Claire Dutch and Victoria du Croz warn that tough new time limits on starting judicial reviews for planning cases could backfire and will do little to ease long delays elsewhere in the system

The Government’s judicial review reforms came into force on 1 July. The proposals attracted significant controversy during their consultation, but despite opposition the Government has pressed ahead with its plans to protect development projects from what it says are weak, frivolous and unmerited judicial review claims. There are, however, serious questions about whether the reforms will help it achieve its aims.

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