One of the first posts I wrote on this blog concerned the Supreme Court’s decision in Jones v First-tier Tribunal [2013] UKSC 19. At the heart of the case was the distinction between questions of law and fact, and its implications for judicial oversight of tribunals. The distinction is important because if an issue that … Continue reading Discarding the fig-leaf of analytical reasoning? The Hutton case and the law/fact distinction
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The Administrative Court gave judgment earlier today in R (Evans) v Attorney-General [2013] EWHC 1960 (Admin). The case concerns a challenge to the legality of the Attorney-General’s decision to use s 53 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to block the disclosure of letters written to Ministers by Prince Charles. The s 53 veto … Continue reading Prince Charles, freedom of information, judicial review and the separation of powers: R (Evans) v Attorney-General
http://youtu.be/ck3xzbkmfLE Earlier today, the Supreme Court gave judgment in Jones (by Caldwell) v First-tier Tribunal [2013] UKSC 19. It contains an interesting discussion of the distinction between errors of fact and of law, and, I think, provides a further insight (following its decision in R (Cart) v Upper Tribunal [2011] UKSC 28) into the Supreme … Continue reading Jurisdictional error and the law/fact distinction: Jones (by Caldwell) v First-tier Tribunal [2013] UKSC 19
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