When Fixation Becomes Legal Irrationality

In this episode John Pugh-Smith looks at the circumstances in which this ground  of challenge was upheld by Mrs Justice Lang in  R(United Trade Action Group) v Transport for London and Mayor of London [2021] EWHC 72 (Admin) and by Mr Justice Holgate in R ( Pearce) v Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy [2021] EWHC 326 (Admin).