benefit removal

• Challenging state decisions: is Cinderella up to the job?
  Posted on October 25, 2011 by Louise Restell
  It’s probably not quite close enough to Christmas to start employing pantomime analogies, but if there were ever a Cinderella in our justice system it is surely administrative justice. It’s not a phrase that trips easily off the tongue, most of the public have probably never heard of it, most lawyers don’t pay it much attention and even the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) barely mentions it in its business plan. Which is odd because, unlike criminal justice, most people will probably come into contact with it at some point.
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  Posted in: Justice system, Legal aid, Rule of Law
  Tagged: administrative justice, AJTC, appeals, AvMA, benefit removal, clinical negligence, complaints, justice, LASPO, legal aid cuts, legislation, Medical Justice, Osborne, policy, Public Law Project
• Responding to the riots: why we should avoid a knee-jerk reaction
  Posted on August 14, 2011 by Louise Restell
  No-one could fail to be moved by the words of Tariq Jahan, the father of one of the three men mown down by a hit and run driver in Birmingham last week.  His reaction to his son’s death, killed as he tried to protect his community from rioters, was both poignant and extraordinary.  He said he believed people could stay calm and could live together.  The police said his words had played a significant part in helping to quell further unrest.
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  Posted in: Rule of Law
  Tagged: benefit removal, Caylee's Law, David Cameron, Grant Shapps, legislation, populism, riots, rule of law, society