Judicial Review: Changes to Legislation and the Pre-Action Protocol

Lexis PSL – Dispute Resolution analysis: Dr Mirza Ahmad, barrister at St Philips Chambers, provides his views on the judicial review amendments made by the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (CJCA 2015), which are due to come into force on 13 April 2015.

In his article, Mirza issues a word of caution, as section 31 and schedule 16 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 are being amended by the CJCA 2015. CJCA 2015, ss 84-90, and the pre-action protocol for judicial review, are also being revised to reflect the 2015 legislative changes. The legislative changes will introduce additional thresholds to be met by claimants before the courts will grant leave to apply for judicial review or actually grant judicial review relief.

The full article is now live on the Lexis Nexis site and can be accessed here: Judicial review – changes to legislation and the pre-action protocol.

Dr Mirza Ahmad commenced his local government career in 1985 and has been a Member of the General Council of the Bar for England & Wales since 1995. Mirza is nationally recognised as an expert in local authority law and employment law, with over 26 years in-house local government experience and is ranked in Chambers & Partners Legal Directory 2014 for expertise in Public & Administrative Law.

From 2000-2011, he was the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Director of Governance of Birmingham City Council, with leadership over 800+ staff. He is the General Editor of two legal encyclopaedic publications: Lexis Nexis “Local Authority Employment Law, Practice and Procedure” (since 2009); and Butterworths “Knight’s Guide to Public Procurement Law and Practice” (2007-2014).