Administrative Court: bring a case to the court
How to use the Administrative Court, part of the High Court which can hear cases about judicial reviews, statutory appeals and extradition.
Cases dealt with by the court
The Administrative Court deals with cases involving:
- of decisions by other courts, tribunals or public bodies
- statutory appeals and applications 바카라 사이트� legal challenges to government decisions, where the law allows this
- habeas corpus 바카라 사이트� deciding if someone has been legally detained
- extradition appeals 바카라 사이트� to return a person to a country to stand trial or serve a sentence
The court can hear a range of other cases, such as contempt of court applications, coroners바카라 사이트� decisions, and appeals from criminal courts.
It also handles appeals from certain professional organisations, including the and the .
Hearings take place in local centres in Birmingham, Cardiff, Leeds, London and Manchester.
Read detailed guidance on bringing a judicial review case to the Administrative Court.
Planning and immigration judicial reviews
Use the Planning Court if you want to judicially review a planning matter.
Apply to the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) for a judicial review of an immigration or asylum decision.
Before you start
Think carefully before you start a case, and try to settle the dispute out of court if you can.
Bringing a case can be complex, expensive and time-consuming.
You바카라 사이트檒l probably need legal help on your options, the paperwork or presenting your case.
You will be asked to produce and share large numbers of documents and may have to pay for a number of hearings before the final trial.
If you lose your case, you will usually have to pay the other side바카라 사이트檚 costs, which can be very high.
Help and advice
You can get help and advice from a .
You may also be able to get free help from:
Court staff can explain how the process works but cannot give you legal advice.
Time limits
There may be strict time limits for some types of appeal.
Check with a solicitor if you바카라 사이트檙e unsure about how much time you바카라 사이트檝e got to start a claim.
Start a court case
To start a case, fill in the relevant form.
You will normally need permission to start a judicial review.
- Judicial review claim form (N461)
- Urgent judicial review claim form (N463)
- Start statutory appeal or case stated (N161)
- Statutory application (N208)
- Apply for permission to appeal under the Extradition Act (EXN161)
Where to send your form
You can send your form to your nearest local centre below.
You바카라 사이트檒l need to bring along your own copy, a copy for the court and one copy for each of the defendants in the case.
Birmingham
Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre
Priory Courts
33 Bull Street
Birmingham
B4 6DS
Cardifff
Cardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre
2 Park Street
Cardiff
CF10 1ET
Leeds
Leeds Combined Court Centre
The Courthouse
1 Oxford Row
Leeds
LS1 3BG
London
Administrative Court Office
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Manchester
Manchester Civil Justice Centre (Civil and Family Courts)
1 Bridge Street West
Manchester
M60 9DJ
Pay the court fee
You will usually have to pay a court fee to start your case.
Check the list of fees for details.
You can pay with cash, a credit/debit card, or a postal order or cheque (paid to 바카라 사이트楬M Courts and Tribunals Service바카라 사이트�).
If you바카라 사이트檙e on benefits or a low income you may be able to get help with your court fees.
Applying to the court and next steps
The court will stamp the copies of your form.
You may have to give or send a copy to the person or company who will be defending the case, known as the defendant.
A judge will decide if the court can take your case if you need permission to appeal.
If you바카라 사이트檙e refused permission you can ask for a short hearing to put your case in person.
The court will write to you to tell you the next steps.
The trial
Your case will be heard by a judge or a 바카라 사이트楧ivisional Court바카라 사이트� with a High Court judge and a .
The courtroom will usually be open to the public.
If you disagree with the decision
If you disagree with the decision, you may be able to ask the court for permission to appeal. You have to do this at the hearing.
If you바카라 사이트檙e turned down you can still apply to the higher court for permission. You cannot apply if you바카라 사이트檙e refused permission to appeal against a judicial review decision.
You don바카라 사이트檛 need permission to appeal in habeas corpus cases.
The other side can also appeal if you win your case.
Claiming back legal costs
You may be able to claim back these costs if you win, but you could be made to pay the defendant바카라 사이트檚 costs if you lose.
The judge will take into account how both sides acted during the case before deciding to allow or award costs.
Previous decisions
The court바카라 사이트檚 decisions on earlier cases are published on the .
Court rules
You can find detailed rules on using the court in the .
| Type of case | Procedure rule | Practice direction |
|---|---|---|
| Judicial review | ||
| Statutory appeal | ||
| Appeals by way of case stated | ||
| Habeas corpus | 聽 |
Read section 3 of part 50 of the Criminal Procedure Rules for details of extradition appeals.
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