Five non-judicial members reappointed to the Civil Justice Council

The Lord Chancellor has reappointed Diane Astin, Nicola Critchley, Elisabeth Davies, Andrew Higgins and Rhodri Williams KC as members of the Civil Justice Council for a further term of 3 years.

The Lord Chancellor has reappointed the following non-judicial members, of the CJC:

The Civil Justice Council (CJC) is a statutory advisory body established under the Civil Procedure Act 1997. The CJC’s membership brings together: the judiciary; civil servants; legal professionals and; those representative of the varied perspectives, expertise and experience from right across our civil justice system.

The CJC has a statutory function to review the civil justice system and also advises the government, the judiciary, the Rule Committee and others on the development of civil justice, especially how it can be made more accessible, fair and efficient. It is empowered to recommend changes and propose research.

Diane Astin: teaches at Brunel University, London as a Lecturer in Legal Practice. She has previously taught law at the Universities of Westminster and North London. She works for Deighton Pierce Glynn. Previously she has worked at the Public Law Project, Islington Law Centre and Shelter as well as several legal aid firms. She specialises in housing, public law and community care and is the author of the Legal Action Group book “Housing Law Handbook”. Diane Astin has not declared any political activity.