Judicial Review

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. Judicial review is the process by which the ________ of the exercise of public functions may be challenged in the United Kingdom.

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. Which of the following are arguments that can be made in a claim for judicial review? Please select all that apply.

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. Which of the following statements accurately describe the significance of Liversidge v Anderson [1942]? Please select all that apply.

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. Match the name of the case to the relevant summary of the judgment.

The principles of natural justice apply to a wide range of government decisions and not just to decisions of a 'judicial' character.

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Whenever an Act of Parliament confers discretion on a minister, it must always be used to further the policy and objects of the Act. The courts and not ministers are the final arbiters of how an Act of Parliament should be interpreted.

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The jurisdiction of the courts to review decisions of public bodies cannot be ousted by Parliament without the clearest words.

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. The substantial increase in the number of judicial review claims in recent years has largely been because of the number of immigration cases being pursued by way of judicial review.

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. Match the author to their statement on the foundations of judicial review.

Modern developments in administrative law 'are categorically, judicial creations. They owe neither their existence nor their acceptance to the will of the legislature. They have nothing to do with the intention of the legislature, save as a fig leaf to cover their true origins.'

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'The notion that judicial review rests on a set of constitutional foundations, rather than a single foundation… judicial review's legitimacy is secured… by the rich set of constitutional principles most notably the rule of law, separation of powers and the sovereignty of Parliament- on which the constitution is founded. It is on the interaction of those fundamentals… that the justification for judicial review is to be found.'

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'No one is so innocent to suppose that judicial creativity does not form the grounds of judicial review; but by adhering to the doctrine of ultra vires the judiciary shows that it adheres to its proper constitutional position and that it recognises that Parliament is free to dispense with the judicially developed principles of judicial review.'

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'The fact that the legislature could ultimately limit review, given the traditional notions of sovereignty, does not mean that the institution of review has to be legitimised by reference to legislative intent in the absence of any such limit being imposed.'

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. If a claimant succeeds in a claim for judicial review, they are guaranteed that the decision maker will have to make a different decision to that which was originally challenged.

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. In England and Wales, and in Northern Ireland, the judicial review procedure consists of ___ basic stages.

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. Which of the following statements represents the test for whether a body's decision can be challenged by judicial review using the traditional grounds (not using the HRA 1998)?

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. Which of the following statements represents the dominant approach of the courts to the question of standing in judicial review?

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. Match the ground of review to the description offered by Lord Diplock in Council of Civil Services Unions v Minister for the Civil Service [1985] AC 374.

The decision maker must understand correctly the law that regulates his decision-making power and must give effect to it.

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It applies to a decision so outrageous in its defiance of logic or of accepted moral standards that no sensible person who had applied his mind to the question to be decided could have arrived at it.

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Covers both the rules of natural justice and procedural rules laid down by legislation.

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. 'The duties imposed upon ministers and the powers given to ministers are normally exercised under the authority of the ministers by responsible officials of the department. Public business could not be carried on if that were not the case. Constitutionally, the decision of such an official is, of course the decision of the ________.'

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. Public bodies cannot fetter their discretion. This means that they cannot depart from a policy that the body has committed to. After a policy is formulated and declared it must be followed.

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. Which of the following statements best captures the legal principle enunciated by Lord Reid in Padfield?

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. Which of the following statements accurately reflect Jowell and Lester's criticisms of Wednesbury unreasonableness? Please select all that apply.

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. In R v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Daly [2001] UKHL 26 Lord Steyn stated that the proportionality test has three elements. Which of the following elements form part of the test? Please select all that apply.

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. The expression 'natural justice' only refers to the requirement that those adversely affected by decisions should be given a fair hearing at which they can present their side of the case.

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. Which of the following statements best describe Lord Reed's explanation in Osborn v The Parole Board [2013] UKSC 61 of why fair procedures are important? Please select all that apply.

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. It is now accepted that ___________ legitimate expectation may be generated by public authorities and that those must be respected, unless there is some overriding public interest in allowing the public body to go back on its word or conduct. Whether or not a legitimate expectation has arisen is for the court to decide; it is not a matter of what a claimant may have subjectively expected or for what he or she may have hoped.

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. The House of Lords case Anisminic v Foreign Compensation Commission [1969] 2 AC 147 establishes that Parliament cannot exclude judicial review.

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. Which of the following statements best describes the view Lord Carnwath in R (Privacy International) v Investigatory Powers Tribunal [2019] UKSC 22?

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