Administrative Law & Judicial Review

Annabel's general public law practice spans a number of fields. She has successfully appeared in the Administrative Court unled, and is regularly instructed to draft applications for permission to proceed to judicial review.

Reported Cases:

• R (Bowen-West) v Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government [2012] EWCA Civ 321 and [2011] EWHC 2930 (Admin) (with Robert McCracken QC for the Interested Party, Augean Plc.) (challenges to Environmental Impact Assessment). Cick here to see a news item on this case.
• R (Bosson) v. Derbyshire County Council and SITA (UK) and UK Coal [2011] EWHC 2566 (instructed by the Claimant at initial drafting stage) (challenges to Environmental Impact Assessment and misapplication of policy)
• R (Sandhar) v Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education [2011] EWCA Civ 1614 (appeared unled for the Claimant at first instance) (test case on the independence of the OIA)
• R (Budd) v. The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education [2010] EWHC 1056 (Admin) (with Gregory Jones QC) (test case on the scope of the OIA's powers and duties)
• R (Dullingham Parish Council) v. East Cambridgeshire District Council [2010] EWHC 1307 (Admin) (procedural irregularity in planning decision, Protective Costs Order).