Beatson, Matthews and Elliott's Administrative Law Text and Materials

• Provides comprehensive coverage of all key components of an undergraduate course in administrative law, and is therefore an invaluable course text
• Extracts from key cases, articles and other materials are combined with detailed commentary, giving the student an accessible casebook and textbook in one volume
• Questions and further reading provide students with prompts for discussion and opportunities for further study

New to this edition

• Fully updated, with analysis of major new cases in areas including human rights (the Belmarsh Prison case), jurisdictional error (R (Cart) v Upper Tribunal), the scope of Article 6 ECHR (Ali v Birmingham City Council, Tsfayo v UK), the right to notice (Home Secretary v AF (No 3)), and the right to a fair hearing (R (Smith) v Parole Board)
• Discussion of new legislation, including the Inquiries Act 2005 and the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
• Expanded discussion of substantive review and deference in Human Rights Act cases, reflecting developments in the case law and the academic literature
• Accompanied by an invaluable Online Resource Centre, containing biannual updates to the text and a list of useful web links.

Readership: Law undergraduates or postgraduates studying administrative law.

Mark Elliott, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Cambridge

1.: Introductory matters
2.: Jurisdiction
3.: The status of unlawful administrative action
4.: Discretionary power: an introduction
5.: The scope of public law principles
6.: Retention of discretion
7.: Legitimate expectations
8.: Abuse of discretion I
9.: Abuse of discretion II
10.: The rule against bias
11.: Procedural fairness
12.: Giving reasons for decisions
13.: Remedies
14.: The judicial review procedure
15.: Restriction of remedies
16.: Liability of public authorities and crown proceedings
17.: Delegated legislation
18.: Inquiries
19.: Statutory tribunals
20.: Ombudsmen