England and Wales Case Law

Kaur, R (On the Application Of) v (Adjudicator's Office & Anor

Kaur, R (On the Application Of) v (Adjudicator's Office & Anor [2023] EWHC 1052 (Admin) (05 May 2023)

Judicial review of a Windrush Compensation Scheme decision was dismissed. The court upheld refusals for employment, benefits, discretionary loss, and a level 3 impact-on-life award.

• Windrush compensation scheme
• Judicial review
• Ex gratia schemes
• Discrimination (article 14 echr)
• Public law policy interpretation
• Windrush-compensation-scheme

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CN (R on the application of) v The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

The Court of Appeal dismissed CN’s challenge to the exclusion of hepatitis B sufferers from the England Infected Blood Support Scheme and refused to extend time.

• Discrimination
• Judicial review
• Ex gratia schemes
• European convention on human rights
• Equality act
• Judicial-review

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AK & Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs & Anor

AK & Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs & Anor [2008] EWHC 2227 (Admin) (10 September 2008)

Permission for judicial review was refused over an ex gratia scheme for Iraqi locally employed staff. The court held the eligibility criteria were not irrational or discriminatory.

• Judicial review of government policy
• Ex gratia schemes
• Locally employed staff in conflict zones
• Immigration control
• Discretionary ministerial powers
• Judicial-review

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AK & Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs & Anor

Permission for judicial review was refused in a challenge to an ex gratia scheme for Iraqi locally employed staff, with the court upholding the scheme's criteria.

• Judicial review of government policy
• Ex gratia schemes
• Locally employed staff
• Immigration control
• Discretionary ministerial powers
• Judicial-review

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