JUSTICE is delighted to officially announce the launch of the Administrative Justice Council. JUSTICE will be providing the Secretariat functions to the Council which will be chaired by The Right Honourable Sir Ernest Ryder, Senior President of Tribunals. The Council will be the successor body to the Administrative Justice Forum which was abolished in April […]
People with mental illness and learning disabilities let down by criminal justice system
November 27, 2017
Suspects and defendants with mental ill health or learning disabilities need to be better identified and supported, in order to ensure their right to a fair trial in England, argues a report published today by JUSTICE. Around one in four adults in the UK are diagnosed with a mental illness during their lifetime and many […]
Lord Dyson and Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd join JUSTICE Council
October 25, 2017
JUSTICE elected new representatives to its Council and Board at its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 24 October 2017. The new JUSTICE Council members are: Zahra Al-Rikabi is a barrister at Brick Court Chambers with a broad practice encompassing commercial, public and European law. Lord Dyson was Master of the Rolls for four years until […]
‘We as a nation must not be terrified’ – Max Hill QC gives 2017 Tom Sargant lecture
October 24, 2017
Max Hill QC, Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, delivered the Tom Sargant Memorial Lecture to a busy room on Tuesday 24 October. The lecture, titled ‘Rights vs Security: the challenge engaged’, discussed the tension between rights on the one hand and security on the other and the potential for terrorism legislation, in the interests of […]
JUSTICE responds to news that Lady Hale appointed next President of Supreme Court, alongside three new Justices
July 21, 2017
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 […]
Diversity: JUSTICE responds to the latest Judicial Appointments Commission statistics
June 6, 2017
On 1 June, the Judicial Appointments Commission released its annual official statistics. These statistics provide some breakdown of the diversity of those who apply and are recommended for judicial appointment. Background JUSTICE’s new Working Party report, Increasing judicial diversity, was launched on 25 April 2017. Our Working Party offered practical recommendations for change to improve […]
Increasing judicial diversity is vital to a fairer justice system – a JUSTICE working party gives its recommendations
April 25, 2017
Despite the diverse make-up of the United Kingdom, our senior judiciary is dominated by white and privately educated men. The new JUSTICE report, Increasing judicial diversity, explores the structural barriers faced by women, people from visible ethnic minorities and those from less advantaged socio-economic backgrounds in reaching the bench. The report explains why diversity is a vital […]
Supreme Court rules torture and rendition claims against UK government should proceed
January 17, 2017
Leading human rights organisations have hailed a landmark decision of the UK Supreme Court to hold the UK Government accountable for its role in human rights abuses overseas. The country’s highest court issued today a long-awaited judgment in the two joined appeals in Belhaj and Others v. Jack Straw & Others and Rahmatullah v. Ministry of […]
JUSTICE welcomes Briggs’ Report
July 28, 2016
Radical thinking needed to secure civil justice for all. Our civil courts have come under increasing strain due to budget cuts and the rise of litigants in person. In April 2015, in ‘Delivering Justice in an Age of Austerity’, a Working Party of JUSTICE members recommended that radical reform was necessary to secure access to […]
What is a Court?
May 18, 2016
A JUSTICE Working Party proposes a radical new approach A JUSTICE Working Party tonight (17th May 2016) recommended a fresh, principled and research-driven approach to the configuration of the court and tribunal estate in England and Wales. Its report calls for a radical rethinking of what our court buildings should look like in order to […]