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By Tom Mullen, University of Glasgow, and Chris Gill, Queen Margaret University Scotland continues to demonstrate innovation and distinctiveness in its approach to administrative justice. A current proposal before the Scottish Parliament involves granting the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) a new appeal jurisdiction. This will involve the SPSO considering the merits of decisions reached … Continue reading
Handling of complaints by immigration detainees needs urgent overhaul, according to Medical Justice and Lord Ramsbotham, writes Margaret Doyle. On 24 November 2014, Lord Ramsbotham wrote to the Home Secretary urging her to initiate an urgent review of the handling and investigation of complaints made by immigration detainees. His letter followed a conference at the House … Continue reading
Following a one-day hearing, Mr Justice Jay handed down an ex tempore judgment on 2 December 2014 in R (on the application of Morris) v Health Services Commissioner, finding in favour of the Defendant, more commonly known as the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman (the “Ombudsman”). The case concerned the relatively narrow legal issue as to the … Continue reading
The BBC reports that more than 140 MPs have withdrawn their support for a mediation scheme set up to address disputes between the Post Office and its sub-postmasters. The scheme, set up following an investigation into the Post Office’s IT system, offered an opportunity for sub-postmasters to challenge allegations of fraud and false accounting. Sub-postmasters are … Continue reading
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skill (BIS) has issued its response on its consultation on proposals for upgrading the provision of alternative dispute resolution for consumers. The proposals were triggered by the EU Consumer ADR Directive, but at the same time map conveniently onto the Government’s current civil justice agenda of moving dispute resolution … Continue reading
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