THE SNP has likened the UK Government to “tinpot dictators”, following reports that Justice Secretary and deputy prime minister Dominic Raab plans to limit judges’ powers and make it more difficult for legal challenges to be brought against the government in England and Wales.
A leaked Ministry of Justice (MoJ) paper seen by The Guardian suggests Raab is contemplating “further reforms to judicial review”, which could potentially discourage non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from pursuing cases against the government by increasing the cost burden, as well as excluding judges from cases pertaining to certain areas of government decision-making.
