Successful challenge to Legal Aid Regulations
16 March 2015
A Divisional Court judgment of 3 March 2015 ruled that the judicial review regulations that came into force in April 2014 are unlawful.
A Divisional Court judgment of 3 March 2015 ruled that the judicial review regulations that came into force in April 2014 are unlawful.
In February 2015, an opinion by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on accession to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) was published.
‘Equality and Human Rights Law during an Election Period: Guidance for local authorities, candidates and political parties’ was published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission in March 2015.
‘Good Relations in Northern Ireland: Towards a definition in Law’ was published by the Equality Coalition in October 2014.
‘Mapping the Rollback? Human Rights Provisions of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement 15 years on’ was published in November 2013.
In February 2015, the Equality and Human Rights Commission published the report of its Inquiry looking at non-natural deaths of adults with mental health conditions in detention in England and Wales.
‘Implementing reforms to civil legal aid. Thirty-sixth Report of Session 2014–15’ was published by the House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts in January 2015.
Nicky Hawkins blogs about the missing human side in the current debate around human rights: The measles outbreak in the US has led to impassioned
In February 2015, the Equality and Human Rights Commission published ‘Freedom of Expression Legal Framework’.
Following the attacks in Paris in January 2015, a number of EDF organisations and other NGOs published responses and comments.