Read the full judgment text of HCAL 000055/1997 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 17 October 1997.
1. This is an application for judicial review. It relates to the refusal of the Commissioner for Administrative Complaints ("the Commissioner") to investigate a complaint made by the Applicant relating to medical treatment which he had received. Since that refusal, the Commissioner's title has changed to "the Ombudsman". However, I shall refer to him by his title at the date when he made the decision challenged. The case raises the important question of whether the Commissioner has the power to