Judicial Review Handbook

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This is the definitive judicial review book, with meticulous case-law analysis throughout and encyclopaedic coverage of this key field of practice.

The new edition of this Handbook is an authoritative and indispensable reference and a guide to the law and practice of judicial review. Established as essential for anyone engaged or interested in public law cases, it offers unrivalled coverage of the case-law.

The Handbook has been extensively revised and updated by the author. It stands as a statement of the law of judicial review, organised into 65 parts, each supported by a full presentation of the sources and an unparalleled selection of case references and quotations.

Having previously been a leading practitioner, and now having served for six years as a High Court Judge, Sir Michael Fordham casts his experienced eye over the case-law, presenting and explaining the materials with expertise and clarity in this important area of law.

JUIDICAL REVIEW HANDBOOK: A DETAILED GUIDE TO THE LAW AND PRACTICE
A. THE NATURE OF JUDICIAL REVIEW: keys to understanding what the Court is doing
P1 A Constitutional Guarantee
P2 Supervisory Jurisdiction
P3 Procedural Rigour & Flexibility
P4 Materiality
P5 Targets
P6 Sources
P7 Constitutional Fundamentals
P8 International Law
P9 The HRA
P10 Candour & Cooperation
P11 Precedent & Authority
P12 Reviewing Primary Legislation
P13 Judicial Restraint
P14 Critical Balance
P15 The Forbidden Method
P16 Hard-edged Questions
P17 Evidence & Fact
P18 Costs
P19 The Claim Stage
P20 Interim Remedy
P21 The Permission Stage
P22 The Substantive Stage
P23 Appeal
P24 Remedies
P25 Monetary Remedies
B. PARAMETERS OF JUDICIAL REVIEW: further dominant themes shaping the law and practice
P26 Delay
P27 Public/Private Law
P28 Ouster
P29 Interpretation
P30 Function
P31 Context
P32 Modified Review
P33 Flux
P34 Reviewability
P35 Principle of Legality
P36 Alternative Remedy
P37 Proportionality Method
P38 Standing
P39 Discretion/Duty
P40 Inalienability
P41 Legitimate Expectation
P42 Onus
P43 Severance
P44 Nullity
C. GROUNDS FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW: public law errors justifying the Court's intervention
P45 Classifying Grounds
P46 Ultra Vires
P47 Jurisdictional Error
P48 Error of Law
P49 Error of Fact
P50 Abdication/Fetter
P51 Insufficient Inquiry
P52 Bad Faith/Improper Motive
P53 Frustrating the Legislative Purpose
P54 Substantive Unfairness
P55 Consistency/Equal Treatment
P56 Relevancy/Irrelevancy
P57 Unreasonableness
P58 Proportionality
P59 HRA Violation
P60 Unconstitutionality
P61 Procedural Unfairness
P62 Consultation
P63 Bias
P64 Reasons
P65 External Vitiation

Product details

Published	18 Dec 2025
Format	Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition	8th
Extent	1048
ISBN	9781509994823
Imprint	Hart Publishing
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Author

The Hon Sir Michael Fordham

The Hon Sir Michael Fordham is a High Court Judge.…

I strongly endorsed previous editions of this most valuable Handbook and I have no hesitation in
confirming that the 8th edition is of the same high standard.

Lord Woolf, Foreword to the Eighth Edition
Written in clear and unpretentious prose, this book grapples with the complexities of the subject, whilst providing comprehensive coverage, clear exposition, and rich illustration from the case law. Indeed, it is testament to the authority and well deserved reputation of the book that is frequently cited by the higher courts.

Aileen Kavanagh, Trinity College Dublin, Law Quarterly Review (of the previous edition)
This book has gone from strength to strength...The long list of decisions in which the book has been referred to – reproduced at the beginning of the volume...speaks volumes for its popularity.

Journal of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (review of a previous edition)
The scope of judicial review is a complex subject. For a detailed examination see for example...Fordham, Judicial Review [Handbook]

East Sussex County Council v Information Commissioner (Case C-71/14) [2016] PTSR 179 (Court of Criminal Justice of the European Union) at §77 (Advocate General Sharpston)