
Making Decisions Judicially
A Guide for Decision-Makers
Hart Publishing
Published on 26. January 2023
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-5099-5794-1 (ISBN)
Description
Are you involved in making decisions in court, a tribunal, or another formal decision-making environment? This book gives guidance in the skills required to reach and deliver well-structured judicial decisions.
The authors (all of whom have extensive judicial and quasi-judicial experience across England and Wales) guide the readers on the skills required at each stage of a hearing, including:
ensuring there is a fair hearing;
standards and conduct for decision-makers;
successful communication;
taking into account the needs of vulnerable participants and litigants in person;
case management;
assessing evidence; and
reaching and delivering a well-structured decision.
The book includes practical guidance, examples, and short exercises to help the reader engage with the issues discussed and understand the skills required. Having this book to hand will enable you to make effective and fair decisions that inspire confidence.
The authors (all of whom have extensive judicial and quasi-judicial experience across England and Wales) guide the readers on the skills required at each stage of a hearing, including:
ensuring there is a fair hearing;
standards and conduct for decision-makers;
successful communication;
taking into account the needs of vulnerable participants and litigants in person;
case management;
assessing evidence; and
reaching and delivering a well-structured decision.
The book includes practical guidance, examples, and short exercises to help the reader engage with the issues discussed and understand the skills required. Having this book to hand will enable you to make effective and fair decisions that inspire confidence.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
502 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5099-5794-1 (9781509957941)
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Persons
Godfrey Cole is a retired First-tier and Upper Tribunal Judge.
Yvette Genn is a Barrister, Recorder, Deputy District Judge, and Judicial College Faculty Tutor.
Mary Kane is a Mental Health Tribunal Judge, legal General Medical Council Chair, and was a long-time member of the Parole Board.
Christopher Lethem is a Circuit Judge, Central London.
Mark Ockelton is Vice President of the Upper Tribunal and also sits in the Crown Court and High Court.
Meleri Tudur is Deputy Chamber President of the First-tier Tribunal (HESC and SEND), and a Deputy High Court Judge.
Nicholas Wikeley is an Upper Tribunal Judge and Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Southampton.
Yvette Genn is a Barrister, Recorder, Deputy District Judge, and Judicial College Faculty Tutor.
Mary Kane is a Mental Health Tribunal Judge, legal General Medical Council Chair, and was a long-time member of the Parole Board.
Christopher Lethem is a Circuit Judge, Central London.
Mark Ockelton is Vice President of the Upper Tribunal and also sits in the Crown Court and High Court.
Meleri Tudur is Deputy Chamber President of the First-tier Tribunal (HESC and SEND), and a Deputy High Court Judge.
Nicholas Wikeley is an Upper Tribunal Judge and Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Southampton.
Author
Judge, UK (retired)
Barrister, UK
Mental Health Tribunal Judge, UK
Circuit Judge, UK
Upper Tribunal, UK
First-Tier Tribunal, UK
Upper Tribunal, UK
Content
Foreword by Professor Dame Hazel Genn
Introduction
1. Ethics
2. Communication and Vulnerable Witnesses
3. Case Preparation and Management
4. Evidence
5. A Fair Hearing
6. Making and Communicating the Decision
Conclusion
Introduction
1. Ethics
2. Communication and Vulnerable Witnesses
3. Case Preparation and Management
4. Evidence
5. A Fair Hearing
6. Making and Communicating the Decision
Conclusion