Last week saw some interesting developments in terms of redress design and the role that research plays in such design. The National Audit Office published a report into complaints handling in the public sector, highlighting the need for analysis of data on complaints, and the Ministry of Justice has announced the terms of reference for its post-implementation … Continue reading
As this excellent summary (or obituary) on the Australian Administrative Review Council (ARC) indicates, the sad news of its intended abolition is not unexpected. As a former member of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council (AJTC), which was abolished in August 2013, I am especially saddened as my evidence to the Leggatt Review of Tribunals on the reform … Continue reading
JUSTICE has published a new report, Delivering Justice in an Age of Austerity, which sets out a vision of systemic change to the way civil courts and tribunals resolve disputes. The report is the work of a Working Party set up last year and chaired by The Rt. Hon Sir Stanley Burnton. The report recommends … Continue reading
By Sarah Nason, Ysgol y Gyfraith/ School of Law, Prifysgol Bangor University On 13th February 2015, UKAJI held its first workshop designed to bring together members from the policy, practice and research communities. The seminar, hosted by Bangor University Law School and supported by the Welsh Government, was also the first stage in research aiming … Continue reading
Chris Gill, Queen Margaret University, and Tom Mullen, University of Glasgow While tribunal reform was hardly the hot topic of last year’s referendum on Scottish independence, the ‘vow’ by the three main UK political parties to deliver further devolution to Scotland and the Smith Commission’s subsequent proposals, are now set to have significant consequences for … Continue reading