This submission is made on behalf of the Public Law Project (PLP) and is a response to the consultation ‘Judicial Review: proposals for further reform. The consultation opened on Friday 6 September 2013 , when the MoJ begn seeking views on proposals in a number of key areas. It closes on 1 November 2013.
1 Nov 2013
The latest statistical assertion made by the MoJ , regarding growth in judicial review claims , questioned by PLP.
On 29 October , the policy team at the Ministry of Justice held a web chat ‘to give [those responding to the consultation] an opportunity to comment and ask questions on a proposed package of reforms governing the process of judicial review.’
30 Oct 2013
On 6 September 2013 the Secretary of State for Justice published further proposals to reform judicial review.1 The deadline for responding to the consultation is 1 November 2013. This briefing paper addresses the proposals specifically and in the wider context of other legal reforms.
3 Oct 2013
Written evidence to the joint committee on human rights in response to enquiry into the implications for access to justice of the government’s proposed legal aid reforms submitted by the public law project
Documents on the 2013 Transforming Legal Aid consultation.
4 Jun 2013
The Public Law Project looks at the latest statistics on exceptional funding from the Legal Aid Agency , which show that the scheme is not fit for purpose and does not provide a safeguard for access to justice.
29 Jul 2013
This briefing is in response to the proposed changes to legal aid in the government’s Transforming Legal Aid consultation paper.
27 Jun 2013
The Public Law Project has written to the Ministry of Justice seeking the statistical data that the legal aid proposals are said to be based on (June 2013).
29 May 2013
A legal opinion by a leading QC has found that the Government’s proposed changes to legal aid – for which the consultation closes today – are unlawful.
The Public Law Project debunks the Lord Chancellor’s misuse of judicial review statistics.
23 Apr 2013
PLP documents on the MOJ consultation ‘Judicial Review: proposals for reform’.
23 Jan 2013
Review of all departments work between 2006 – 2011
26 Jul 2011