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The Tribunal rejected vexatiousness under FOIA section 14, but upheld refusal under section 12 because compliance would far exceed the cost limit.
The tribunal dismissed A K Contracting Ltd’s challenge to a £400 fixed penalty for failing to comply with a pensions compliance notice and remitted the matter to the regulator.
Permission for judicial review was refused over the Environment Agency’s grant of a water abstraction licence to Sellafield for BEPPS 2 works.
Judicial review of a homelessness decision was dismissed as academic after the council offered accommodation. The court held suitability should be pursued by statutory review.
Walker, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Bromley [2026] EWHC 382 (Admin) (23 February 2026)
Judicial review of Bromley’s homelessness handling was dismissed as academic, with the court holding that suitability issues should be pursued under the statutory review and appeal scheme.
The defendant's decision-making process was irrational because it failed to directly assess whether the claimant needed social care direct payments, instead relying on the claimant's ineligibility for specific CSC teams. The assessments did not address the possibility of direct payments for moderate disability, contrary to policy and statutory requirements. The process contained a critical gap in reasoning and lacked proper justification.
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The Upper Tribunal refused permission to appeal in a special educational needs case, holding there was no arguable error in naming a type of school in the child’s EHC Plan.
The Regulator acted unfairly by failing to consider the appellant's mitigating circumstances and by refusing to review the penalty notice. The Tribunal found that a waiver of the penalty was a just outcome given the company's scale, newness, and the impact of the pandemic and bereavement.
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The Court of Appeal held that the injunction was too unclear to support committal for contempt, so the suspended prison sentence was set aside.
RZH & Anor, R. (on the application of) v London Borough of Sutton [2025] EWHC 713 (Admin) (27 March 2025)
High Court dismissed a homelessness review challenge involving autism, disability-related housing needs, and children’s welfare, holding the council’s decision was lawful.
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