General Points about Bringing a Claim for Judicial Review

Aimed at assisting litigants in person (unrepresented claimants), this talk starts to take you through the 2016 Administrative Court Guide to Judicial review: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads...
It is not offered as legal advice, for which you will need to consult a lawyer. This talk deals with:
the overriding objective of the rules of procedure you have to use in a judicial review case. Understanding how this works will enable you to make wise decisions at various points in the process and on what to ask the court to do;
"serving a document" - when does the court think you have successfully sent something to someone, and when will it consider that you have received a document?
Calculating time periods under the rules - how far ahead of a date must you do something or how long have you got to do something?
Forms, Fees, the Court Office;
Who the parties to your claim might be: Claimant, Defendant, interested parties, and interveners;
Being a litigant in person;
The duty to be candid and make full disclosure;
Miscellaneous matters: How to talk to the judge, and keeping the court informed of your whereabouts.

In the next talk I will deal with how to behave before starting the claim.