High Court (Administrative Court)
The Administrative Court is a specialist court within the King’s Bench Division of the High Court. It specialises in public law, often reviewing the decisions made by local authorities and regulatory bodies in England and Wales. The Administrative Court contains a dedicated Planning Court for planning related disputes. Cases in the Administrative Court may be heard by a Divisional Court, which is a court consisting of at least two judges.
This court began to regularly transfer judgments to The National Archives in 2022. The oldest judgment from this court included in Find Case Law is from 2003.
You can read more about the Administrative court on the judiciary website.
Coverage on Find Case Law
Date range — 2003 to 2026
What’s included — We currently hold 13,422 documents from 2003 to 2026.
Transfer method — This court began regularly transferring judgments to The National Archives in 2022. The oldest judgment from this court included in Find Case Law is from 2003. Judgments from 2003–2022 were sourced from other collections.
You can read more about how to find older Kings/Queens Bench Division cases in the research guide Civil court cases: King's/Queen's Bench 1702-1998.
Recent judgments
| Case name | Neutral citation | Handed down |
|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Justice v Glyn Razzell | Neutral citation [2026] EWHC 2172 (Admin) | Handed down 14 Aug 2026 |
| Shahira Sadat & Ors, R (on the application of) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department | Neutral citation [2026] EWHC 2157 (Admin) | Handed down 12 Aug 2026 |
| Hamble Parish Council v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government & Ors | Neutral citation [2026] EWHC 2138 (Admin) | Handed down 11 Aug 2026 |
| Derek Kelly, R (on the application of) v West Oxfordshire District Council | Neutral citation [2026] EWHC 2145 (Admin) | Handed down 11 Aug 2026 |
| Herod Property Ltd, R (on the application of) v Westminster County Council | Neutral citation [2026] EWHC 2122 (Admin) | Handed down 11 Aug 2026 |
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About High Court (Administrative Court)
The Administrative Court has both a Civil and Criminal jurisdiction exercised mainly through judicial review.
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