Redactions to disclosure in judicial review litigation – a further update
15 March 2024
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16 February 2024
On the 12 February 2024, mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain (“BNG”) officially arrived! As we outlined in our last article, “Biodiversity Net Gain is a Reality: The Basics”, every grant of planning permission for a major development (unless exempt) will now be subject to a deemed condition to secure at least a 10% increase in the…
Read more6 February 2024
Court of Appeal confirms approach to redactions of names of junior civil servants In a unanimous judgment, the Court of Appeal has dismissed the government’s appeal of a High Court judgment which proscribed the government’s practice of routinely redacting the names of junior civil servants when supplying disclosure in judicial review proceedings. R (IAB and…
Read more8 November 2023
The Procurement Bill was given Royal Assent on 26th October. Whilst the majority of the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 (the ‘Act’) are not yet in force, with Cabinet Office suggesting a ‘go-live’ date for the new regime of October 2024, it is important for those involved in public procurement to start becoming acquainted…
Read more8 November 2023
The Procurement Bill was given Royal Assent on 26th October. Whilst the majority of the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 (the ‘Act’) are not yet in force, with Cabinet Office suggesting a ‘go-live’ date for the new regime of October 2024, it is important for those involved in public procurement to start becoming acquainted…
Read more24 August 2023
On 17 July 2023, the Cabinet Office published the second instalment of the consultation on the draft regulations required to implement the new public procurement regime established by the Procurement Bill (the ‘Bill’). The two consultations are technical consultations, with Part 2 focusing on the notices which must be used by contracting authorities (‘Authorities’) after…
Read more14 February 2023
The Planning and Parliamentary team have had to keep up to speed with some significant cases in 2022 and, given the somewhat tumultuous political year, some changes of direction in policy and legislation, which will be following through into 2023. Cases Probably the most significant planning case to have been decided in 2022 (and therefore…
Read more28 July 2022
The Good Law Project (“GLP”) continues to challenge the actions of the Government with another successful case in the High Court last week. This time, following a judicial review application by GLP, working alongside Friends of the Earth and Client Earth. The High Court held that the Net Zero Strategy (“NZS”) approved by the Secretary…
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