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Supreme-court’s Heathrow turnaround – four implications for public consultations
This morning saw the Supreme Court judgment on R (Friends of the Earth) v Heathrow Airport Ltd [2020] UKSC 52 overturning a Court of Appeal ruling that declared the Government’s…
Read moreThe Week in Parliament
We’re nearly there ladies and gentlemen. Where? Well that’s up to you. Perhaps you’re someone eagerly waiting for the sigh of warmth and comfort that is Christmas at the end…
Read morePaving paradise to reduce access to a parking lot- Experimental Traffic Orders before the Court
This week we saw judgment being handed down in the case of Tomkins v City of London Corporation [2020] EWHC 3357 (Admin), a challenge to the validity of an Experimental…
Read morePlanning for the Future- CPRE publishes open letter opposing proposals
The Government’s Planning for the Future consultation has drawn a lot of attention from across many different sectors, much of it critical of the proposals to undertake significant reform of…
Read moreLambs to the slaughter? The most previewed consultation finally appears…
It is sometimes curious which consultations make most of a splash in Parliament, and the reasons they do so can be wide and varied. Most often, they appear frequently because…
Read moreThe law and unintended consequences: Controversial court opening hours consultation extension draws ire
The Coronavirus pandemic has had widespread effects across society, and nowhere is this being felt more keenly than in the justice system. The already enormous backlog of outstanding cases in…
Read moreSpending Review November 2020: The consultation prospects
On 25th November, the Chancellor of the Exchequer stood before the House of Commons to present his November spending review. I am a little careful about doing this, given that…
Read moreJudicial review on the Sikh census tick-box; lots for consultation specialists to consider
Does it matter if the number of Sikhs in the UK is 430,000? Or over 700,000? The Sikh Federation believes it does and has pursued the matter for years, trying…
Read moreThe Week in Parliament
The big news in Westminster this week was the Chancellor’s spending review, although as with almost everything at the moment it was rather taken over by circumstances, and hasn’t made…
Read moreThe most important consultation case of the year? The return of Article 39
Earlier this year we reported on the case of Article 39 v Secretary of State for Education, a challenge brought by the children’s rights charity Article 39 to the Adoption and children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations…
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