Courts affirm the role of the internally appointed panel

Published: 27th November 2008

In a series of recent cases, the courts have demonstrated a reluctance to query sector bodies decisions in relation to academic matters.

In Phillip Moroney v Anglo-European College of Chiropractic ; R. (on the application of Peng Hu Shi) v King's College London and R. (on the application of Carnell) v. Regents Park College, applications for judicial review were refused as they are a remedy of last, not first resort. In each case, the applicant's complaints should have been taken to the OIA in the first instance.