Administrative Court

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The Administrative Court is a specialist court in England and Wales that primarily handles judicial reviews and other public law challenges to decisions made by public bodies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of first instance
specialist court
alsoSitsWith Circuit judges (authorised)
deputy High Court judges
appealsTo Court of Appeal of England and Wales
applies Human Rights Act 1998
principles of judicial review
canGrant damages in certain public law claims
declarations
injunctions
mandatory orders
prohibiting orders
quashing orders
canReview decisions of central government departments
decisions of inferior courts and tribunals
decisions of local authorities
decisions of regulatory bodies
country England and Wales
handles applications for habeas corpus
certain extradition appeals
challenges to decisions of tribunals
judicial review of decisions of public bodies
statutory appeals
hasDistrictRegistries Birmingham
Bristol
Cardiff
Leeds
Manchester
hearsClaimsAgainst local councils
ministers of the Crown
police forces
regulators and agencies
jurisdiction public law
language English
legalSystem legal system of England and Wales
legalTradition common law
location Royal Courts of Justice
surface form: Royal Courts of Justice, London
oversees lawfulness of decisions of public authorities
partOf High Court of Justice of England and Wales
surface form: High Court of Justice

Queen's Bench Division
surface form: King's Bench Division
presidingJudges High Court judges
primaryFunction hearing judicial review claims
procedure Civil Procedure Rules (for some matters)
surface form: Civil Procedure Rules Part 54
subjectMatter administrative law
human rights issues in public law context
timeLimitForJudicialReview promptly and in any event within three months of the decision challenged

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judiciary of England and Wales overseesCourt Administrative Court