PLP’s response addresses a number of issues , namely the lack of shared understanding of terminology , why judicial review is a ‘special case’ and PLP’s conclusions regarding ‘QOCS’.…
31 Jan 2017
‘We are writing further to your statement in Parliament earlier this month that you would shortly be announcing the timeline for the review of LASPO which the Government is committed to undertaking by April 2018. PLP welcomes the Government’s intention to conduct a review into the LASPO legal aid reforms which have had far reaching implications for access to justice in England and Wales.
We are taking the opportunity to write to you now with some suggestions as to the areas which the Government’s review should cover. This is a non-exhaustive list of areas of particular concern and which you will no doubt wish to consider in order to fully understand the implications for access to justice and the rule of law of the LASPO reforms , given your oath and statutory duties as Lord Chancellor. 
5 Jan 2017
This is a note prepared by PLP’s Rakesh Singh for the Immigration Law Practitioners Association (ILPA) on changes to the Home Office policy on when JR will not suspend removal. It has been included in the ILPA mailing for November 2016 and was part of a talk prepared for the working group on removals , detention and offences on 10/11/16.…
24 Nov 2016
PLP views this consultation with considerable disquiet , as it appears to be no more than a renewed attempt by Government to introduce a new DFT , notwithstanding the rejection of its recent attempt to do so by the TPC and despite the evidential deficiency identified by the TPC not having been filled.…
Response to ‘Transforming our Justice System’ consultation , 10 November 2016.
Please note that this response is a response to both parts of the consultation , covering both ‘assisted digital’ issues and the proposed changes to tribunal panel composition.…
11 Nov 2016
Evidence of the Public Law Project to the Labour Review of Legal Aid.We welcome the opportunity to provide written evidence to the Bach Commission. The evidence sets out our direct experience of the impact of the LASPO cuts , and the conclusions that we are able to draw from that experience.…
12 May 2016
The result of a collaborative project with The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law and The Public Law Project , this work aims to provide an introduction to the latest changes to judicial review practice and procedure. Setting the latest changes from Parliament in their constitutional context , we hope that our work will help inform the Act’s interpretation and its early application.…
22 Oct 2015
This is a short briefing paper by the Public Law Project (PLP) in relation Part 4 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill 2014.…
5 Dec 2014
Briefing for Peers on Part 4 of the Criminal Justice & Courts Bill , in advance of it reaching the House of Lords Committee stage.…
25 Jul 2014
This briefing is concerned with the proposed changes to judicial review in Part 4 of the Criminal Justice & Courts Bill. It follows on from PLP’s previous briefing in March 2014.…
8 Jul 2014
This briefing concerns the Richard III case , used a justification for measures in Part 4 of the Criminal Justice & Courts Bill.…
Paper to support PLP’s evidence to the Public Bill Committee on 13 March 2014 , debunking Government assertions that the number of judicial review cases are “out of controlâ€.…
30 Apr 2014