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06 November 2014

Issue: 7629 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court

R (on the application of Whitson) v Secretary of State for Justice [2014] EWHC 3044 (Admin), [2014] All ER (D) 24 (Oct)

The claimant chairman of the Asbestos Victims Support Groups Forums sought judicial review of the defendant secretary of state’s decision to bring into force ss 44 and 46 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 in relation to mesothelioma claims. The administrative court, in allowing the application, held that the secretary of state had not conducted a proper review of the likely effect of the Act reforms on mesothelioma claims, as required by s 48(1) of the Act.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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NLJ Career Profile: Maria Karaiskos KC, Church Court Chambers

Maria Karaiskos KC, recently appointed as the first female head of Church Court Chambers, discusses breaking down barriers, the lure of the courtroom, and the power of storytelling

Kingsley Napley—Jenny Higgins

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Bolt Burdon Kemp—Alan Collins & Danielle Vincent

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Costs

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Maria Karaiskos KC, Church Court Chambers

Kingsley Napley—Jenny Higgins

Bolt Burdon Kemp—Alan Collins & Danielle Vincent