Civil Procedure Rule Committee – Lay Member
- Body
- Civil Procedure Rule Committee
- Appointing Department
- Ministry of Justice
- Sectors
- Prison & Policing, Regulation
- Location
- The role is based in London
- Number of Vacancies
- 1
- Remuneration
- No
- Time Requirements
- Nine days a year
Campaign Timeline
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Competition Launched
11/10/2018
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Closed for Applications
02/11/2018
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Panel Sift
05/11/2018
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Final Interview Date
23/11/2018
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Announcement
December 2018
Assessment Panel
- Panel Member
- Amrita Dhaliwal
- Panel Role
- Panel Chair
- Positions
- Head of Civil Procedure and Enforcement Policy Departmental Official
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- Panel Member
- Alasdair Wallace
- Positions
- Legal Directorate (Civil and Family Law) Other Panel Member
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- Panel Member
- Brett Dixon
- Positions
- Representative of Organisation
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- Panel Member
- Nicholas Griffin
- Positions
- Independent Member
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Vacancy Description
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee was set up under the Civil Procedure Act 1997 to make rules of court for the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal, the High Court and the County Court. The Civil Procedure Rules set out the practice and procedure to be followed.
The committee consists of the following members:
The Head of Civil Justice – The Master of the Rolls
The Deputy Head of Civil Justice
Two or three judges of the Senior Courts
One Circuit Judge
One Master of the Senior Courts
One or two District Judges
Three barristers
Three Solicitors
Two members with experience of the consumer and lay advice sector
Day-to-day management of the committee’s agenda, and the programme of work, which springs from it, is undertaken by the committee secretariat, in close consultation with the chair of the committee. The secretariat is part of a team of policy officials at the Ministry of Justice tasked with managing the committee’s work.
Person Specification
Members of the Civil Justice Council must:
- Engage fully in collective consideration of the issues, taking account of the full range of relevant factors, including any guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice or by the Lord Chancellor.
- Ensure that its responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Act (including prompt responses to public requests for information) are discharged; agree an Annual Report; and, where practicable and appropriate, hold at least one meeting a year in public.
- Respond appropriately to complaints, if necessary with reference to the Ministry of Justice.
- Ensure that the Committee does not exceed its powers or functions.
Eligibility
- You cannot be involved in any work or activity which might call that into question;
- Candidates may not be appointable if you have been convicted of a criminal offence;
- You should not have had a bankruptcy order made against you, had your estate sequestrated or have made composition or arrangements with, or granted a trust deed for, your creditors;
- There must be no employment restrictions, or time limit on your permitted stay in the UK. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for at least three years prior to your application.
Additional Information
Essential criteria
Candidates will be expected to demonstrate the following:
- Interest in the broad field of law concerning civil courts and rule making process
- Commitment to reflecting the needs of end users in that process
- Evidence of committee working and relevant inter-personal skills
- Experience and/or knowledge of Alternative Dispute Resolution options and processes
- Ability to deal confidently with legal specialists – judiciary and lawyers
- A commitment to valuing diversity