Neoliberalism and Access to Justice – Some Preliminary Findings

Introduction This paper sets out some preliminary findings which will form part of my PhD thesis on the broad topic of the impact of neoliberalism on access to justice. I am conducting empirical research in order to identify and examine trends in summary justice which appear to have been influenced by neoliberal political ideology, and consider how those trends may have affected the ability of those charged with criminal offences to access the information which will enable them to participate effectively in the proceedings.