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Harmans Costs Brief – September 2016
Harmans are out and about this autumn! We’re busy preparing for the APIL clinical negligence conference at The Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, South Wales at the end of this month and Matthew Harman is also on the road, he will be a guest speaker…
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Court of Appeal Awards Costs in Thames Case
A council must pay a local hotel owner £55,000 in costs after losing a judicial review over construction of a hydro-electric station. The London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames had given permission for the installation at Teddington Lock, where it would have replaced a section of a…
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The Fee Remission Scheme and Mesothelioma sufferers
The MoJ announced last week that the government would amend the Courts and Tribunals Fee Remissions Order 2013 to protect mesothelioma sufferers. As a result, the Asbestos Victims Support Groups Forum UK has withdrawn its Judicial Review challenge which had been based on the argument…
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Crowd funding website looks to fund public interest litigation
A new crowd funding platform – CrowdJustice – has been set up with the aim of funding public interest litigation, including judicial reviews against central and local government. The organisation’s website says it comprises a small dedicated team of lawyers and volunteers based in London.…
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Harmans Costs Brief – July 2014
Read our latest Costs Brief featuring articles on the long awaited judgment from The Court of Appeal dealing with the issues arising from Mitchell, commentary on another decision by The Court of Appeal that the Legal Aid Agency must pay the full cost of expert…
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Changes proposed to Judicial Review “could see unlawful administrative action go unremedied”
Proposed changes to judicial review contained in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill risk unlawful administrative action going unremedied, the House of Lords Constitution Committee has warned. In a report on the Bill, which is to begin committee stage in the Lords next week (14…
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Access to Justice – Concerns over judicial review curbs
Immigration lawyers express dismay at government’s proposals http://www.newlawjournal.co.uk/nlj/content/concerns-over-judicial-review-curbs
