The Regionalisation of Judicial Review

Constitutional Authority, Access to Justice and Specialisation of Legal Services in Public Law

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ID13618623
AuthorsSarah Nason (Ysgol y Gyfraith/School of Law Prifysgol Bangor University, corresponding author), Maurice Sunkin (0000-0002-3160-2755, School of Law University of Essex)
Year2013
Volume76
Issue2
Pages223-253
Publication date2013-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueModern Law Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0026-7961 • E-ISSN: 1468-2230
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1468-2230.12011
OpenAlexW2171375184
LanguageEN
References cited10

Since A pril 2009 judicial reviews may be dealt with at regional centres and in C ardiff. This change significantly relaxed the hitherto highly centralised system of judicial review in E ngland and W ales. The main aims were to improve access to public law redress by enabling cases to be listed and heard at the most appropriate regional location. Despite recognition of the need to improve regional access, fears exist that this reform will threaten the standing and authority of judicial review in this jurisdiction; that it will contribute to a fragmentation of judicial review and, in the regions, reduce the quality of public law adjudication, legal advice and representation. Drawing on an empirical study on the regional use of judicial review, this paper assesses these matters and considers the early effects of regionalisation on access to judicial review and the development of regional markets for legal services in public law

Adjudication · Judicial activism · Judicial Independence · Judicial opinion · Judicial review · Jurisdiction · Legalism (Western philosophy · Political science · Public law · Redress · Regionalisation · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems · Public Administration · Regulation and Compliance Studies

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