This area covers challenges to public body decisions and statutory determinations in England, including judicial review, statutory appeals, and related appellate proceedings. A solicitor in this field helps clients challenge or defend decisions made by government departments, regulators, planning authorities, and other public bodies. They draft grounds, prepare permission and substantive pleadings, gather evidence, and argue cases in the High Court, the Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court, often seeking remedies such as quashing orders, mandatory directions, or a fresh decision.
What a solicitor handles in these matters
The solicitor handles formal applications for permission to bring a claim, drafts grounds of challenge, and coordinates expert evidence. They manage fast-track interim relief, secure a stay or injunction when needed, and navigate statutory schemes and public-law duties. They advise on the grounds of challenge, respond to public-body defenses, and argue public-law points before courts and, where relevant, tribunals, with attention to potential costs and remedies.
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