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Judicial Review Handbook, 8th edition

Name: Judicial Review Handbook, 8th edition
Brand: Hart Publishing
SKU: 9781509994816
Price: 3152.50 HKD
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Author: The Hon. Sir Michael Fordham
ISBN: 9781509994816

By The Hon. Sir Michael Fordham

Hart Publishing December 2025

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ISBN-13: 9781509994816
Publisher: Hart Publishing
Publication: December 2025
Format: Hardback , 816 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This is the definitive judicial review book, with meticulous case-law analysis throughout and encyclopaedic coverage of this key field of practice.

The new edition of this Handbook is an authoritative and indispensable reference and a guide to the law and practice of judicial review. Established as essential for anyone engaged or interested in public law cases, it offers unrivalled coverage of the case-law.

The Handbook has been extensively revised and updated by the author. It stands as a statement of the law of judicial review, organised into 65 parts, each supported by a full presentation of the sources and an unparalleled selection of case references and quotations.

Having previously been a leading practitioner, and now having served for six years as a High Court Judge, Sir Michael Fordham casts his experienced eye over the case-law, presenting and explaining the materials with expertise and clarity in this important area of law.

JUDICAL REVIEW HANDBOOK: A DETAILED GUIDE TO THE LAW AND PRACTICE

A. THE NATURE OF JUDICIAL REVIEW: keys to understanding what the Court is doing

P1 A Constitutional Guarantee

P2 Supervisory Jurisdiction

P3 Procedural Rigour & Flexibility

P4 Materiality

P5 Targets

P6 Sources

P7 Constitutional Fundamentals

P8 International Law

P9 The HRA

P10 Candour & Cooperation

P11 Precedent & Authority

P12 Reviewing Primary Legislation

P13 Judicial Restraint

P14 Critical Balance

P15 The Forbidden Method

P16 Hard-edged Questions

P17 Evidence & Fact

P18 Costs

P19 The Claim Stage

P20 Interim Remedy

P21 The Permission Stage

P22 The Substantive Stage

P23 Appeal

P24 Remedies

P25 Monetary Remedies

B. PARAMETERS OF JUDICIAL REVIEW: further dominant themes shaping the law and practice

P26 Delay

P27 Public/Private Law

P28 Ouster

P29 Interpretation

P30 Function

P31 Context

P32 Modified Review

P33 Flux

P34 Reviewability

P35 Principle of Legality

P36 Alternative Remedy

P37 Proportionality Method

P38 Standing

P39 Discretion/Duty

P40 Inalienability

P41 Legitimate Expectation

P42 Onus

P43 Severance

P44 Nullity

C. GROUNDS FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW: public law errors justifying the Court's intervention

P45 Classifying Grounds

P46 Ultra Vires

P47 Jurisdictional Error

P48 Error of Law

P49 Error of Fact

P50 Abdication/Fetter

P51 Insufficient Inquiry

P52 Bad Faith/Improper Motive

P53 Frustrating the Legislative Purpose

P54 Substantive Unfairness

P55 Consistency/Equal Treatment

P56 Relevancy/Irrelevancy

P57 Unreasonableness

P58 Proportionality

P59 HRA Violation

P60 Unconstitutionality

P61 Procedural Unfairness

P62 Consultation

P63 Bias

P64 Reasons

P65 External Vitiation

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