As an exceptional step in judicial review proceedings, an application for cross-examination must show it is necessary 'for the claim to be determined fairly and justly, 'says Richard Honey
Gareth Mitchell looks at the likely impact of implementing the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2011 on the funding of judicial review claims
The Strasbourg court's ruling in the Abu Qatada case may have been a bitter pill to 'swallow but it is the price to pay for the rule of law, says Amir Majid
New requirements imposed by Whitehall bureaucrats in ?the name of the nation's safety will suck the blood out of ?local life in villages across Britain, says Richard Barr
The High Court has ruled that the policy on the retention of personal data is unlawful, and warned of its negative impact. So why, instead of issuing new guidance that would have cracked down on police overstepping the mark, has the government chosen to champion new legislation that will similarly trample the rights of innocent people? Anna Mazzola and Najma Rasul report