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In July 2015, the Ministry of Justice opened a consultation on provision of financial information to the court, on applications for judicial review or when applying for a costs capping order. The background to the consultation, which closes on 15 September, can be seen here. In this blog post, Maurice Sunkin and Varda Bondy share … Continue reading
Parliament On 10 September Parliament will debate the findings of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Migration’s Inquiry into immigration detention. Appointments to the newly formed Intelligence and Security Committee have been announced. Members include former Attorney General, Dominic Grieve, Angus Robertson, Westminster leader of the SNP, and George Howarth, who was a member of … Continue reading
Parliament The Justice Select Committee has announced an inquiry into the impact of the introduction of tribunal fees and enhanced court fees. The inquiry will look at how the increased fees have affected access to justice, and how they have affected the volume and quality of cases brought. Members have been appointed to the new … Continue reading
Parliament Queen’s Speech 2015 The Queen’s Speech contained a number of announcements with implications for administrative justice. The Full Employment and Welfare Benefits Bill will freeze a number of working-age benefits, tax credits and Child benefit, and reduce the level of the benefit cap. It will also put in place a new Youth Allowance for … Continue reading
Cases The High Court has granted permission to judicially review a scheme set up by the Financial Conduct Authority to compensate small firms who were mis-sold interest rate swaps, which were billed to protect businesses against interest rate rises. Permission was granted to a nursing home operator to bring a case against KPMG, as the … Continue reading
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