Holding the Police to account using judicial review

In this article, Iain Steele examines the scope for using judicial review to challenge action taken by the police. Recent case-law shows that judicial review can be a highly effective mechanism for holding the police to account. However, lawyers need to be able to identify a public law issue and to be aware of the different procedural and substantive law that applies in the Administrative Court. This article first appeared in Legal Action law & practice / public law, November 2013. Part 2 of this article was published in the December 2013 / January 2014 Legal Action.Part 1 can be read here: Police article - part 1 (123 kb) Part 2 can be read here: Police article - part 2 (113 kb)