Andrea Coomber, Director of JUSTICE said: It is a day of two halves. It is wonderful that three such outstanding jurists have been appointed to the Supreme Court, and that Lady Hale will be its new President. For 45 years, JUSTICE has been urging greater diversity in the senior judiciary and today if feels as if the […]
JUSTICE Human Rights Conference 2016 round-up
October 24, 2016
Over 150 people and exceptional speakers from across the professions, the judiciary and the major political parties joined us for the annual JUSTICE Human Rights Conference in London on Friday 14 October. It was an engaging, interesting and thought-provoking day which tackled some of the most important issues in British human rights law today. The […]
Lord Justice Briggs outlines potential for an online court
October 19, 2016
The annual Tom Sargant Memorial Lecture 2016 took place on Tuesday 18 October at Shearman & Sterling LLP in London. The Rt. Hon. Sir Michael Briggs, Lord Justice of Appeal outlined his recommendations for a new online court and the potential for more affordable dispute resolution. Lord Justice Briggs explained some of the challenges and […]
TeamJUSTICE raises £13,800 and counting
October 11, 2016
Runners from across the legal profession, as well as their clients, took part in the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon in London on Sunday 9 October. The fantastic team of runners covered 13.1miles each and have raised over £13,800 so far. These are invaluable funds for JUSTICE and will particularly help finance a new Mental […]
The Christian Institute & Others v HM Advocate
September 1, 2016
FACTS The appellants in this Supreme Court appeal are collectively known as No to Named Persons (NO2NP) and consist of three individual parents and four registered charities with interests in family matters. They challenge Part 4 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”) and its introduction of the compulsory Named […]
JUSTICE response: Request for further views on the provision of judicial review claimants’ financial information to other parties
August 16, 2016
In July 2015, the Government opened a consultation: Reform of Judicial Review: proposals for the provision and use of financial information (Cm 9117) on financial information to be disclosed by judicial review claimants pursuant to section 85 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (“CJCA”). JUSTICE and the Public Law Project provided a Joint […]