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KING'S BENCH DIVISION
ADMINISTRATIVE COURT
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL |
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B e f o r e :
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THE KING (on the application of) (1) MIA (2) CJW |
Claimants |
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(1) SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (2) THE CHIEF CONSTABLE OF KENT POLICE (3) THE NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY |
Defendants |
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Government Legal Department for the First Defendant
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Crown Copyright ©
Introduction
The procedural history
"The claimant has ticked in Section 4, N461 that the claim has been filed in the region with which the claimant has the closest connection…that does not appear to be accurate: the claimants are in Manchester (and are said to have claims there already). This early notification also enables the defendant to instruct Counsel in the Manchester area if they see fit".
The legal framework
"(a) any reason expressed by any party for preferring a particular venue;
(b) the ease and cost of travel to a hearing;
(c) the availability and suitability of alternative means of attending a hearing (for example, by video-link);
(d) the extent and nature of any public interest that the proceedings be heard in any particular locality;
(e) the time within which it is appropriate for the proceedings to be determined;
(f) whether it is desirable to administer or determine the claim in another region in the light of the volume of claims issued at, and the capacity, resources and workload of, the court at which it is issued;
(g) whether the claim raises issues sufficiently similar to those in another outstanding claim to make it desirable that it should be determined together with, or immediately following, that other claim;
(h) whether the claim raises devolution issues and for that reason whether it should more appropriately be determined in London or Cardiff; and
(i) the region in which the legal representative[s] of the parties are based".
Submissions and decision
Conclusion