A Doncaster resident has been granted permission to bring an application for judicial review... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Doncaster campaigners are considering applying for judicial review over library closures,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Mon, 17/10/2011 - 10:14 Camden library campaigners have become the latest group to apply for judicial review over library closures. The Camden Public Library User Group has instructed solicitors Bindmans to lodge an application for judicial review,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 21/09/2011 - 12:30 Campaigners against library closures in Somerset have reached its initial target in fundraising for the forthcoming legal review. Earlier this year, 11 closures in the region were announced with six to shut in October and five... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Wed, 10/08/2011 - 09:07 The judge handling the Brent libraries High Court judicial review case will give his judgment in October, it has been confirmed. Mr Justice Ouseley had initially indicated the judgement might come as early as this month.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Thu, 21/07/2011 - 09:18 Brent council's plan to close six of its 12 libraries was made "with great care and expressed attention to the 1964 Act" and other relevant legislation, the High Court heard yesterday (20th July). The council had faced... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 07/07/2011 - 15:47 read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Wed, 06/07/2011 - 08:02 A court hearing to decide whether permission will be given for a judicial review to proceed against Gloucestershire library cuts is to take place in Birmingham tomorrow (Thursday 7th July). If allowed to proceed, the judicial... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Wed, 11/05/2011 - 16:12 Campaigners in Brent are asking members of the public to donate £5 apiece to fund the legal action over the council's library closures. The campaigners say they need £30,000 to take their case for a judicial review to the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Mon, 09/05/2011 - 11:21 Brent council, which recently confirmed a decision to close six of its 12 libraries, has become the latest to face a legal challenge from residents. Law firm Bindmans sent a letter before action detailing a proposed claim for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 04/05/2011 - 09:15 Somerset and Gloucestershire county councils have been landed with a judicial review in the High Court over their plans to close over 20 libraries. Somerset County Council plans to withdraw funding for 11 libraries while... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Wed, 23/02/2011 - 15:33 A High Court challenge is being launched over library closures in Gloucestershire and Somerset, in what is believed to be the first case of its kind. A challenge to the coalition government's "vague" Big Society concept,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]