As long ago as January 1999, Lord Irvine’s inaugural lecture to the Faculty of Mediation and ADR recognised that, whilst ADR has an expanding role within the civil justice system, ‘there are serious and searching questions’ to be answered about its use. This article explores the place of alternative dispute resolution in the public law system.
2 Sep 2004
The study provides a detailed breakdown of the number of civil judicial review claims issued and granted permission in each category within the research period. It considers the incidence of Human Rights Act claims in judicial review proceedings and compares the outcome patterns of HRA and non-HRA cases, concluding that there is little evidence to
15 Jun 2003
This report describes the process and outcomes of an ‘action research’ project conducted by the Public Law Project with the financial support of the Nuffield Foundation.
1 May 2001
In 1997, PLP received funding from the National Lotteries Charities Board to carry out the first independent, national evaluation of the operation and effectiveness of the NHS complaints procedure introduced in April 1996. The aim of this report is to evaluate the procedure from the perspective of health service users, looking at issues of fairness
6 Sep 1999