Public Inquiries

Author: Jason Beer; Joseph Aiken; Charles Foster; Peter Skelton; Michael Uberoi
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199287772
Published In: July 2011
Format: Hardback , 552 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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The only book on public inquiries - reduces the need for rediscovering procedures

Authoritative and comprehensive account of the law, gives complete coverage of all issues relating to public inquiries

Written by practitioners, examining the subject from a practical perspective

Contains full references to all source materials and is extensively cross referenced

Consultant editors and contributors are leading experts with unrivalled experience in the field of public inquiries

The tradition of the public inquiry has become a pivotal part of public life, and a major instrument of accountability in the United Kingdom. There have been over 30 significant public inquiries in the decade (including the BSE, Shipman, Hutton, Bloody Sunday and Billy Wright Inquiries). This book is written and edited by practitioners who have appeared in a large number of these significant inquiries. This new work is the first of its kind, and will function as a handbook for practitioners.

The work examines and explains both statutory (in particular the Inquiries Act 2005 and the Inquiry Rules 2006) and non-statutory inquiries in chapters relating to the need for and purpose of the public inquiry, the mechanisms for establishing a public inquiry, terms of reference, the subject matter of inquiries, the relationship of inquiries to other legal proceedings, the constitution of an inquiry, the administration of an inquiry, evidence and procedure, public access to an inquiry, immunities and defamation, representation and funding, inquiry reports and the duty to be fair, ending the inquiry and challenging an inquiry. This book is fully indexed and cross-referenced, including extensive referencing to the position in other jurisdictions.

With a Foreword written by Lord Brown.

Readership: Practitioners (solicitors and barristers); judges; central and local government; public authorities; law libraries; universities and academics

1: Introduction
2: Establishing an inquiry
3: The Constitution of an inquiry
4: The Administration of an Inquiry
5: Evidence and Procedure
6: Public Access to an Inquiry
7: Immunitites, Defamation and Undertakings
8: Representation and Funding
9: Inquiry Reports and the Duty to be Fair
10: Ending the Inquiry
11: Challenging an Inquiry
12: The Commonwealth and Reform
Appendices
Appendix I The Inquires Act 2005
Appendix II The Inquiry Rules 2006
Appendix III The Inquiries (Scotland) Rules 2007

Jason Beer QC, Barrister, 5 Essex Court

Consultant Editors

James Dingemans QC

, Barrister, 3 Hare Court, and

Richard Lissack QC

, Barrister, Outer Temple Chambers

Contributors:

Joseph Aiken, LLB, LLM, Barrister, Bar Library in Belfast, member of the Government Panel of Counsel in Northern Ireland, and Special Advocate

Charles Foster, Barrister, Outer Temple Chambers, Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford, and tutor in medical law and ethics, University of Oxford

Peter Skelton, BA, MPhil (Cantab), Barrister, 1 Crown Office Row

Michael Uberoi, MA (Oxon), Barrister, Outer Temple Chambers

"This book achieves its aim of providing a comprehensive and accessible account of the practice and procedure of a public inquiry." - Bilal Rawat (7 Bedford Row) The Law Society Gazette

"...a comprehensive and fair treatment of the subject, and a practical resource for anyone instructed in a public inquiry." - Stuart Holmes, Turcan Connell, Journal of the Law Society of Scotland