Administrative Law

by Wade, William; Forsyth, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9780198765257
• ISBN10: 0198765258
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-02
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This new edition of Sir William Wade's and Dr Christopher Forsyth's classic account of administrative law contains much new material. Comprehensive and accessible, this book continues to have an immense impact of the development of the study and practice of administrative law. The book'sclarity of exposition makes it accessible to the student approaching the subject for the first time but its scholarly content and perceptive insights make it useful to the judges of the highest courts. This new edition continues the trend towards a fuller account of European influences and, ofcourse, it contains all the most recent cases and statutory changes to the law.

Author Biography

Christopher Forsyth is Assistant Director of the Centre for Public Law and University Lecturer in Law in the University of Cambridge.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Table of Statutes	xv
Table of European Legislation and International Treaties and Conventions	xxxvii
Chronological List of Statutes	xxxix
Table of Cases	xlv
PART I INTRODUCTION
Introduction	3	(17)
Government, Law and Justice	3	(6)
Characteristics of the Law	9	(11)
Constitutional Foundations of the Powers of the Courts	20	(25)
The Rule of Law	20	(5)
The Sovereignty of Parliament	25	(6)
Government Subject to Law	31	(4)
The Doctrine of Ultra Vires	35	(10)
PART II AUTHORITIES AND FUNCTIONS
The Central Government	45	(68)
The Crown and Ministers	45	(6)
The Civil Service	51	(16)
The Law of Crown Service	67	(8)
Some Governmental Functions	75	(12)
Complaints against Administration	87	(26)
Local and Devolved Government	113	(36)
Local Administration	113	(1)
An Historical Sketch	114	(4)
The Modern System of Local Government	118	(19)
Complaints against Local Government	137	(2)
Regional Development Agencies	139	(1)
Devolution---Scotland and Wales	139	(2)
Scotland	141	(5)
Wales	146	(3)
The Police	149	(12)
Public Corporations, Privatisation and Regulation	161	(20)
Public Corporations	161	(5)
The Mechanisms of Privatisation	166	(1)
Regulation	167	(1)
Some Regulatory Mechanisms	168	(7)
Regulation and Judicial Review	175	(6)
PART III EUROPEAN INFLUENCES
Incorporation of European Law	181	(38)
European Human Rights	181	(5)
The Human Rights Act 1998	186	(8)
Catalogue of European Human Rights	194	(5)
The European Union	199	(20)
PART IV POWERS AND JURISDICTION
Legal Nature of Powers	219	(37)
Sources of Power	219	(8)
Express Requirements and Conditions	227	(8)
Conclusiveness, Mistake and Fraud	235	(4)
Power or Duty---Words Permissive or Obligatory	239	(3)
Estoppel	242	(3)
Waiver and Consent	245	(4)
Res Judicata	249	(7)
Jurisdiction Over Fact and Law	256	(31)
Error Outside Jurisdiction	256	(18)
Error on the Face of the Record	274	(4)
Findings, Evidence and Jurisdiction	278	(7)
Summary of Rules	285	(2)
Problems of Invalidity	287	(28)
Collateral Proceedings	287	(7)
Partial Invalidity	294	(3)
Standard and Burden of Proof	297	(5)
Interim Effect of Disputed Orders	302	(4)
Nullity and Relativity	306	(9)
PART V DISCRETIONARY POWER
Retention of Discretion	315	(30)
Discretionary Power	315	(1)
Delegation	315	(11)
Surrender, Abdication, Dictation	326	(2)
Over-rigid Policies	328	(5)
Restriction by Contract or Grant	333	(6)
Estoppel---Misleading Advice	339	(6)
Abuse of Discretion	345	(90)
Restriction of Discretion	345	(8)
The Principle of Reasonableness	353	(32)
Categories of Unreasonableness	385	(25)
Mixed Motives	410	(3)
Good Faith	413	(3)
Subjective Language	416	(10)
Statutory Reasonableness	426	(9)
PART VI NATURAL JUSTICE
Natural Justice and Legal Justice	435	(10)
The Rule Against Bias	445	(24)
Judicial and Administrative Impartiality	445	(15)
Causes of Prejudice	460	(6)
Effects of Prejudice	466	(3)
The Right to a Fair Hearing	469	(82)
Audi Alteram Partem	469	(4)
Administrative Cases	473	(4)
Statutory Hearings	477	(4)
The Retreat from Natural Justice	481	(2)
The Right to be Heard Reinstated	483	(8)
Fair Hearings---General Aspects	491	(34)
Fair Hearings---Particular Situations	525	(18)
Exceptions	543	(8)
PART VII REMEDIES AND LIABILITY
Ordinary Remedies	551	(31)
Rights and Remedies	551	(1)
Actions for Damages	552	(1)
Injunctions	553	(7)
Declarations	560	(10)
Relator Actions	570	(8)
Enforcement of Duties	578	(4)
Prerogative Remedies	582	(38)
Remedies of Public Law	582	(1)
Habeas Corpus	583	(8)
Certiorari and Prohibition	591	(13)
Mandamus	604	(16)
Boundaries of Judicial Review	620	(16)
Marginal Situations	620	(6)
Relams Beyond the Law	626	(10)
Procedure of Judicial Review	636	(31)
Defects of Prerogative Remedies	636	(4)
The Reforms of 1977--1981	640	(9)
The Divorce of Public and Private Law	649	(18)
Restriction of Remedies	667	(64)
The Old Law of Standing	667	(11)
The New Law of Standing	678	(10)
Discretion, Exhaustion, Implied Exclusion	688	(12)
Protective and Preclusive Clauses	700	(14)
Exclusive Statutory Remedies	714	(12)
Default Powers	726	(5)
Liability of Public Authorities	731	(67)
Liability Under European Union Law	731	(2)
Liability for Breach of Human Rights	733	(3)
Liability in Tort Generally	736	(7)
Negligence and Strict Liability	743	(15)
Breach of Duty and Misfeasance	758	(13)
Immunities and Time Limits	771	(4)
Liability in Contract	775	(6)
Liability to Make Restitution	781	(5)
Liability to Pay Compensation	786	(12)
Crown Proceedings	798	(41)
The Crown in Litigation	798	(7)
Liability in Tort	805	(5)
Liability in Contract	810	(4)
Remedies and Procedure	814	(5)
Statutes Affecting the Crown	819	(3)
Limitations of State Liability	822	(3)
Suppression of Evidence in the Public Interest	825	(14)
PART VIII ADMINISTRATIVE LEGISLATION AND ADJUDICATION
Delegated Legislation	839	(45)
Necessity of Delegated Legislation	839	(3)
Scope of Administrative Legislation	842	(5)
Legal Forms and Characteristics	847	(7)
Judicial Review	854	(16)
Publication	870	(5)
Preliminary Consultation	875	(2)
Parliamentary Supervision	877	(7)
Statutory Tribunals	884	(54)
The Tribunal System	884	(10)
Rights of Appeal	894	(4)
Problems of Tribunals. The Franks Committee	898	(2)
The Reforms of 1958	900	(5)
Reorganisation of Tribunals	905	(1)
Procedure of Tribunals	906	(13)
Appeals on Questions of Law and Discretion	919	(10)
Table of Tribunals	929	(9)
Statutory Inquiries	938	(41)
The System of Inquiries	938	(6)
Complaints and Reforms	944	(6)
Law and Practice Today	950	(19)
Other Inquiry Procedures	969	(10)
Appendix 1 Lord Diplock's Formal Statement on Judicial Review	979	(3)
Appendix 2 Issues arising while this book was in the press	982	(3)
Index	985