Judicial Review
Judicial review is a proceeding whereby the Court reviews the lawfulness of a decision or action made by a public body
It is a useful tool to challenge to the way in which a decision has been made by the public body. It is not concerned with whether the conclusions made by the public body were right, so long as the right procedures have been followed
A decision by a local planning authority to grant planning permission is subject to the judicial review process and this can be used as a way to challenge the planning permission
Judicial review can be a lengthy and expensive process (particularly given that the Court has power to award costs against you if you are unsuccessful) and we recommend seeking professional legal advice before embarking on this process
Our experience and why use our firm?
Our lawyers have substantial experience of the judicial review process and can assist you by:
- Advising a developer on the risks of judicial review to the grant of a planning permission, including reviewing planning applications before their submission to the local planning authority to mitigate any judicial review risk
- Defending judicial review claims brought by third parties concerning the grant of planning permission
- Bringing judicial review claims against the grant of planning permission and other public body decisions, including briefing and liaising with the client’s barrister acting in the proceedings
