Regina (G) v Ealing London Borough Council and Others: QBD 28 Feb 2002

Nothing in the new rules prevented the court from allowing cross examination of witnesses in judicial review cases, though the procedure does not lend itself to cases with a high degree of factual debate. The court has a wide discretion, and the Wilkinson case seems to imply this. This applies notwithstanding that Part 54 appeared to contain no provisions authorising cross-examination in judicial review cases

Judges:

Mr Justice Munby

Citations:

Times 18-Mar-2002, Gazette 25-Apr-2002, [2002] EWHC 250 (Admin)

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Civil Procedure Rules 1998 8.6 32.1 54.16(1)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

AppliedRegina (Wilkinson) v Broadmoor Special Hospital and Others CA 22-Oct-2001
A detained mental patient sought to challenge a decision by his RMO that he should receive anti-psychotic medication, despite his refusal to consent, and to challenge a certificate issued by the SOAD.
Held: Where a mental patient sought to . .

Cited by:

CitedSher and Others v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police and Others Admn 21-Jul-2010
The claimants, Pakistani students in the UK on student visas, had been arrested and held by the defendants under the 2000 Act before being released 13 days later without charge. They were at first held incognito. They said that their arrest and . .
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Civil Procedure Rules, Judicial Review

Updated: 05 April 2022; Ref: scu.168007