Law Society is among bodies giving evidence to experts asked to review court procedure

Restricting the right to judicial review will undermine democracy and harm the most vulnerable, according to the Law Society and other legal organisations.

Their submissions to a government-appointed panel have been published as concerns grow that ministers are trying to limit future challenges to their policies following government defeats in the supreme court over the Brexit article 50 and prorogation cases.

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