Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, is seeking a Lecturer in Dispute Resolution to help its Consumer Dispute Resolution Centre deliver an ambitious programme of professional practice courses for ombudsman and complaint-handling organisations in both public and private sectors. QMU is looking for an academic or practitioner with experience of dispute resolution and/or mediation and/or ombudsman practice … Continue reading
By Lindsay Stirton and T.T. Arvind Lindsay Stirton (Professor of Public Law at Sussex Law School, University of Sussex) and T.T. Arvind (Professor of Law, Newcastle Law School, Newcastle University) critically examine a recent report by the Judicial Power Project, focusing on one so-called problematic case. This article is cross-posted on the UK Constitutional … Continue reading
On 21 April 2016, the Government published a consultation paper proposing new fees for proceedings in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) and Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber). Following on huge rises in court fees for civil and family disputes, as well as huge increases in the fees charged in employment cases, the […] … Continue reading
Parliament The Government accepted an amendment to the Immigration Bill tabled by Lord Dubs that would permit the resettlement of some unaccompanied children from Europe. The Bill received Royal Assent on 12 May and is now the Immigration Act 2016. Among other changes, the Act will extend the Government’s ‘deport first, appeal later’ power to … Continue reading
By Robert Thomas UKAJI is interested in providing a forum for exchange of views on new developments in administrative justice. In this piece, Robert Thomas of the School of Law, University of Manchester, discusses the challenges of implementing online courts and tribunals. We welcome comments and contributions from a range of perspectives. Behind the scenes, enormous … Continue reading