Clik here to view.
Judicial review reform – policy announcements and further consultations
Following the consultation on Reforming Judicial Review, launched in December 2012, and despite widespread opposition, in May 2013 it was announced that the Government would: • Introduce a £215 court...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The changes to Judicial Review – Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
Despite considerable hostility from lawyers, the Coalition Government did enact important changes to the rules relating to Judicial review. These are contained in Part 4 of the Criminal Justice and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Judicial review: new consultation
Decisions on the reform of Judicial Review were taken by the last Coalition Government. This consultation seeks views on detailed proposals for court and tribunal rules which are needed to bring into...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Busting the myths of judicial review: new empirical evidence on outcomes and...
Originally posted on UK Administrative Justice Institute: 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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Setting limits to the exercise of prerogative powers: R (Miller) v Secretary...
One of the most important legal challenges to the exercise of prerogative power has recently been made in the case of R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union. This is the case...
View ArticleImproving Immigration and Asylum procedures
Immigration and asylum is always controversial. People have strong view, both for and against current immigration policy and practice. But these policies are underpinned by a legislative framework...
View ArticleA big day in the Supreme Court
Major cases raising fundamental constitutional issues are rare, which is why 24 Sept 2019 is a significant day. The supreme court ruled that the Prime Minister’s decision to prorogue Parliament for 5...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Judicial review and Covid-19: reflections on the role of crowdfunding
This is an interesting item on the use of crowdfunding to pursue issues arising out of the Covid 19 pandemic. it raises some interesting questions about whether this form of litigation finance is...
View ArticleProposed Constitution, Democracy and Rights Commission
One proposal that caught the eye in the Conservative Party’s manifesto for the December 2019 general election was that, following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, it would be necessary to look at...
View ArticleIndependent Review of Administrative Law
In an earlier blog (13 July 2020), I noted the House of Lords Library paper on the proposed Constitution, Rights and Democracy Commission, an idea contained in the Conservative Party manifesto for the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Collection of responses to the Independent Review of Administrative Law (IRAL)
Given the importance of judicial review, it seems strange that the Independent Review of JR, chaired by Lord Faulks, decided it would not publish submissions it received to the Consultation it...
View ArticleThe Queen’s speech 2021: proposals affecting the English Legal System
In this note I set out a brief summary of those Bills which are most likely to impact upon the English Legal System and the topics I consider in my book on the subject. Top of the list is the Police,...
View Article
