Legal System of England and Wales
United Against Fracking, a pressure group, want to bring a legal challenge against the local authority for unlawfully awarding a contract to fracking company Peters & Co Fracking Plc.
In which court would the judicial review be first heard?
United Against Fracking, a pressure group, want to bring a legal challenge against the local authority for unlawfully awarding a contract to fracking company Peters & Co Fracking Plc.
In which court would the judicial review be first heard?
The Queen's Bench Division.
(C) A subdivision of the Queen's Bench Division - the Administrative Court - hears applications for judicial review against decisions made by the government on legal grounds.
The Chancery Division (A) hears property disputes.
The Commercial Court (B) hears private disputes over contracts involving large sums of money.
The County Court (D) hears civil cases but not judicial review cases.
The Family Division (E) hears familial disputes.
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