R (on the application of British American Tobacco Ltd and others) v Secretary of State for Health; R (on the application of Philip Morris Brands SARL and others) v Secretary of State for Health; R (on the application of JT International SA and another) v Secretary of State for Health; and other applications [2016] EWHC 1169 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 143 (May)
The Administrative Court dismissed the claimant tobacco companies’ application for judicial review, challenging the Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/829), which restricted the ability of tobacco companies to advertise their brands on tobacco packaging or upon tobacco products themselves. The Regulations had been lawful when they had been promulgated by Parliament and in the light of the most up-to-date evidence.
