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Cases dealt with by the court

The Administrative Court deals with cases involving:

• of decisions by other courts, tribunals or public bodies
• statutory appeals and applications 鈥� legal challenges to government decisions, where the law allows this
• habeas corpus 鈥� deciding if someone has been legally detained
• extradition appeals 鈥� to return a person to a country to stand trial or serve a sentence

The court can hear a range of other cases, such as contempt of court applications, coroners鈥� decisions, and appeals from criminal courts.

It also handles appeals from certain professional organisations, including the and the .

Hearings take place in local centres in Birmingham, Cardiff, Leeds, London and Manchester.

Planning and immigration judicial reviews

Use the Planning Court if you want to judicially review a planning matter.

Apply to the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) for a judicial review of an immigration or asylum decision.

Before you start

Think carefully before you start a case, and try to settle the dispute out of court if you can.

Bringing a case can be complex, expensive and time-consuming.

You鈥檒l probably need legal help on your options, the paperwork or presenting your case.

You will be asked to produce and share large numbers of documents and may have to pay for a number of hearings before the final trial.

If you lose your case, you will usually have to pay the other side鈥檚 costs, which can be very high.

Help and advice

You can get help and advice from a .

You may also be able to get free help from:

Court staff can explain how the process works but cannot give you legal advice.

Time limits

There may be strict time limits for some types of appeal.

Check with a solicitor if you鈥檙e unsure about how much time you鈥檝e got to start a claim.

Start a court case

To start a case, fill in the relevant form.

You will normally need permission to start a judicial review.

• Judicial review claim form (N461)
• Urgent judicial review claim form (N463)
• Start statutory appeal or case stated (N161)
• Statutory application (N208)
• Apply for permission to appeal under the Extradition Act (EXN161)

Where to send your form

You can send your form to your nearest local centre below.

You鈥檒l need to bring along your own copy, a copy for the court and one copy for each of the defendants in the case.

Birmingham

Cardifff

Leeds

London

Manchester

Pay the court fee

You will usually have to pay a court fee to start your case.

Check the list of fees for details.

You can pay with cash, a credit/debit card, or a postal order or cheque (paid to 鈥楬M Courts and Tribunals Service鈥�).

If you鈥檙e on benefits or a low income you may be able to get help with your court fees.

Applying to the court and next steps

The court will stamp the copies of your form.

You may have to give or send a copy to the person or company who will be defending the case, known as the defendant.

A judge will decide if the court can take your case if you need permission to appeal.

If you鈥檙e refused permission you can ask for a short hearing to put your case in person.

The court will write to you to tell you the next steps.

The trial

Your case will be heard by a judge or a 鈥楧ivisional Court鈥� with a High Court judge and a .

The courtroom will usually be open to the public.

If you disagree with the decision

If you disagree with the decision, you may be able to ask the court for permission to appeal. You have to do this at the hearing.

If you鈥檙e turned down you can still apply to the higher court for permission. You cannot apply if you鈥檙e refused permission to appeal against a judicial review decision.

You don鈥檛 need permission to appeal in habeas corpus cases.

The other side can also appeal if you win your case.

Claiming back legal costs

You may be able to claim back these costs if you win, but you could be made to pay the defendant鈥檚 costs if you lose.

The judge will take into account how both sides acted during the case before deciding to allow or award costs.

Previous decisions

The court鈥檚 decisions on earlier cases are published on the .

Court rules

You can find detailed rules on using the court in the .

Type of case	Procedure rule	Practice direction
Judicial review
Statutory appeal
Appeals by way of case stated
Habeas corpus		听

Read section 3 of part 50 of the Criminal Procedure Rules for details of extradition appeals.