Judicial review

Our expert lawyers understand the policy, regulatory and commercial context in which our clients operate, whether for education or healthcare clients, arms'-length bodies, central or local government.
 

Examples of our work include:

• Acting for NHS clinical commissioning groups in the North East and Cumbria in successfully defending judicial review proceedings by Bayer and Novartis. The challenge concerned NHS policy regarding the prescription of certain drugs.
• Assisting a group of 11 NHS clinical commissioning groups with re-drafting their continuing care policies following a judicial review challenge from the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
• Acting for the Department of Health & Social Care in successfully lifting an injunction and defending an application for summary judgment by DHL, following a decision to award a logistics contract worth £173million.
• Assisting education institutions in responses and challenges to the Ofsted and the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.
• Acting for the University of London in connection with a judicial review concerning trade union recognition in relation to outsourced security guards.
• Advising on judicial reviews challenging procedures and/or decisions, including where equality and human rights issues are engaged.
• Representing clients at inquests, including advising on public law issues relating to inquests.

Public law issues can affect a broad range of organisations. Among those we act for are:

• NHS clinical commissioning groups
• Universities, for example the University of Liverpool and the University of London
• Further education colleges, for example Bolton College
• Government departments, for example the Department for Health & Social Care
• Joint Council for Qualifications
• Institute for Apprenticeships