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Trusting the middle-man: impact and legitimacy of ombudsmen in Europe

In this blog post, Naomi Creutzfeldt, University of Oxford, discusses the findings concerning UK ombudsmen schemes in her ESRC-funded comparative study of ombudsmen in Europe. More information is available on her project website; a report summarising findings of the UK study, and additional individual ombudsmen reports, are also available here. By Naomi Creutzfeldt The research … Continue reading

A complainant’s-eye view of restorative justice

In this blog post, Della Reynolds, Co-ordinator of the PHSO Pressure Group, explains why a focus on restorative justice would help empower complainants who use ombuds schemes. By Della Reynolds Legal definition: The need to repair the harm done through a process of negotiation, mediation, victim empowerment and reparation. Colloquial definition: Don’t get mad, get … Continue reading

Mapping the new world of accredited ADR schemes

In this post, Richard Kirkham, Senior Lecturer in Public Law at the School of Law, University of Sheffield, explores the problems with regulation of redress in light of the implementation in the UK of the EU ADR Directive. He argues that this is an issue for all branches of justice, including the administrative justice system, because it is part of a number of reforms … Continue reading

What’s new in administrative justice, October 2015

Parliament The Immigration Bill is due to have its second reading in the Commons on 13 October. Among other things, the Bill would extend changes to appeal rights introduced by the Immigration Act 2014, in order to enable the Home Secretary to remove from the UK migrants who are appealing against a refusal of a … Continue reading

What research is being done in administrative justice? Announcing UKAJI’s upcoming Current Research Register

In the coming week, we will be publishing our current research register, listing a number of research projects on administrative justice that are currently in progress. Alongside the register, we’ll be publishing several research profiles of specific projects. One of UKAJI’s key aims is to develop a researcher network, giving researchers the opportunity to engage … Continue reading