Published:2013-06-25
Publisher:Legal Action Group
Series:public law
'This is, without any reservation, an excellent book, a remarkably lucid guide to the dynamics of judicial review.' New Law Journal
'Those seeking an accessible introduction to the practice and principles of judicial review can do no better than to use this book as their first guide.' Civil Justice Quarterly
Judicial review proceedings: a practitioner's guide is a comprehensive yet accessible and practical introduction to the law, practice and procedure of judicial review.
It covers the substantive grounds on which a claim can be brought, deals with specific areas of law where the decisions of public authorities are commonly challenged and provides a practical step by step guide to running a claim including guidance on funding, pre-application procedure, the hearing and a new chapter on the jurisdiction of the Upper Tribunal.
Contents include:
•Introduction to judicial review
•Sources of law
•Bodies amenable to judicial review
•Reviewable decisions
•Parties
•Remedies available in judicial review
•Grounds on which review may be sought
•Refusal of relief, invalidity and finality
•Areas of law: housing, education, social security, immigration and asylum, children, information, police powers and planning law
•Public funding
•Pre-application procedure
•Permission application
•Post-permission procedure
•The hearing
The main chapters are supplemented with extensive appendices including precedents, essential extracts from legislation and Civil Procedure Rules, practice directions, forms and guidance.
Judicial Review Proceedings: a practitioner's guide is both comprehensive and user friendly making it suitable as an introductory guide for non-specialist lawyers, advisers, public authorities, law students and claimants as well as a useful handbook for the experienced practitioner.