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Preface |
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1 Government, Law and Justice |
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3 | (5) |
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2 Characteristics of the Law |
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8 | (7) |
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2 Constitutional Foundations Of The Powers Of The Courts |
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15 | (20) |
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15 | (1) |
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2 An Outline of the Substantive Principles Underpinning Administrative Law |
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15 | (1) |
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3 Distinction between Appeal on Merits and Review |
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15 | (1) |
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4 Parliamentary Sovereignty |
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16 | (7) |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (3) |
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27 | (8) |
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PART II AUTHORITIES AND FUNCTIONS |
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35 | (24) |
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35 | (1) |
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2 "The Crown' Is the Monarch |
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35 | (3) |
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3 The Legal Incidents of the Crown Being a Corporation Sole |
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38 | (1) |
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4 Are the Crown's Powers Distinct from Other Public Bodies Created by Statute or Charter? |
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39 | (1) |
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5 Additional Bases of the Crown's Powers |
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39 | (5) |
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6 The Functions of the Central Government |
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44 | (8) |
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52 | (3) |
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55 | (2) |
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9 The Contractualisation of Government |
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57 | (2) |
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4 Local And Devolved Government |
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59 | (24) |
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59 | (10) |
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2 Complaints against Local Government |
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69 | (2) |
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71 | (2) |
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4 Devolution---Scotland and Wales |
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73 | (2) |
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75 | (5) |
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80 | (3) |
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5 Public Corporations, Privatisation And Regulation |
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83 | (16) |
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83 | (3) |
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2 The Mechanisms of Privatisation and Nationalisation |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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4 Some Regulatory Mechanisms |
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88 | (11) |
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PART III EUROPEAN INFLUENCES |
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99 | (53) |
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1 A Brief History of UK Membership in the EU from 1973 to 2020 and the Profound Impact of EU Law on UK Domestic Law |
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99 | (1) |
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2 The Legal Framework of the EU |
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100 | (8) |
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3 EU Law: Conflicting Perceptions of Supremacy and Parliamentary Sovereignty |
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108 | (4) |
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4 The Post-Brexit UK Regime |
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112 | (19) |
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5 The EU--UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement |
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131 | (19) |
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150 | (2) |
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7 Personal Rights And Freedoms |
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152 | (31) |
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1 The European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) |
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152 | (7) |
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2 The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) |
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159 | (24) |
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PART IV POWERS AND JURISDICTION |
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8 Jurisdiction Over Fact And Law |
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183 | (33) |
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1 Objective Boundaries of Jurisdiction: The Limits of Discretionary Powers |
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183 | (1) |
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2 The Power and Duty to Determine Jurisdictional Questions |
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184 | (3) |
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3 Difficult Borderline Cases |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (2) |
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6 The `Original Jurisdiction' Fallacy |
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191 | (1) |
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7 The Essential Legal Policy |
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192 | (1) |
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8 Jurisdictional and Non-jurisdictional Questions of Law |
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192 | (1) |
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9 All Errors of Law Now Reviewable |
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193 | (8) |
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10 An Exception---Courts of Law? |
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201 | (1) |
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11 Jurisdictional and Non-jurisdictional Fact |
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202 | (1) |
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12 Disputed Questions of Fact |
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203 | (1) |
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13 Findings, Evidence and Jurisdiction |
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204 | (6) |
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14 The Malleable Boundary between Law and Fact |
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210 | (2) |
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212 | (1) |
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16 Error on the Face of the Record |
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212 | (4) |
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216 | (27) |
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216 | (7) |
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223 | (2) |
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3 Standard and Burden of Proof |
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225 | (3) |
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4 Invalidity and Voidness |
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228 | (15) |
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PART V DISCRETIONARY POWER |
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10 Retention Of Discretion |
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243 | (48) |
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1 Statutory Powers and Duties |
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243 | (12) |
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255 | (10) |
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3 Surrender, Abdication, Dictation |
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265 | (2) |
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267 | (5) |
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5 Restriction by Contract or Grant |
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272 | (5) |
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277 | (6) |
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283 | (3) |
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286 | (5) |
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291 | (66) |
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1 Discretion Limited by Law |
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291 | (1) |
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2 The Justification for Review on Substantive Grounds |
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292 | (7) |
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3 The Rule of Reason: `Wednesbury Unreasonableness' |
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299 | (14) |
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4 The Principle of Proportionality |
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313 | (12) |
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5 Proportionality and Wednesbury Unreasonableness |
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325 | (3) |
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6 The Rule of Reason: Particular Categories |
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328 | (24) |
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352 | (5) |
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12 Natural Justice And Legal Justice |
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357 | (10) |
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357 | (1) |
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2 Administrative Justice and Natural Justice |
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358 | (1) |
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359 | (1) |
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4 Natural Justice in the Common Law |
