This is a short briefing paper by the Public Law Project (PLP) in relation Part 4 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill 2014.
Dinah Rose QC’s keynote address to the PLP annual London conference 2014 , introduced by Jonathan Swift QC.
Legal aid has been removed from large areas of litigation and many vulnerable people are affected. Exceptional funding provides the only safety net. This paper explains how to challenge a refusal of exceptional funding by the LAA , and get funding for that challenge.
The European Charter on Fundamental Rights is increasingly being relied on in judicial review. However there is some confusion about what it is and when it can be relied upon. This talk / paper will attempt to clarify some of the key issues.
This Power Point accompanies a talk Given by Zahra (with Mike Fordham QC) on Judicial Review Reforms Update. It looks at current changes , what is proiposed and what it means for practitioners.
The purpose of this guide is to assist voluntary organisations working with destitute migrant families to identify which families can access support from social services. The guide is intended to help advisers advocate on behalf of their clients and to know when to refer a case to a solicitor. This guide is not intended to be a substitute for specialist legal advice.
Exceptional funding will only be available to people whose human rights or European Union rights
would be breached if they did not have legal aid. The Government intends this to be a high threshold and envisages that only a small number of cases will get exceptional funding. This paper and workshop notes examines when your case may be eligible for exceptional funding , and what you need to show to obtain it.
This paper covers remedies for children in need of accommodation.
This paper and related presentation details the Judicial Review reforms of recent years , and what is currently proposed by Government. It explains what this means for practitioners.
This paper and related presentation examines the anticipated impact of the new regulations which remove entitlement to payment by legal aid for costs in judicial review where either the case ends prior to permission being granted or permission is refused.
This presentation and related materials cover the use of judicial review in immigration cases , including:
• The implications of the transfer of most immigration judicial reviews to the Upper Tribunal
• The increasing use of judicial review as the only remedy in cases where clients have no right of appeal
• The use of strategic judicial review litigation to challenge the new interpretation of and validity of the new immigration rules post 9 July 2012 (including in relation to Article 8)
• Major changes in the field which will be wrought when the Immigration Act 2014 comes fully into force
This paper explores constitutional points arising from from the devolution of powers in Wales.