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The Internal Market Bill: implications for human rights in Northern Ireland
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Les Allamby (view page)
on Oct 2020
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Northern Ireland is again centre stage on arrangements for Brexit following the publication of the...
Tags Legal Action - Nov 2020BrexitNorthern Irelandhuman rightsInternal Market BillGood Friday Agreement
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COVID-19 measures have caused a sharp decline in legal aid cases
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Steve Hynes (view page)
on Oct 2020
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Statistics released by the Ministry of Justice at the end of September show dramatic falls in the...
Tags Legal Action - Nov 2020COVID-19civil legal aid
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Lawyers condemn home secretary’s attacks
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Legal Action Group (view page)
on Oct 2020
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The home secretary, Priti Patel, hit out at what she dubbed as ‘leftie lawyers’ and...
Tags Legal Action - Nov 2020Asylum and ImmigrationHome OfficeLegal profession
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Law Society reports on lockdown measures and their impact on access to justice
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Legal Action Group (view page)
on Oct 2020
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Law Under Lockdown was published to coincide with the debate in parliament on renewing the...
Tags Legal Action - Nov 2020COVID-19access to justicemental healthHousing--Possession proceedingsFamily and Children
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Judicial review: there is much at stake
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Carol Storer (view page)
on Sep 2020
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The Independent Review of Administrative Law panel has now issued its call for evidence.
Tags Legal Action - Oct 2020Public lawjudicial review
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Telling the stories of those whose rights have been affected during the pandemic
Charlotte Threipland (view page)
Oscar Rickett (view page)
on Sep 2020
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openJustice recently launched a new series – The Unlawful State: Stories from a Pandemic...
Tags Legal Action - Oct 2020COVID-19Human rightsAccess to justice
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In memory of Julian Thomas Farrand LLD QC (Hon) (13 August 1935–17 July 2020)
on Sep 2020
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Legal Action Group was very sad to learn of the death of Julian Farrand in July 2020.
Tags Legal Action - Oct 2020Obituary
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Criminal courts backlog is ‘dire’, says CLSA chair
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Legal Action Group (view page)
on Sep 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has made what were already unacceptable delays worse.
Tags Legal Action - Oct 2020Court systemCOVID-19
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