JUSTICE provided a response to the Civil Justice Council’s Costs Working Group consultation in October 2022. Our response focussed on pre-action protocol (‘PAP’) correspondence reform and costs capping in judicial review. We emphasised the following general principles: Having set out these general principles, JUSTICE would emphasise that current practitioners and advice groups are best placed […]
Protected: JUSTICE Human Rights Conference 2022
October 24, 2022
Protected: JUSTICE Human Rights Conference 2022 – Virtual tickets
JUSTICE announces new Board and Council members
October 20, 2022
JUSTICE has appointed new Board and Council members, following their 65th Annual General Meeting on 19 October 2022. Joining the Board of Trustees are I. Stephanie Boyce (Past President of the Law Society of England and Wales), Sara Mansoori KC (Matrix Chambers), Alice Smith (Trustee at Astriid), and Christian Weaver (Garden Court North Chambers). Appointed […]
Increasing the use of Mediation in the Civil Justice System consultation response
October 17, 2022
In October 2022, JUSTICE responded to the Ministry of Justice consultation on increasing the use of mediation in the civil justice system. The terms of the consultation were broad in scope and ambition, as it sought views on automatically referring for mediation, all small claims (generally understood to be those under £10,000) across sectors and […]
JUSTICE publishes report on Improving Access to Justice for Separating Families
October 13, 2022
Today JUSTICE publishes its latest report Improving Access to Justice for Separating Families. The report has been prepared by a Working Party of experts, chaired by Professor Gillian Douglas, Emeritus Professor, King’s College London. It makes 43 ambitious but realistic recommendations related to child arrangements problems and their resolution in England and Wales. They build […]
Reforming the Private Rented Sector: Consultation Response
September 23, 2022
In August 2022, JUSTICE responded to the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee’s call for evidence relating to the Governments White Paper on Reforming the Private Rented Sector. The consultation response drew heavily on our 2020 Solving Housing Disputes report, which set out our analysis of the challenges facing landlords and tenants as well as […]
JUSTICE Annual Report 2021-22
September 14, 2022
Bill of Rights Bill Second Reading
September 8, 2022
JUSTICE has briefed MPs ahead of the proposed Bill of Rights Bill Second Reading on Monday 12 September 2022. On 7 September, media reports have suggested that the Second Reading has been postponed and that the Government is re-thinking the legislation. This pause is a very welcome development given our serious concerns about the legislation. […]
JUSTICE Annual General Meeting 2022
The JUSTICE 2022 AGM will be held virtually via Zoom at 5.30pm on Wednesday 19 October 2022. Members can join the meeting via this link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81573256239 or with the Meeting ID: 815 7325 6239 The Passcode is: 535370 Registration for the meeting will start at 5pm, with the opportunity for members to network with staff ahead of […]