Articles by Dr Nicholas Dobson

Mind how you go

Dr Nicholas Dobson treads carefully on the issue of trespass, standards & public interest

Mind how you go

Dr Nicholas Dobson treads carefully on the issue of trespass, standards & public interest

A licence to govern

In Brief : The court should not add a burden of consultation where a statutory consultation process exists.   The courts will afford “anxious scrutiny” to a Wednesbury review where fundamental rights are in issue. However, despite such a review there was no irrationality on the facts.   To establish legitimate expectation the representation(s) relied on must be clear, unambiguous and devoid of relevant qualification. In the present case the ambiguity of the alleged representations was fatal to the claimants' claim.  

Sex and the city

Can refusal to grant a sex shop licence breach the applicant’s human rights? Nicholas Dobson investigates