Judicial Review & Civil Liberties
Decisions made by Syariah courts and other tribunals, government departments and regulators as well as primary and secondary legislation that is incompatible with the Federal Constitution can all be challenged by judicial review proceedings in the High Court. This mechanism is an important safeguard in preserving the rule of law and protecting against administrative excess. Judicial Review and civil liberties cases are among the most important cases before the Courts, preserving the balance of interests between individual rights and the State. Many of the leading judicial review and civil liberties cases of the last decade have involved advocates & solicitors from Fahri, Azzat & Co..
Fahri, Azzat & Co. is particularly noted for its ability to provide advice and advocacy in cases that develop the law and where a strategic and innovative approach is needed. We are able to offer lateral thinking practitioners at all levels of experience able to to operate to their client’s advantage.
We are instructed predominantly by Claimants, both commercial and legally aided upon a wide variety of substantive areas of the law particularly constitutional law Members have been active in applying administrative and public law principles in both a regulatory and commercial context, before the Special Powers Division of the High Court as well as in appellate proceedings up to Federal Court level. Presenting petitions for the exercise of the Federal Court’s original jurisdiction represents an active and growing area of work for the Firm’s advocates & solicitors.