"The case law is clear that something has to have gone 'clearly and radically wrong' with consultation if the courts are to intervene: as this was one of TfL's biggest consultation exercises, this could prove difficult," Smyth says.
I believe this bill is wrong, the consultation process was a complete sham, it is opposed by the established church, it has caused deep and needless divisions within the Conservative party, there is no mandate for it, there are huge potential consequences, not least the prospect of endless legal challenge and the nation faces much more serious challenges which the government needs to address.
The backlash over plans to reconfigure hospitals and primary care in Greater Manchester is a warning of what can go wrong if consultations are mishandled.
"Not only is it wrong that a consultation on such an important matter is being carried out in the middle of summer and for the shortest possible period of eight weeks," he said.
Dr Rosemary Leonard, another committee member, said: "It is wrong that the first consultation is with a salesperson rather than a medical professional.
Several studies have defined issues that frequently create problems [ 2- 11], but fewer have described in which way the consultation goes wrong.
Conservative MP for Clacton Douglas Carswell said: "The decision to shut our local maternity unit ahead of consultation is completely wrong.
In this study we chose narrative analysis because we wanted to catch the dynamics of challenging encounters, in order to examine specific examples of how the consultation can go wrong.
To the Guardian Sanchez described MINEM's interpretation of the law as "loose and wrong", "perverting" the right to prior consultation and making the process meaningless.
Another described discussing with the group a consultation that had gone wrong, and 'I felt way better… hearing other people's stories where they'd stuffed up and had bad things happen' (MGPR92).
