The last several years have been busy times for public lawyers. This will continue whoever becomes Prime Minister following Boris Johnson’s resignation. It is, therefore, critical that researchers have a strong understanding of how they can best engage with and influence politicians and policymakers, and that practitioners appreciate how litigation can best achieve practical change … Continue reading
Roundtable report: complaint handling in adult social care and social housing (part 1) By Chris Gill (University of Glasgow) This blog post (the first of two) provides a summary of a roundtable event held on 9 June 2021 organised by Chris Gill (University of Glasgow), Carolyn Hirst (Hirstworks), Jane Williams (Queen Margaret University), Richard Simmons … Continue reading
The future of ombud reform By Chris Gill (University of Glasgow) and Richard Kirkham (University of Sheffield) On 28 January 2021, the Administrative Justice Council held a Webinar to consider how the ombudsman office could be further empowered to advance accountable government in the public interest. Each of the five leading public sector ombuds in … Continue reading
UKAJI October 2020 round-up Here is UKAJI’s round-up of important administrative justice news, events, and publications for October 2020. If you have anything to add to this round-up or any future round-ups, please contact Lee Marsons on lm17598@essex.ac.uk. NB: the acronym IRAL referred to throughout this round-up stands for the Independent Review of Administrative Law. … Continue reading
UKAJI submission to the Independent Review of Administrative Law (IRAL) By Lee Marsons, Maurice Sunkin and Theodore Konstadinides In July 2020, the Government launched an independent expert panel to review the law related to judicial review known as the ‘Independent Review of Administrative Law‘ or IRAL. The extended deadline for submissions to that panel is … Continue reading