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Information law

Richard Holt v The Information Commissioner & Anor

The Tribunal dismissed an FOIA appeal about access to an original will, finding the Ministry of Justice held it as part of a judicial function, outside FOIA.

  • Freedom of information act
  • Public records
  • Judicial function
  • Access to court records
  • Freedom-of-information-act
  • Public-records
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Succession law

Seals & Anor v Williams

The High Court approved Early Neutral Evaluation directions in Inheritance Act proceedings, holding that provisional judicial views can assist settlement and case management.

  • Inheritance act claims
  • Early neutral evaluation
  • Judicial function
  • Case management
  • Inheritance-act-claims
  • Early-neutral-evaluation
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Administrative law

Howard, R (on the application of) v The Official Receiver

The High Court held that the Official Receiver’s revocation of a Debt Relief Order was a judicial function, so the Equality Act public sector equality duty did not apply.

  • Judicial function
  • Public sector equality duty
  • Debt relief orders
  • Disability discrimination
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Judicial-function
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Environmental law

Environment Agency v Biffa Waste Services Ltd

The High Court held that an odour-based landfill permit condition referring to perception by an authorised officer was valid and did not oust the court's role.

  • Pollution prevention and control
  • Permit conditions
  • Ultra vires
  • Judicial function
  • Odour emissions
  • Environmental-law
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