Making Lawful Decisions: a guide for decision-makers on acting within the law
Although this book is not out yet, from the description from LAG below and knowing the quality of the work, both Victoria Butler-Cole KC and Steve Broach KC, along with the rest of their team at 39 Essex Chambers this will be sitting on our bookshelf as soon as it’s released in September.
Information is taken from the excellent Legal Action Group’s website at
https://www.lag.org.uk/shop/book-title/215601/making-lawful-decisions
Making Lawful Decisions: a guide for decision-makers on acting within the law provides decision-makers in both the public and private sectors with clear guidance on the requirements of lawful decision-making. From the initial preparatory stages, through any hearing and producing the decision, to remedies where decisions are made unlawfully, the book is a practical guide that provides a quick and simple reference point to the law for decision-makers of every kind.
NOTE: Only available for pre-order – publishes September 2024
This is the only handbook targeted at decision-makers themselves, as opposed to legal advisors.
Contents include:
- Checklist
- Preparation
- Hearings
- Making a decision
- Complying with the Equality Act 2010
- Complying with the Human Rights Act 1998
- Remedies
- Glossary
Key features:
Structured around the key stages of decision-making processes.
Written in clear and accessible language.
Covers key controversial legal issues, including the public sector equality duty and human rights obligations.
Allows decision-makers to understand the key requirements of lawful decision-making without taking costly legal advice.
Accessible to decision-makers who are not legally trained.
Who is this book for?
- Decision-makers in both the public and private sectors. Non-legally qualified members of ‘panels’ in a wide range of fields including: education, special educational needs, regulation and professional discipline, community care and healthcare funding and licensing.
- Individuals and organisations who are interested in challenging the lawfulness of decisions, or in ensuring that a decision-making process they are involved in follows a lawful process as it unfolds.
- Those providing advice to members of the public, such as pro bono clinics and helplines and Citizens Advice Bureaux.
The authors and contributors are all barristers at leading chambers with extensive experience in challenging and defending the lawfulness of decisions. It includes a Foreword from Lord Justice Singh, an eminent Court of Appeal Judge, who reflects on the key elements of lawful decision-making.
