Influence the Online Court

Measuring Success in Online Courts - An Empirical Challenge

Grant: £33,290
July 17, 2018

This expert stakeholder event will be held from Monday 22 to Tuesday 23 October 2018.The workshop brings together leading international figures from the judiciary, academia, policy and civil society to explore how we might measure whether online courts promote the correct application of substantive law and deliver improved access to justice.

"The Future of Justice" Joint Conference 14th/15th May 2018

Grant: £90,000
March 22, 2018

An international conference on ‘The Future of Justice’ held at UCL on 14-15 May 2018 a joint initiative of UCL, the Nuffield Foundation and the Legal Education Foundation. The focus of the conference was the impact of technological revolution in justice systems and the power of empirical research to understand change. A central aim of the conference was to develop a new agenda for empirical research into the justice system and begin to build the political will and resource necessary to deliver it.

Administrative Justice Council (AJC)

Grant: £25,000
November 13, 2017

The provision of a secretariat function to UK’s only advisory body on administrative justice, bringing together senior representatives of the judiciary, civil service, government, ombudsmen and end user organisations to improve decisions, complaints and appeals across critical areas including immigration, asylum, social security, housing, education, health care, planning and tax. Those affected by the system include some of most vulnerable in society: asylum seekers, immigrants, those in social housing and/or claiming benefits, people with disabilities or special educational needs, prisoners, pensioners and victims of police misconduct.

The AJC will be under-pinned by JUSTICE’s research and policy capacity and supported pro bono by a number of law firms. Acting as a liaison between Government, the judiciary and users of the administrative justice system, the Council would aim to fulfil its predecessor’s information sharing function whilst adding a more problem-solving and policy-influencing dimension.

Supported by the Ministry of Justice, led by Sir Ernest Ryder and managed by JUSTICE, this initiative will sit alongside current and future administrative justice work.