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Busting the myths of judicial review: new empirical evidence on outcomes and value for money

This post summarises the findings of a study into the effects of judicial review (JR) in England and Wales which was funded by the Nuffield Foundation and undertaken by the Public Law Project and the University of Essex, with Maurice Sunkin as the Principal Investigator. By Varda Bondy, Lucinda Platt and Maurice Sunkin Overview The … Continue reading

Judicial review in England and Wales – Context and challenges ahead

By Professor Maurice Sunkin, Professor of Public Law and Socio-Legal Studies, University of Essex This article is the transcript of a presentation given at the Westminster Legal Policy Forum, ‘The future of judicial review – assessing the impact of changes to funding, costs and procedure’, held on 15 July 2015. The presentation slides, including graphs … Continue reading

Conference announcements and call for papers

Two upcoming conferences will be of interest to UKAJI: 10-11 September 2015 The Transformation of Consumer Dispute Resolution in the EU University of Leicester   3-4 December 2015 The Power of Mediation Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh The Transformation of Consumer Dispute Resolution in the EU College Court, University of Leicester, 10-11 September 2015 Sponsored by … Continue reading

Analysis: What’s in a name? The challenges of terminology in studying ombuds practice

Varda Bondy, Margaret Doyle, and Carolyn Hirst   This month saw the publication of a Nuffield Foundation-funded mapping study on the use of informal resolution by ombudsmen (download here), launched at two events in London (at the Nuffield Foundation) and Edinburgh (at Queen Margaret University). Both were attended by practitioners and representatives from administrative justice fora from … Continue reading

News: Nuffield Foundation announces UKAJI project

The Nuffield Foundation has announced the award a grant of £325,000 to fund the UK’s first Administrative Justice Institute (UKAJI), a collaborative project designed to kick start the expansion of empirical research into administrative justice issues. UKAJI will be led by Professor Maurice Sunkin, with a core team of 10 others, and will operate for an initial … Continue reading