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What’s new in administrative justice, September 2016

Parliament The Joint Committee on Human Rights has published a report on the Government’s proposals for a Counter-Extremism Bill. The Committee cautioned against introducing further legislation in this area, suggesting that the Government should instead use the existing extensive legal framework for dealing with people who promote violence. Advocate General Saugmansagard Øe of the Court … Continue reading

What’s new in administrative justice, July 2016

Parliament The House of Commons has debated the issue of courts and tribunals fees. The debate followed publication by the Justice Committee of a report looking at the impact of recent changes. The Committee concluded that it is not objectionable in principle for users of the courts to pay a contribution towards operating costs, but … Continue reading

What’s new in administrative justice, June 2016

Parliament The Investigatory Powers Bill has completed report stage and third reading in the House of Commons. Labour won a number of concessions from the Government, including an overarching privacy clause, stronger protections for sensitive and confidential material, and a review of the necessity and utility of bulk powers. David Anderson QC will conduct the … Continue reading

Evidence-based policy – Problem 3: Getting academic research to parliamentary select committees

Recent blog posts have focused on challenges faced by researchers seeking to influence public policy, including getting academic research to government policy markers (by Nick Hillman) and ‘Six reasons why it is unrealistic for research to drive policy’ (by James Lloyd). In this piece, Andrew Le Sueur (Professor of Constitutional Justice at the University of … Continue reading

Why the Judicial Power Project is wrong about Anisminic

  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