Judicial reviewsThe concerted attack on judicial reviews and public access to justice is just one example. The number of new housing judicial reviews against grants of permission is down significantly year on year, with judicial reviews by developers against refusal up, he found. The demonisation of judicial reviews can be seen as part of a wider attack on regulation and, in particular, environmental regulation. And the question should be asked — if our environmental regulation is so onerous, how come our environment, nature and biodiversity are in such a perilous state? It would suggest that our environmental regulations that were or are currently in force are the bare minimum.

Source: Irish Examiner February 17, 2026 02:31 UTC