Jurisdiction—Appeal from decision of judge to which leapfrog certificate relates

House of Lords

Lord Bingham, Lord Hoffmann, Lord Scott, Lord Mance and Lord Neuberger.

23 May 2007

The words “decision of the judge to which the certificate relates” in s 13(2)(a) of the Administration of Justice Act 1969 (AJA 1969) is limited to a decision in respect of which the House of Lords has granted permission for an appeal.

Andrew Nicol QC and Nicholas Bowen (instructed by Russell Jones & Walker) for the claimants.
Nigel Giffin QC and Jane McCafferty (instructed by Sharpe Pritchard) for the authority.

The claimants applied for judicial review of a decision of a non-statutory panel of the defendant local authority. Two issues arose on the application. The claimants had to succeed on both in order to quash the decision.
The judge ruled in favour of the claimants and granted the defendant permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal. Counsel also applied for