The court asked about the standard of decision making at which a court could intervene: ‘Irrationality, at least in the sense of failing to take account of relevant factors or taking account of irrelevant factors, is a difficult concept in the context of a body which is itself charged with the duty of making a judgment on what is and what is not relevant, although clearly a theoretical scenario could be constructed in which the panel acted on the basis of considerations which on any view must have been irrelevant or ignored something which on any view must have been relevant.’ and Lloyd LJ: ‘Such questions are to be answered not by reference to Wednesbury unreasonableness, but ‘in accordance with the principles of fair procedure which have been developed over the years and of which the courts are the author and sole judge”
Judges:
Lord Donaldson MR, Lloyd LJ
Citations:
[1990] 1 QB 146, [1989] 1 All ER 509
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – The Association of British Civilian Internees – Far Eastern Region (ABCIFER) v Secretary of State for Defence CA 3-Apr-2003
The association sought a judicial review of a decision not to pay compensation in respect of their or their parents or grandparents’ internment by the Japanese in the Second World War. Payment was not made because those interned were not born in . .
Cited – C v London Borough of Lewisham CA 4-Jul-2003
The applicant lost her flat and had been refused emergency housing for herself and her child. She had a very troubled history with severe emotional trauma, and was disorganised. He application was refused on the ground of her having become . .
Cited – Office of Fair Trading and others v IBA Health Limited CA 19-Feb-2004
The OFT had considered whether it was necessary to refer a merger between two companies to the Competition Commission, and decided against. The Competition Appeal Tribunal held that the proposed merger should have been referred. The OFT and parties . .
Followed – Dr Ramachandran Subramanian v The General Medical Council PC 5-Dec-2002
PC (The Professional Conduct Committee of the GMC) The appellant, a locum general practitioner, had been charged with failing to examine a patient adequately and take prompt action to refer her to hospital. At . .
Cited – Regina v Executive Counsel of the JDS, ex parte Hipps ChD 1996
The court considered the law as to whether disciplinary procedings should be stayed pending the outcome of civil proceedings.
Held: The court was not reviewing the decision not to adjourn the proceedings, but exercising an original . .
Cited – Land and others v the Executive Counsel of the Joint Disciplinary Scheme QBD 15-Oct-2002
The applicants were partners and staff in Ernst and Young. They sought a stay of disciplinary proceedings brought against them by the accountancy regulators pending resolution of the civil claim against them in respect of closely related issues . .
Cited – Associated Newspapers Ltd, Regina (on The Application of) v Rt Hon Lord Justice Leveson Admn 20-Jan-2012
The defendant was conducting a public enquiry into the culture, ethics and practices of national newspapers. The claimant and others objected to the admission of anonymous evidence from journalists afraid of career blight. The claimants complained . .
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Judicial Review, Administrative
Updated: 24 July 2022; Ref: scu.180650