Vikram Sachdeva

Recommendations

Recommended as a leading junior by the Legal 500 2012 in Administrative and Public Law, Professional Discipline and Regulatory Law, and Costs, and in Court of Protection and Costs by Chambers & Partners 2013.

Quotes

“brings a wealth of medical and legal expertise to cases” Chambers UK 2013

“is known for dealing with very sensitive matters in a calm and professional manner” Chambers UK 2013

“A medical doctor himself, he proves particularly good at cases with a medical angle” Chambers UK 2013

"an articulate advocate with great knowledge of the legal minutiae of costs litigation." Chambers UK 2013

“very likeable and knowledgeable in regulatory law’” Legal 500 2012

“a ‘redoubtable’ advocate remarked on for his impressive courtroom style” Chambers UK 2012

“He is on the speed dial of the Office of the Official Solicitor and, as a qualified physician, has a feel for this area of the law few can match” Chambers UK 2012

“Able, thorough and charming” Chambers UK 2012

“…one of the country’s leading criminal costs juniors” Chambers UK 2012

“extremely technically competent, vibrant and enthusiastic” Legal 500 2011

“a tenacious advocate” Legal 500 2011

“a skilled and determined advocate” Chambers UK 2011

“a future costs litigation supremo” Chambers UK 2011

A “seriously good barrister" Legal 500 2010

A "rising star" Chambers UK 2010

"A fighter who is at his best in the toughest battles" Chambers UK 2010

"hard-working and easy to work with" Legal 500 2009

"strong analytical ability and excellent interpersonal skills" Legal 500 2009

"extremely sharp" Legal 500 2008

"thoroughly reliable" Legal 500 2008

Appointments

Member of the Executive Committee of the Administrative Law Bar Association

Significant Cases

Parker v Shoreham Port Authority , (2013, TCC)
Standing Legal Clerk (for the last 10 years) to the independent Appeals Body to Phonepayplus, the Premium Rate telephone regulator
R (Andersons) v Solicitors Regulation Authority , [2012] EWHC 3659 (Admin)
MD (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department , [2012] EWCA Civ 194 [2012] 1 WLR 2422
R (Tracey) v Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Secretary of State for Health, [2012] EWHC 3860 (Admin)
R (Kadri) v Birmingham City Council and Secretary of State for the Home Department, [2012] EWCA Civ 1432 [2013] 1 All ER 945
NHS Trust v Baby X, 14 March 2013, [2012] EWCA Civ 2188 (Fam) [2013] 1 FLR 225
Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v David James (by his litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) , [2013] EWCA Civ 65
R (Golding) v General Commissioner of Income Tax, [2011] EWHC 2435 (Admin) [2012] STC 381
W v M (by her litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) and a NHS Hospital Trust, [2011] EWHC 2443 (Fam) [2012] 1 WLR 1653 [2012] 1 All ER 1313
W v M (by her litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) and a NHS Hospital Trust , [2011] EWHC 1197 (Fam) [2012] 1 WLR 287 [2012] 1 All ER 1295
Bass and Ward v SRA, 17 May 2012, [2012] EWHC 2012 (Admin)
Armstrong v Pope & Co (2011) (ongoing)
R (Lower Mill Estate Ltd) v HMRC, [2011] STC 636
Ortega-Jerez v Entry Clearance Officer , [2010] EWCA Civ 639:
Care Aspirations v Sutton & Merton Primary Care Trust (2010)
Re The Regulation of Private Eye Clinics (2010)
MY (Turkey) v SSHD , (2010) (CA)
Hugh James (A firm) v Smith (Chancery Division) (2009):
R (Vetheeswaran) v SSHD (Administrative Court, 2010)
D Borough Council v AB , [2011] EWHC 101 (Fam) [2012] Fam 36
R (Bottomley) v General Commissioners of Income Tax, Pontefract Division , [2009] EWHC 1708 (Admin) [2009] STC 2532
R (Moore) v Skipton Fund Ltd and Secretary of State For Health, [2010] EWHC 3070 (Admin) (2011) 117 BMLR 185
Beller v The Law Society, [2009] EWHC 2200 (Admin)
Lancaster v HMRC , [2010] UKFTT 559 (TC)
RH v South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and Secretary of State for Justice, [2010] EWCA Civ 1273 (2011) 117 BMLR 47
R (V) v South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and Croydon LBC, 7 April 2010, LBC [2010] EWHC 742 (Admin) (2010) 13 CCL Rep 181
R (AN) v Secretary of State for Justice, [2009] EWHC 1921 (Admin); [2010] ACD 13
Christies Care Limited v HMRC (2009)
Re Anglian Windows , (2009)
SRI International v HMRC , [2009] UKFTT 221 (TC)
Downs v Secretary Of State For Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, [2009] EWCA Civ 664 [2009] ACD 71 [2009] 3 CMLR 1544
R (Marshall) v Nursing & Midwifery Council, [2008] EWHC 2931
Lai v HMRC (Norris J)
R (Lower Mill) v HMRC , [2008] EWHC 2409 (Admin) [2008] BTC 5743
R (Ross) v West Sussex Primary Care Trust, [2008] EWHC 2252 (Admin) (2009) 106 BMLR 1
Re MM , [2007] EWHC 2003 (Fam) [2009] 1 FLR 443
R (Page) v Secretary of State for Justice, [2007] EWHC 2026 (Admin); (2007) ACD 100
James v HMRC , [2007] UKVAT V20426 [2008] STI 287
R (Broadbent) v Parole Board (QBD), 27 May 2005, [2005] EWHC 1207 (Admin); The Times 22 June 2005
Roadrunner Properties Ltd v Dean & Anor (CA), EWCA Civ 1816 (2004) 11 EG 140
Discain v Opecprime (TCC), [2000] BLR 402

Publications

Clayton and Tomlinson, The Law of Human Rights OUP March 2003 (contributor)

Articles

The Duty of Candour and Disclosure in Judicial Review (October 2007, Vikram Sachdeva)
Regulation of Healthcare Professionals (September 2007, Vikram Sachdeva)
Resource Allocation in the National Health Service: Access to drugs pending NICE Assessment (November 2006, Vikram Sachdeva)
Seminar Paper - Witness Immunity from Professional Disciplinary Proceedings (April 2006, Vikram Sachdeva)
Challenging Unduly Lenient Penalties in Professional Disciplinary Tribunals (April 2005, Vikram Sachdeva)
The Role of Judicial Review in Curing Breaches of Article 6 (Judicial Review June 2003, Richard Clayton QC and Vikram Sachdeva)
Functional Public Authorities under the Human Rights Act (Judicial Review March 2002, Vikram Sachdeva)

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