Speaking extra-judicially, Sir Thomas Bingham (as he then was) has answered the question ‘should public law remedies be discretionary?’ with a qualified ‘yes’

Writing Nov 26, 2020

Speaking extra-judicially, Sir Thomas Bingham (as he then was) has answered the question ‘should public law remedies be discretionary?’ with a qualified ‘yes’. Do you think it right that a remedy for a proven abuse of power should be a matter of discretion for the courts?