Ladybill Limited, R (on the application of) v Sheffield Magistrates' Court
[2024] EWHC 1851 (Admin)
Robert Bartosik, R (on the application of) v Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner for Norfolk
22 April 2024
[2024] EWHC 932 (Admin)
High Court
Someone from Glasgow sued Norfolk Police in Manchester. The judge moved the case to London because that's where the problem happened (Norfolk is in the South East). Even though the person claimed a connection to Manchester and London has lots of cases, the judge said the case belongs in the South East.
Key Facts
- •Judicial review claim filed in Manchester on 5 January 2024.
- •Claimant resides in Glasgow.
- •Defendant is the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk.
- •Claim concerns the handling of a complaint by Norfolk Police.
- •Claimant initially indicated the North West as the most closely connected region.
- •Defendant supported transfer of the case.
- •The Court considered the Claimant's assertion of closer connection to the North West and London's high caseload.
Legal Principles
Claims should be administered in the region with the closest connection to the subject matter.
CPR PD54C §2.5(f)
Regional venues' resources should be directed towards claims with the closest connection to that region.
Implicit in the judgment
Outcomes
Transfer of the claim to the South-East region (London).
The claim's closest connection is to the South-East due to the location of the defendant (Norfolk Police) and the subject matter of the claim. The court rejected the claimant's arguments regarding his personal connection to the North West and the high caseload in London.
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