictions on judicial review of infrastructure projects. Notwi…| UK Constitutional Law Association
Loper Bright significantly expands the power of the Supreme Court at the expense of democratic institutions of government.| The Regulatory Review
