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Category: Judicial Reviews

Judicial Reviews

Association of Prison Lawyers calls for urgent increases to legal aid rates

Posted on February 1, 2024February 1, 2024

PRESS RELEASE 01 February 2024 The Association of Prison Lawyers welcomes the High Court’s judgment on criminal legal aid funding handed down yesterday. The Law Society took the government to court over the decision not to raise criminal legal aid fees by the minimum 15% recommended in the independent criminal legal aid review (the “Bellamy […]

Judicial Reviews

SSJ/PB Independence Challenge by APL Member Firm Swain & Co.

Posted on June 29, 2018June 29, 2018

On 26 July 2018 APL Member firm Swain & Co. have issued a claim for judicial review alleging that the Parole Board is not sufficiently independent to meet the requirements of a court, and seeking an order staying the current Chair recruitment process. Former head of the Parole Board Nick Hardwick provided a witness statement to […]

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