JR Claim: Preliminary Issues

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• Senior Courts Act 1981 (SCA) s31 / Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) Part 54

Permission:

• High Court permission to proceed: claim form / statements in support (full & frank disclosure) / served on defendant & interested parties

Public Body:

• Private obligations of public authorities: employees contract not enforceable Walsh / office regulated by statute can Ridge v Baldwin - chief constable / Benwell - prison officer
• Public functions of private bodies: decisions affected rights of citizens / duty to act judicially / source of power not only test of public function Datafin
• Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) s6: public authority / Beer: public body & authority synonymous

Standing:

• S31(3) SCA: sufficient interest
• pressure groups: IRC sufficient gravity / Greenpeace / World Development Movement
• S7 HRA: victim

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JR Claim: Preliminary Issues

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Timing & Delay:

• undue delay S31(6) SCA / promptly within 3 months 54.5 CPR
• denied: detrimental to good administration Caswell / within 3 months but undue delay Hardy

Ouster Clauses:

• presumption Parliament not intend to exclude review / protects valid decision / not a nullity Anisminic / time limit permitted Ostler

Exclusivity Rule:

• contrary public policy to enforce public rights by private law O'Reilly v Mackman / exceptions: collateral issue / no party objects Roy

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