Practical Guide to Public Law Litigation in Scotland
Up to date on the latest Scots law developments, A Practical Guide to Public Law Litigation in Scotland is the go-to handbook for new practitioners in public law, providing an authoritative and comprehensive step-by-step guide to the judicial review, legal aid and appeals processes.
Features:
- A thorough, straightforward breakdown of every common process in the judicial review and statutory appeals
- The pitfalls of public law and how to navigate them
- Detailed notes of applicable case law
- How to follow the legal aid process
- How and where to secure funding from
- Useful texts and documents
Contents:
- 1. Introduction to judicial review Supervisory Jurisdiction of the Court of Session
- (i) West v Secretary of State for Scotland
- (ii) McDonald v Secretary of State for Scotland
- (iii) Eba v Advocate General for Scotland
- (iv) Human Rights Act 19998
- (v) Scotland Act 1998
- (vi) Ordinary Action vs. Judicial Review (Court of Session v Sheriff Court)
- 2. Taking and defending a judicial review
- 3. Advice and assistance, legal aid, funding of a judicial review and protective expenses orders
- 4. Some common subject areas
- (i) Environmental Law
- (ii) Prison law
- (iii) Data Protection Act/ Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act/Environmental Information Regulations
- (iv) Child law
- (v) Community care
- (vi) Challenges to an Act of the Scottish Parliament
| Publisher: | W Green & Son |
| ISBN: | 9780414065239 |
| Author(s) | McCartney, F and Kelly, T |
| Edition | 1 |
| Format | Pb |
| Publication Date | 30/12/2019 |