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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many judicial review proceedings were brought in England and Wales in 2008–09.[HL4174]
7,375 judicial reviews were issued in England and Wales during the 2008-09 financial year.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Bach on 8 June (WA 123), which of the 266 judicial review cases in Northern Ireland in 2008–09, for which legal aid was granted, were successful. [HL4175]
Of the 266 judicial review cases granted legal aid in 2008-09 the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission has received reports on 62 cases. Of the 62 cases, 10 were successful; seven were unsuccessful; nine were settled and 36 did not proceed to court. The outcomes of the remaining 204 cases have yet to be reported. The 10 successful cases are set out below:
Surname Forename Associated Person Body Khan Kasem Home Office Faloon Christopher City High Principal of Board of Governors of Armagh Curran Brendan District Judge Magill Clarence Gordon Mental Health Review Tribunal Phiri Maureen Home Office Maguire Elaine Northern Ireland Housing Executive Carmichael Brigid Mental Health Tribunal for NI Mabeka Linia Secretary of State for NI Daly Alan Prison Service Headquarters Chinyoka Ignatious Home Office