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360 | (1) |
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5 The European Convention and Natural Justice in Administrative Proceedings |
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361 | (6) |
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367 | (21) |
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1 Judicial and Administrative Impartiality |
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367 | (15) |
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382 | (4) |
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3 Effects of Prejudice: Void or Voidable? |
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386 | (2) |
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14 The Right To A Fair Hearing |
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388 | (61) |
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388 | (3) |
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391 | (3) |
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3 The Retreat from Natural Justice: A Break with Tradition |
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394 | (1) |
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4 The Right to be Heard Reinstated |
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395 | (5) |
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5 Fair Hearings---General Aspects |
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400 | (32) |
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6 Fair Hearings---Particular Situations |
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432 | (3) |
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7 Procedural Legitimate Expectation |
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435 | (9) |
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444 | (5) |
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PART VII REMEDIES AND LIABILITY |
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449 | (23) |
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449 | (1) |
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450 | (1) |
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450 | (5) |
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455 | (9) |
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464 | (5) |
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469 | (3) |
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472 | (33) |
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472 | (1) |
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473 | (8) |
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3 The Quashing Order (Certiorari) and the Prohibiting Order (Prohibition) |
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481 | (11) |
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4 The Mandatory Order (Mandamus) |
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492 | (13) |
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17 Boundaries Of Judicial Review |
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505 | (14) |
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505 | (5) |
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510 | (9) |
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18 Procedure Of Judicial Review |
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519 | (38) |
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1 The Defects of Prerogative Remedies Prior to the Reforms of 1977 |
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519 | (2) |
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2 The Creation of the Application for Judicial Review and Subsequent Developments |
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521 | (21) |
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3 The Divorce of Public and Private Law |
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542 | (15) |
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19 Restriction Of Remedies |
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557 | (51) |
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1 The Old Law of Standing |
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557 | (1) |
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2 The New Law of Standing |
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558 | (5) |
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3 Later Decisions on Standing |
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563 | (6) |
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4 Proposed Reforms on Standing |
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569 | (1) |
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5 The Discretionary Nature of Remedies |
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570 | (4) |
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574 | (5) |
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579 | (3) |
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8 Protective and Preclusive (Ouster) Clauses |
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582 | (12) |
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9 Exclusive Statutory Remedies |
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594 | (9) |
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10 The Senior Courts Act 1981, Section 31(2a) |
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603 | (2) |
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605 | (3) |
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20 Liability Of Public Authorities |
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608 | (43) |
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1 Categories of Liability |
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608 | (1) |
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2 Liability for Breach of Human Rights |
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608 | (1) |
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3 Liability in Tort Generally |
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609 | (5) |
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614 | (12) |
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5 Strict Liability---Rylands v. Fletcher |
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626 | (1) |
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6 Breach of Statutory Duty |
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627 | (2) |
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7 Misfeasance in Public Office |
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629 | (4) |
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8 Statement of General Principles of Liability |
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633 | (1) |
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9 Immunities and Time Limits |
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634 | (2) |
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636 | (4) |
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11 Liability to Make Restitution |
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640 | (3) |
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12 Liability to Pay Compensation Where There Has Been No Tort or Breach of Contract |
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643 | (8) |
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651 | (34) |
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1 The Crown in Litigation |
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651 | (5) |
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656 | (4) |
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660 | (3) |
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663 | (4) |
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5 Statutes Affecting the Crown |
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667 | (2) |
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6 Limitations of State Liability |
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669 | (3) |
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7 Suppression of Evidence in the Public Interest |
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672 | (13) |
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PART VIII ADMINISTRATIVE LEGISLATION AND ADJUDICATION |
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685 | (37) |
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1 Necessity of Delegated Legislation |
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685 | (2) |
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2 Scope of Administrative Legislation |
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687 | (6) |
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3 Legal Forms and Characteristics |
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693 | (6) |
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699 | (13) |
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712 | (3) |
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6 Preliminary Consultation |
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715 | (2) |
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7 Parliamentary Supervision |
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717 | (5) |
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722 | (32) |
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1 The Tribunal System: An Introduction |
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722 | (6) |
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728 | (7) |
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735 | (11) |
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4 Appeals on Questions of Law and Discretion |
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746 | (8) |
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24 Statutory And Other Inquiries |
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754 | (33) |
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1 The System of Inquiries |
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754 | (1) |
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755 | (2) |
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3 The Statutory Inquiry Proper |
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757 | (4) |
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761 | (4) |
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5 Law and Practice Today in Statutory Inquiries |
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765 | (13) |
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6 Other Inquiry Procedures |
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778 | (9) |
Appendix 1 Lord Diplock's Formal Statement on Judicial Review |
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787 | (3) |
Appendix 2 The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2022 |
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790 | (11) |
Index |
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