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Judicial review about EHCP and school access: the court held the claim academic in part and, in any event, found Kennington reasonably practicable.
The High Court refused the Charity Commission’s judicial review challenge to an Ombudsman decision, holding the claim academic and, in any event, unarguable.
Charity Commission for England and Wales v Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman [2026] EWHC 486 (Admin) (06 March 2026)
Permission for judicial review was refused because the claim had become academic, was unarguable, and was reinforced by parliamentary non-justiciability concerns.
Permission for judicial review is refused as the grounds are academic, there are no similar cases, and the issues are fact sensitive; County Court is a more appropriate venue for discrimination claims under the Equality Act 2010 due to its ability to resolve factual disputes and assess damages.
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All About Rights Law Practice, R (On the Application Of) v Lord Chancellor [2021] EWHC 3048 (Admin) (12 November 2021)
The High Court granted summary judgment for the Lord Chancellor, holding that the judicial review of a Legal Aid Agency peer review rating was academic and should not proceed.
Court of Appeal held the judge should have decided a statutory construction issue about EHC plan timetables, even if the claims had become academic.
L, M and P v Devon County Council [2021] EWCA Civ 358 (16 March 2021)
Court of Appeal held the judge erred in refusing to decide a statutory construction issue about EHC plan timetables, and remitted the point for determination.
Oxford City Council v Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government [2019] EWHC 1771 (Admin) (08 July 2019)
The High Court refused permission for judicial review in a planning case, holding the claim was academic because the council had already succeeded on the appeal.
The High Court struck out prison judicial review claims as academic after policy changes and fresh decisions meant the claimants had effectively obtained the practical relief sought.
Lamot & Ors, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2016] EWHC 2564 (Admin) (29 September 2016)
The High Court struck out three judicial review claims by foreign national prisoners as academic after policy changes and fresh decisions removed any practical relief.
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