Actions Against Public Officials
Legitimate Expectations, Misstatements and Misconduct
Published on 23. March 2009
Book
Hardback
487 pages
978-1-84703-635-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides a comprehensive guide to the liability of public officials for their advice, statements and representations in the United Kingdom. Actions Against Public Officials will help practitioners decide the most appropriate cause of action against a public body and how to defend a claim. It explains what legal consequences flow from what an authority has said or written, examines liability relating to legitimate expectations, negligent misstatements, restitution or misfeasance in public office, and advises on when an authority can be sued and the most appropriate forum (court, ombudsman, standards board etc.).
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-84703-635-3 (9781847036353)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Introduction. Public law: Legitimate Expectations in Domestic Law; Legitimate Expectations in EU Law; Local Government Code of Conduct. Private law: Misfeasance in Public Office; Negligent Misstatements; Defamation; Restitution. Alternative modes of redress: Mediation, Settlement and Ex Gratia Payments; Public Sector Ombudsmen.