AC-2024-LDS-000197 - [2025] EWHC 2772 (Admin)

This judgment follows the hearing of the Claimant’s application for judicial review on 22 August 2025. The Claimant was represented by Mr Carl Buckley of counsel who also provided a skeleton argument.

The Defendant was not represented, having indicated at an earlier stage in the proceedings that it adopted a neutral stance in respect of the application for judicial review and simply asked for its summary grounds of response to the claim to stand as its detailed grounds of response.

Similarly, the Secretary of State for Justice (“the Interested Party”) adopted a neutral stance and did not file grounds of response.