AMENDING PLEADINGS: HAS THE LIMITATION PERIOD EXPIRED? WHERE DOES THE BURDEN OF PROOF LIE?
The Court of Appeal decision today in Mercer -v- Ballinger [2014] EWCA Civ 996 may appear to be an issue of esoteric civil procedure. However the decision is an important one with far-ranging practical consequences for a party seeking to…
MITCHELL NOT EXTENDED TO ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: AN ISSUE FOR ANOTHER DAY
In R (Abbas Mohammadi -v- Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWHC 2251 (Admin)the court did not decide the issue of whether “Mitchell” principles applied to applications for judicial review. THE FACTS The applicant was seeking judicial review of…
