Vikram Sachdeva

Recommendations

Recommended by Chambers & Partners 2010 in Costs and recommended by the Legal 500 2009 in three fields: Administrative and Public Law, Regulatory Law, and Costs.

Quotes

A "rising star" Chambers and Partners 2010
"A fighter who is at his best in the toughest battles" Chambers & Partners 2010
"hard-working and easy to work with" Legal 500 2009
"strong analytical ability and excellent interpersonal skills"Legal 500 2009
"extremely sharp" Legal 500 2008
"thoroughly reliable" Legal 500 2008

Appointments

Member of the Executive Committee of the Administrative Law Bar Association
Member of Attorney General's B Panel of Counsel

Significant Cases

Ministry of Justice v Carter, [2010] EWCA Civ 694
R (on the application of AN) v Secretary of State for Justice, [2009] EWHC 1921 (Admin); [2010] ACD 13
Secretary Of State For Environment, Food And Rural Affairs v Georgina Downs, 7 July 2009, [2009] EWCA Civ 664; [2009] ACD 71
Downs v Secretary Of State For Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 14 November 2008, [2008] EWHC 2666 (Admin)
R (Ross) v West Sussex PCT, 10 September 2008, [2008] 106 BMLR 1
Local Authority X v MM and KM, 16 August 2007, [2007] EWHC 2003 (Fam)
R (Damien Page) v Secretary of State for Justice, 15 August 2007, [2007] EWHC 2026 (Admin); (2007) ACD 100
Sutcliffe v BMI Healthcare Limited (CA), 18 May 2007, [2007] EWCA Civ 476; (2007) 98 BMLR 211
Paul Bould v Morecambe Bay NHS Primary Care Trust and Secretary of State for Health, 15 May 2006, CO/5902/2006
Jones v Caradon Catnic Ltd, 8 December 2005, [2005] EWCA Civ 1821; [2006] 3 Costs LR 427
Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs v Stork (QBD), 3 August 2005, [2005] EWHC 1763 (QB); [2005] WLR (D) 119; [2006] 1 Costs LR 69
R (Broadbent) v Parole Board (QBD), 27 May 2005, [2005] EWHC 1207 (Admin); The Times 22 June 2005
Lips v Older, 17 June 2004, [2004] EWHC 1686 (QB); [2005] PIQR P14
Roadrunner Properties Ltd v Dean & Anor (CA), 21 November 2003, [2003] EWCA Civ 1816; [2004] EWCA Civ 376; (2004) 11 EG 140

Publications

The Law of Human Rights OUP March 2003

Articles

The Duty of Candour and Disclosure in Judicial Review (October 2007, Vikram Sachdeva)
Regulation of Healthcare Professionals (September 2007, Vikram Sachdeva)
Resource Allocation in the National Health Service: Access to drugs pending NICE Assessment (November 2006, Vikram Sachdeva)
Seminar Paper - Witness Immunity from Professional Disciplinary Proceedings (April 2006, Vikram Sachdeva)
Challenging Unduly Lenient Penalties in Professional Disciplinary Tribunals (April 2005, Vikram Sachdeva)
The Role of Judicial Review in Curing Breaches of Article 6 (Judicial Review June 2003, Richard Clayton QC and Vikram Sachdeva)
Functional Public Authorities under the Human Rights Act (Judicial Review March 2002, Vikram Sachdeva)
Employment Law Newsletter (November 2005)