REUTERS | David Bebber
27/04/2016

Doctrine of precedent: status of the judge or status of the court?

The doctrine of precedent is based on the principle of stare decisis, which requires lower courts to take account of and follow the decisions made by the higher courts where the material facts are the same, and states that as a general rule, courts follow earlier decisions of themselves or of other courts of the same level. In this post we examine whether it is the status of the judges or the status of the courts that is relevant for the purposes of the doctrine.

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REUTERS | Sharif Karim
26/04/2016

Local government quarterly digest (February – April 2016)

This is the latest in our series of quarterly local government update blogs, which will enable readers to catch up on the most important cases, issues or developments in local government from February to April 2016.

Please feel free to submit a comment below or send us an Ask query if you have any views on the cases, issues, or legal developments covered or if you think we have missed something that should be brought to the attention of local government practitioners.

In this post we look at:

  • Cases of interest to local authorities.
  • Various legislative and other developments of interest to local authority lawyers.

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REUTERS | Daniel Munoz
20/04/2016

When will the Administrative Court order cross-examination of a witness in judicial review proceedings?

The decisions of the Administrative Court often provide judicial review practitioners with useful tips on good practice in judicial review (or how not to pursue or defend a judicial review claim). In this post, we consider the issue of cross-examination and when the court may order a witness to be cross-examined looking in particular at a recent case dealing with this issue (R (Save Britain’s Heritage v Liverpool City Council and another) [2015] EWHC 48 (Admin)). Continue reading →

REUTERS | Ronen Zvulun
13/04/2016

Public procurement case digest (March 2016)

March’s case digest includes a Privy Council decision in a Montserrat case where the court held that irrespective of the legislative background to a public procurement and the existence of an implied contract, the courts will apply a general principle that tenderers should be afforded fair and equal treatment, plus a Scottish Court of Session ruling on the quantification of future demand for services in a tender process.

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REUTERS | Stephane Mahe
06/04/2016

Education law quarterly digest (February 2016 – April 2016)

This is the latest in our series of quarterly education update blogs which will enable readers to catch up on the most important cases, issues or developments in education law from February 2016 to April 2016. Please feel free to submit a comment below or send us an Ask query if you have any views on the cases, issues, or legal development that are covered or if you think we have missed something that should be brought to the attention of education law practitioners.

In this post, we look at:

  • Recent case law.
  • Legislative developments.
  • Government consultations.
  • Government guidance and policy statements.

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