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Analyse the constitutional limits in the UK on judicial review of governmental action. Consider whether these limits are adhered to in practice and evidence your answer with relevant case law examples. Judicial review represents the means by which the courts control the exercise of governmental power. It ensures that public bodies, such as government departments, local authorities, tribunals, state agencies, and agencies exercising powers which are governmental in nature, have not acted in an ultra vires (an action which is outside powers of making bodies) way. It is the first principle of justice and the rule of law that public bodies are required to act within the scope of the powers allocated to them by Parliament so judicial review should lie wherever the vires of administrative action is in question. However, a balance needs to be sought between the needs of certain administration and the necessary restrictions which may be imposed...

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