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| Preface | |
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| Table of Statutes | |
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| Table of European Legislation and International Conventions, Directives and Treaties | |
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| Chronological List of Statutes | |
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| Table of Cases | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Government, Law and Justice | |
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| Characteristics of the Law | |
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| Constitutional foundations of the Powers of the Courts | |
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| The Rule of Law | |
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| The Sovereignty of Parliament | |
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| Government Subject to Law | |
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| The Doctrine of Ultra Vires | |
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| Authorities and Functions | |
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| The Central Government | |
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| The Crown and Ministers | |
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| The Civil Service | |
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| The Law of Crown Service | |
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| Some Governmental Functions | |
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| Complaints against Administration | |
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| Local and Devolved Government | |
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| Local Administration | |
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| Complaints against Local Government | |
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| Police | |
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| Regional Development Agencies | |
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| Devolution-Scotland and Wales | |
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| Scotland | |
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| Wales | |
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| Public Corporations, Privatisation and Regulation | |
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| Public Corporations | |
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| The Mechanisms of Privatisation | |
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| Regulation | |
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| Some Regulatory Mechanisms | |
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| Regulation and Judicial Review | |
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| European Influences | |
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| Incorporation of European Law | |
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| European Human Rights | |
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| The Human Rights ACt 1998 | |
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| Examples of British Violations | |
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| Post-HRA | |
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| Catalogue of European Human Rights | |
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| The European Union | |
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| Powers and Jurisdiction | |
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| Legal Nature of Powers | |
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| Sources of Power | |
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| Express Requirements and Conditions | |
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| Conclusiveness, Mistake and Fraud | |
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| Power or Duty-Words Permissive or Obligatory | |
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| Estoppel | |
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| Waiver and Consent | |
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| Res Judicata | |
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| Jurisdiction Over Fact and Law | |
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| Error Outside Jurisdiction | |
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| Error on the Face of the Record | |
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| Findings, Evidence and Jurisdiction | |
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| Summary of Rules | |
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| Problems of Invalidity | |
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| Collateral Proceedings | |
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| Partial Invalidity | |
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| Standard and Burden of Proof | |
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| Interim Effect of Disputed Orders | |
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| Nullity and Relativity | |
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| Discretionary Power | |
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| Retention of Discretion | |
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| Discretionary Power | |
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| Delegation | |
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| Surrender, Abdication, Dictation | |
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| Over-rigid Policies | |
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| Restriction by Contract or Grant | |
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| Estoppel-Misleading Advice | |
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| Abuse of Discretion | |
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| Restriction of Discretion | |
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| The Principle of Reasonableness | |
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| Categories of Unreasonableness | |
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| Mixed Motives | |
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| Good Faith | |
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| Subjective Language | |
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| Statutory Reasonableness | |
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| Natural Justice | |
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| Natural Justice and Legal Justice | |
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| The Rule Against Bias | |
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| Judicial and Administrative Impartiality | |
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| Causes of Prejudice | |
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| Effects of Prejudice | |
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| The Right to a Fair Hearing | |
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| Audi Alteram Partem | |
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| Administrative Cases | |
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| Statutory Hearings | |
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| The Retreat from Natural Justice | |
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| The Right to be Heard Reinstated | |
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| Fair Hearings-General Aspects | |
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| Fair Hearings-Particular Situations | |
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| Exceptions | |
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| Remedies and Liability | |
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| Ordinary Remedies | |
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| Rights and Remedies | |
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| Actions for Damages | |
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| Injunctions | |
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| Declarations | |
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| Relator Actions | |
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| Enforcement of Duties | |
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| Prerogative Remedies | |
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| Remedies of Public Law | |
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| Habeas Corpus | |
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| Certiorari (Quashing Order) and Prohibiton (Prohibiting Order) | |
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| Mandamus (Mandatory Order) | |
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| Boundaries of Judicial Review | |
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| Marginal Situations | |
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| Realms Beyond the Law | |
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| Procedure of Judicial Review | |
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| Defects of Prerogative Remedies | |
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| The Reforms of 1977-1981 and Subsequent Developments | |
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| The Divorce of Public and Private Law | |
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| Restriction of Remedies | |
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| The Old Law of Standing | |
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| The New Law of Standing | |
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| Discretion, Exhaustion, Implied Exclusion | |
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| Protective and Preclusive Clauses | |
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| Exclusive Statutory Remedies | |
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| Default Powers | |
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| Liability of Public Authorities | |
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| Liability Under European Union Law | |
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| Liability for Breach of Human Rights | |
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| Liability in Tort Generally | |
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| Negligence and Strict Liability | |
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| Breach of Duty and Misfeasance | |
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| Immunities and Time Limits | |
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| Liability in Contract | |
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| Liability to Make Restitution | |
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| Liability to Pay Compensation | |
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| Crown Proceedings | |
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| The Crown in Litigation | |
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| Liability in Tort | |
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| Liability in Contract | |
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| Remedies and Procedure | |
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| Statutes Affecting the Crown | |
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| Limitations of State Liability | |
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| Suppression of Evidence in the Public Interest | |
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| Administrative Legislation and Adjudication | |
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| Delegated Legislation | |
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| Necessity of Delegated Legislation | |
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| Scope of Administrative Legislation | |
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| Legal Forms and Characteristics | |
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| Judicial Review | |
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| Publication | |
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| Preliminary Consultation | |
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| Parliamentary Supervision | |
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| Statutory Tribunals | |
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| The Tribunal System | |
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| Rights of Appeal | |
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| Problems of Tribunals. The Franks Committee | |
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| The Reforms of 1958 | |
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| Reorganisation of Tribunals | |
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| Procedure of Tribunals | |
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| Appeals on Questions of Law and Discretion | |
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| Table of Tribunals | |
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| Statutory Inquiries | |
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| The System of Inquiries | |
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| Complaints and Reforms | |
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| Law and Practice Today | |
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| Other Inquiry Procedures | |
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| Lord Diplock's Formal Statement on Judicial Review | |
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| Issues that arose or came to light while this book was in the press | |
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| Index | |