By the end of the first year of LASPO the number of active law centres had gone down in seven years from 63 to 45. Continue reading “The Southwark Law Centre and Refugee Week”
Author: Henry Brooke
I am a retired judge. I was formerly chair of the Prisoners of Conscience Appeal Fund, and am the sole patron of the Public Law Project. My work for the Slynn Foundation and Peace Brigades International (UK) involved me in helping justice systems in Eastern Europe and beleaguered human rights defenders, particularly in Central and South America. I am married, with four children and seven grandchildren.
My 2007 lecture on Pro Bono Legal Services
In a blog I have just published about the pro bono initiative in Manchester, I wrote that I would be republishing on this site the lecture I gave at the Nottingham Law School during Pro Bono Week on 15 November 2007, in order to put this excellent Manchester initiative in a wider historical setting. Continue reading “My 2007 lecture on Pro Bono Legal Services”
The Manchester bomb: Lawyers to the rescue
The Manchester Law Society published this notice two days ago: Continue reading “The Manchester bomb: Lawyers to the rescue”
The miserable state of criminal justice
The Bar Council has now published its ”Manifesto for Justice” in the context of the current General Election Campaign. Continue reading “The miserable state of criminal justice”
19 Comments on my blogs on Mandatory Reconsiderations
When the DWP recently issued what turned out to be a misleading answer to a Freedom of Information request, I commented on it in strong terms before it emerged that the department didn’t mean what it had said: Continue reading “19 Comments on my blogs on Mandatory Reconsiderations”
Mandatory reconsiderations: (2) Muddled language
Two days ago I published a blog in which I used strong language to criticise what the Department of Work and Pensions had said in reply to a recent Freedom of Information request. Continue reading “Mandatory reconsiderations: (2) Muddled language”
A Knight of the Order of Skanderbeg
Skanderbeg is the Albanian national hero. Continue reading “A Knight of the Order of Skanderbeg”
Mandatory reconsiderations and the rule of law
Note: This should now be read alongside my next blog on Muddled language, as it appears that the DWP did not mean what it said in answer to the FOI request.
From time to time I have been invited to help seriously disabled people attain their rights after their applications for appropriate benefits have been turned down by agents appointed by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). Continue reading “Mandatory reconsiderations and the rule of law”
Brexit musings: (1) The cost of withdrawal
Although I do not pretend to be an expert on EU law, I am writing this blog in an effort to explain in fairly simple terms some of the issues surrounding Brexit that are currently being canvassed by way of megaphone diplomacy. Continue reading “Brexit musings: (1) The cost of withdrawal”
Lord Denning’s unique prose style: 34 more examples
On this site I have published three blogs in which I described my dealings with Lord Denning at different times Continue reading “Lord Denning’s unique prose style: 34 more examples”
Henry Brooke 