Administrative and Public Law Notes

Supreme Court unanimously finds plan to build third runway at Heathrow Airport is lawful

UK Government publishes long-awaited Green Paper on transforming public procurement

The UK Government has published a Green Paper proposing fundamental reforms of the public procurement rules governing the purchase of goods, works and …

Government launches independent review of the Human Rights Act 1998

The Government has announced that a panel of experts led by former Court of Appeal Judge, Sir Peter Gross, will conduct an Independent Human Rights Act …

Tribunal holds that regulator must take proactive steps to investigate impact of COVID-19

In JD Sports Fashion plc v Competition and Markets Authority [2020] CAT 24, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT”) quashed the Competition and …

Challenge to lockdown regulations heard by the Court of Appeal – Judgment

The UK gears up for public procurement outside the EU

The Government continues to prepare the ground for the regulation of public procurement after the Brexit transition period expires on 31 December 2020. …

Parliamentary Committee considers remit of the proposed Constitution, Democracy and Rights Commission

The House of Commons’ Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (the “PACAC”) is conducting a Call for Evidence as part of its inquiry …

Public Law Podcast: Government's Independent Review of Administrative Law

Invitation to Online Judicial Review Academy: 23 to 26 November

Together with Brick Court Chambers, Herbert Smith Freehills’ public law team is pleased to be partnering with the Public Law Project to run a complete …

Challenge to lockdown regulations heard by the Court of Appeal

HSF responds to the Call for Evidence for the Government’s Independent Review of Administrative Law

Herbert Smith Freehills’ public law team has responded to the Government’s Call for Evidence for the Independent Review of Administrative Law (“IRAL”) …

Procurement Disputes

Public procurement is an area where in recent years there has been a significant growth in litigation. In contrast to ordinary public law principles, …