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Decision of Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal was not unlawful
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High Court refuses an application to quash a decision of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal excluding the applicants, the children of a man who was fatally shot at his home, from compensation on the grounds of their father's conduct, the court finding that that the applicants had not established the the decision of the Tribunal was ultra vires, and nor had they established that the respondent's decision was unreasonable or that its discretion was fettered.
Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal - compensation scheme - victims of violent crime - children of a man who was shot at his home - applied to have a decision to exclude them from compensation, due to the criminal conduct of their father, quashed - whether ultra vires.
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