Regina v General Council of the Bar ex parte Percival: 1991

The Bar Council was amenable to judicial review for an alleged failure to comply with its own Professional Conduct Committee Rules (annexed to the Code of Conduct for the Bar of England and Wales) even though neither the Code of Conduct nor the Professional Conduct Committee Rules had any statutory underpinning.

Citations:

[1991] 1 QB 212

Cited by:

CitedRutter, Regina (on the Application of) v The General Teaching Council for England Admn 1-Feb-2008
The applicant challenged a decision of disciplinary committee to go ahead with an allegation of misconduct after considerable delay by council and failure to abide by its own rules. After not receiving a notice of proceedings the applicant had . .
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Updated: 15 May 2022; Ref: scu.266117