There is no entitlement to govern unlawfully

So why might judicial review "impede" government functions?

Lord Faulks QC (pictured) and the other members of his independent review of administrative law (IRAL) are now sifting through the submissions they solicited on the reform of judicial review.

The Faulks panel had sent a series of questions to government departments. “Making full allowance for the importance of maintaining the rule of law,” it asked, “do…