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Fettering the courts’ discretion

The government’s Judicial Review Bill provides only “adequate” redress

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Joshua Rozenberg
Jul 23, 2021
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The lord chancellor’s Judicial Review and Courts Bill was published on Wednesday afternoon, alongside a number of supporting documents. This piece analyses the two clauses that deal with judicial review. Clause 1 modifies quashing orders. Clause 2 overturns the Cart judgment.

If you’d like to understand the rather complicated back-story, have a look at …

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