Textbook on Administrative Law

• Written in a clear and succinct style - ideal for use by students approaching the subject for the first time, as well as more advanced students seeking concise coverage of this demanding area of public law
• Topical analysis of recent case law, legislation and reform encourages the student to engage with the contentious debates that surround administrative law
• With the syllabus of undergraduate administrative law courses firmly in mind, each topic is covered in a detailed and thorough manner, ensuring that the book is suitable as the core text on all such courses
• A detailed glossary defines and explains key terms and concepts to help the student understand the intricacies of administrative law
• The chapters are thoughtfully structured to help guide the student through each topic, with chapter introductions, concluding comments and suggestions for further reading

New to this edition

• An extensively rewritten chapter on the European Union, with particular focus on the impact of EU law on UK administrative law
• Discussion of the Human Rights Act 1998 has been fully integrated into the relevant chapters, ensuring that the implications of this vital legislation is explored at the most appropriate junctures
• A brand new chapter on legitimate expectations and equality has been included, to maintain truly comprehensive coverage
• Separate chapters on tribunals and inquiries (incorporating coverage of the Inquiries Act 2005) provide suitably in-depth coverage of these important bodies

Readership: Undergraduate students studying modules on administrative law.

Peter Leyland, Professor of Public Law, London Metropolitan University, and Gordon Anthony, Senior Lecturer in Law, Queen's University, Belfast

"Strikes an excellent balance between exploring some of the issues in greater detail whilst, at the same time, giving the reader enough information to cover the fundamental points." - Student Law Journal, July 2010

"Lawyers and students looking for an accessible and interesting account of administrative law should seriously consider Textbook on Administrative Law." - Student Law Journal, July 2010

Review(s) from previous edition

"This is a textbook borne out of considerable experience of designing and delivering administrative law courses and reflects a sense of what students actually need. - The Law Teacher

1: Introduction, theory and history
2: Constitutional concepts and executive power
3: The modern administrative state
4: European Union Law
5: The general issue of accountability: the role of Parliament and MPs
6: 'The Ombudsman principle'
7: Dispute resolution in the administrative state: tribunals and inquiries
8: Administrative law and human rights
9: Introduction to judicial review
10: Illegality I
11: Illegality II
12: Wednesbury unreasonableness/irrationality, proportionality and equality
13: Legitimate expectations
14: Procedural impropriety I: statutory requirements
15: Procedural impropriety II: the development of the rules of natural justice/fairness
16: Procedural impropriety III: the requirements of natural justice/fairness
17: Express and implied limits on judicial review: ouster and time limit clauses, the prerogative power, public interest immunity
18: Filter mechanisms: rationing the remedies available
19: The remedies
20: Contracting and public bodies
21: Public authority liability in tort
22: Administrative law facing the future