Improving Exceptional Case Funding: Providers’ Perspectives By Joe Tomlinson and Emma Marshall When the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) came into effect, a new Exceptional Case Funding (ECF) scheme was introduced. ECF was intended to offer a ‘safety net’ to ensure that legal aid would still be … Continue reading
Book review: The Windrush Betrayal: Exposing the Hostile Environment, by Amelia Gentleman (Faber & Faber 2019) ‘This is a story about who gets listened to in Britain and who gets ignored. It’s about race, poverty and marginalisation.’ Amelia Gentleman, The Windrush Betrayal By Margaret Doyle There are many stories told … Continue reading
Researching mental capacity disputes: The role of mediation in improving participation in the Court of Protection By Jaime Lindsey (University of Essex) It is important that people are involved in decisions which directly affect their lives. Research has shown many benefits of participation in decision-making processes ranging from improving the quality of the … Continue reading
UKAJI’s ‘Emotions in Administrative Justice’ Blog Series – Call for Contributions By Lee Marsons (PhD candidate, University of Essex) In this post, UKAJI invites contributions to a new series of blogs on the theme of ‘Emotions in Administrative Justice’. Designed to explore and extend the growing but nascent research in this area, the … Continue reading
UKAJI Christmas and New Year Break At UKAJI, we will be taking a short break for Christmas and new year, and will return with new content in January 2020. We would like to take the opportunity to warmly thank those who have contributed to UKAJI over the last year, particularly our writers and readers. … Continue reading
