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Grayling defeated on judicial review

Andy Howells

28th October 2014

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Chris Grayling's attempt to curtail judicial review received a serious setback in the House of Lords yesterday.Although the numbers of judicial review cases have sharply risen, attempts to curtail this vital element of the rule of law and separation of powers have caused concern amongst many. This article is a fantastic primer on the issues at a level students will understand. Opposition to the move to price litigants out of judicial review by making it too expensive and limiting the ability of groups such as charities to get involved in cases has come from all sides, with many Tory peers voting against the measure.A big story with potentially far-reaching implications. Is this the end of the Bill or will Grayling be back before the end of the Parliament? Time will tell....

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Andy Howells

Andy Howells is Head of Law at a large northern Sixth Form College and a former solicitor.