An umbrella organisation, acting for environmental groups, has obtained permission for a judicial review of the decision of the Marine Management Organization (MMO) to grant an amended license for the deposit of 800,000 tonnes of sludge and sediments dredged from the Severn Estuary. Tarian Hafren argues that theRead More →
The author is a Supreme Court Advocate and former Additional Attorney General of Pakistan. Democracy in Pakistan has been interrupted by successive military interventions four times. All three constitutions – 1956, 1962 and 1973 – promised parliamentary democracy. The preambles to constitutions commonly directed that the authority of the stateRead More →
Published: December 21, 2021 PLP has launched a legal challenge over the release of the government’s hidden evidence on judicial review so that the public and parliament can see it before the Judicial Review and Courts Bill is debated for the final time. PLP is appealing to the First TierRead More →
The scope of the mandatory choice of law rule set forth in Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) §8-110(a)(1), which provides that “[t]he local law of the issuer’s jurisdiction…governs…the validity of a security”, is a significant issue in the ongoing appeal proceeding between the Venezuelan state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela, SARead More →
Skeptics of the power of the federal judiciary to declare laws unconstitutional have expressed doubts and concerns ever since the Supreme Court, in Marbury v. Madison (1803), first exercised the incredible power of judicial review when she declared unconstitutional a section of the Judicial Act of 1789. In his landmarkRead More →
The Public and Commercial Services Union, Firefighters Union, GMB Union, Royal College of Nursing, Unite and POA Union sought a joint judicial review on Wednesday, with the PCS seeking in particular to force the government to allow a 2 per cent pension contributions, originally promised as part of the 2016Read More →
Created: 15 Dec. 2021 08:02 No justice: Raymond Davis’ request for a judicial review from the Historic Land Losses Commission has still not been heard (file photo) A request for a judicial review of the legitimacy of a commission of inquiry into land grabbing could not be heard – becauseRead More →
No case in recent months has created more news than the Mississippi abortion case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organizationwhose arguments the Supreme Court recently heard. Commentators from all sides of the inherently contentious issue of abortion have, often with great smugness, expressed how, at least in their views, eachRead More →
David Adler Skeptics of the power of the federal judiciary to declare laws unconstitutional have expressed doubts and concerns ever since the Supreme Court, in Marbury v. Madison (1803), first exercised the incredible power of judicial review when she declared unconstitutional a section of the Judiciary Act of 1789. InRead More →
The first landmark decision rendered by the United States Supreme Court was Marbury v. Madison (1803), in which Chief Justice John Marshall first asserted the power of judicial review. In the United States, the power of judicial review allows us to say, “The government can’t do that.” Judicial review thusRead More →
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Supreme Court has dismissed Cable Bahamas (CBL)’s application for judicial review of the Utilities and Competition Regulatory Authority’s (URCA) decision to ban the company from airing certain advertisements on Philip Brave Davis, the current Prime Minister. Supreme Court Justice Indra Charles issued her decision on Monday.Read More →
The UK government has proposed a bill that would work as a way to change the law on judicial reviews when it doesn’t like judges’ findings. the Interpretation Billdesigned by Attorney General Suella Braverman QC and Justice Secretary Dominic Raab, is preferred by Downing Street and would be introduced annually,Read More →
Is Bongbong Marcos legally qualified to run for president in 2022? Or should his certificate of candidacy (COC) be invalidated? Once again, lawyers will speak out on a crucial issue in determining the country’s future. Whoever they are inclined to support for the presidency, voters should follow the deliberations onRead More →
CASE OVERVIEW By Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia December 3, 2021 at 3:20 p.m. Patel vs. Garland raises an important question about whether a federal court can review a decision by a Justice Department agency that a noncitizen is ineligible for a green card. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments inRead More →
UK: Gardner v. Secretary of State for Health and Social Affairs – Judicial Review Update To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. The judicial review of the government’s rapid response to COVID-19, in particular in relation toRead More →
Find out what is meant by judicial review and why it is important to safeguard the constitution and democracy. Find out what is meant by judicial review and why it is important to safeguard the constitution and democracy. Judicial review is the power conferred on the judiciary by the constitution,Read More →