Judicial Review

Judicial review is a type of court proceeding in which a judge reviews the lawfulness of a decision or action made by a public body. In other words, judicial reviews are a challenge to the way in which a decision has been made, rather than the rights and wrongs of the conclusion reached. It is not really concerned with the conclusions of that process and whether those were ‘right’, as long as the right procedures have been followed. The court will not substitute what it thinks is the ‘correct’ decision.

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Examples:

Fresh Brexit legal challenge blocked by high court

UK and the European Economic Area

Court of Appeal dismisses appeal in first UK case on the Environmental Liability Directive

Natural Resources Wales under judicial review

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