Last week, the cross-party law reform charity JUSTICE intervened in the case of R (IA & others) v S/S Home Department & S/S Levelling up, Housing and Communities in the High Court. Today [17/11/23] the Court ruled against the Government and in line with JUSTICE’s submissions. In the case, the Government proposed to redact routinely […]
Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
On 25 September 2023, JUSTICE hosted a roundtable to discuss the recent Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill. Chaired by former JUSTICE Scotland Chair, Shelagh McCall KC, the roundtable was attended by practitioners, academics, victim support organisations, researchers and policymakers, including representatives from the Scottish Government. The purpose of the roundtable was to discuss […]
Courts regularly not following the law when jailing people awaiting trial, new evidence finds
November 9, 2023
New data out today from the cross-party legal reform charity JUSTICE suggests magistrates’ courts’ may be sending thousands of people to prison to await trial without giving proper legal reasons for these decisions. One in five people in prison are being held awaiting trial or sentencing – up from one in nine in 2019. […]
R (IA & others) v Secretary of State (S/S) Home Department & S/S Levelling up, Housing and Communities (November 2023)
November 8, 2023
JUSTICE intervened in the case of R (IA & others) v S/S Home Department & S/S Levelling up, Housing and Communities, heard on 8 November 2023 in the High Court. JUSTICE intervened on a single issue in the case: the redaction of the names of ‘junior civil servants’ by the Government from documents disclosed in […]
JUSTICE Financial Report 2023
October 4, 2023
Protected: JUSTICE Human Rights Conference 2023 – virtual tickets
September 21, 2023
Protected: JUSTICE Human Rights Conference 2023
Modern-day ‘ASBOs’ highly discriminatory and fail to protect victims according to report from JUSTICE
September 20, 2023
JUSTICE has published a robust report, ‘Lowering the Standard: A review of Behavioural Control Orders in England and Wales’, which describes how the use of Behavioural Control Orders should not be seen as “a magic bullet” in addressing matters of public safety and security. Following the template of infamous Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (‘ASBOs’) introduced in […]
The UK’s longstanding commitment to the Rule of Law is under grave threat according to landmark report from JUSTICE
September 11, 2023
Cross-party legal reform charity, JUSTICE has today published a landmark report describing how the rule of law in the UK has “regressed significantly on multiple fronts” and threatens the very democratic fabric of our nation. The report titled “The State We’re in: Addressing Threats & Challenges to the Rule of Law” is a substantial evidenced-based […]
JUSTICE launches report calling on Government to double down on efforts to relocate Afghans who supported Britain
August 15, 2023
Today, JUSTICE launched a landmark report, Reforming the Afghanistan Resettlement Schemes: the way forward for ARAP and ACRS. This marks the two-year anniversary of the fall of Kabul and the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, marking the end of British Operations in the country. The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (“ACRS”) and the Afghan Relocations and Assistance […]