DiscoverUK Law WeeklyR (Spitalfields Historic Building Trust) v London Borough of Tower Hamlets [2025] UKSC 11
R (Spitalfields Historic Building Trust) v London Borough of Tower Hamlets [2025] UKSC 11

R (Spitalfields Historic Building Trust) v London Borough of Tower Hamlets [2025] UKSC 11

Update: 2025-04-21
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Standing orders prevented a number of local councillors from voting on an application permission. Is that entitlement to vote a fundamental right that should not be inhibited?

The principle of legality and heightened-scrutiny rationality review: The Supreme Court’s judgment in the Spitalfields case by Professor Mark Elliott https://publiclawforeveryone.com/2025/03/28/the-principle-of-legality-and-heightened-scrutiny-rationality-review-the-supreme-courts-judgment-in-the-spitalfields-case/

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R (Spitalfields Historic Building Trust) v London Borough of Tower Hamlets [2025] UKSC 11

R (Spitalfields Historic Building Trust) v London Borough of Tower Hamlets [2025] UKSC 11

Marcus Cleaver