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In the first of a regular feature on the UKAJI blog, we bring together news, developments, events and publications related to administrative justice. To suggest an item for future “What’s new” posts, please email ukaji@essex.ac.uk. Parliament The Local Government (Review of Decisions) Bill was debated by the House of Commons Public Bill Committee on 21 … Continue reading
How helpful is research to practitioners in strategic cases involving challenges to the state, and what do practitioners need? Rachel Knowles is senior education and community care solicitor at Just for Kids Law and a teaching fellow at University College London’s Centre for Access to Justice. She recently succeeded in challenging the Department for Education’s … 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 Master of the Rolls has asked the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) to review the Pre-Action Protocols (PAP). The amendments reflect the recommendations in the final report of Lord Justice Jackson reviewing litigation costs (Review of Civil Litigation Costs, Final Report 2010) and clearly set out the consequences of non-compliance with the protocols. The CPRC … Continue reading
[This was first published on the UKCLA blog on 25 October 2013] Triggered by the government’s consultation paper Judicial Review Proposals for Reforms published in December 2012, much has been written about the volume of judicial review challenges in the Administrative Court. As is well known, the government has largely justified its programme of reforms to judicial … Continue reading
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