Making Decisions Judicially
A Guide for Decision-Makers
1st Edition
Published on 12. January 2023
240 pages
978-1-5099-5796-5 (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) instruct the readers on the skills required at each stage of a hearing, including:
- ensuring there is a fair hearing process;
- standards and conduct of decision-makers;
- successful communication;
- taking into account the needs of vulnerable participants and litigants in person;
- case management;
- assessing evidence; and
- the process of reaching and then 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. Buy this book and you will have the confidence you need to make great decisions.
The authors (all of whom have extensive judicial and quasi-judicial experience) instruct the readers on the skills required at each stage of a hearing, including:
- ensuring there is a fair hearing process;
- standards and conduct of decision-makers;
- successful communication;
- taking into account the needs of vulnerable participants and litigants in person;
- case management;
- assessing evidence; and
- the process of reaching and then 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. Buy this book and you will have the confidence you need to make great decisions.
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-5099-5796-5 (9781509957965)
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01/2023
Hart Publishing
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Persons
Godfrey Cole is a retired First-tier and Upper Tribunal Judge, UK.
Yvette Genn is a Barrister, Recorder, Deputy District Judge, and Judicial College Faculty Tutor, UK.
Mary Kane is a Mental Health Tribunal Judge, legal General Medical Council Chair, and a long-time member of the Parole Board, UK.
Christopher Lethem is a Circuit Judge, Central London, UK.
Mark Ockelton is Vice President of the Upper Tribunal and also sits in the Crown Court and High Court, UK.
Meleri Tudur is Deputy Chamber President of the First-tier Tribunal (HESC and SEND), and a Deputy High Court Judge, UK.
Nicholas Wikeley is an Upper Tribunal Judge and Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Southampton, UK.
Yvette Genn is a Barrister, Recorder, Deputy District Judge, and Judicial College Faculty Tutor, UK.
Mary Kane is a Mental Health Tribunal Judge, legal General Medical Council Chair, and a long-time member of the Parole Board, UK.
Christopher Lethem is a Circuit Judge, Central London, UK.
Mark Ockelton is Vice President of the Upper Tribunal and also sits in the Crown Court and High Court, UK.
Meleri Tudur is Deputy Chamber President of the First-tier Tribunal (HESC and SEND), and a Deputy High Court Judge, UK.
Nicholas Wikeley is an Upper Tribunal Judge and Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Southampton, UK.
Content
Foreword
Dame Hazel Genn (University College London, UK)
Introduction
Godfrey Cole (retired First-tier and Upper Tribunal Judge, UK)
1. Fair Hearing
Nicholas Wikeley (Upper Tribunal, UK)
2. Communication and Vulnerable Participants
Mary Kane (Mental Health Tribunal, UK) and Meleri Tudur (First-tier Tribunal, UK)
3. Case Management
Christopher Lethem (Central London County Court, UK)
4. Evidence
Mark Ockelton (Upper Tribunal, UK)
5. Ethics
Yvette Genn (Barrister, UK)
6. Making and Communicating the Decision
Godfrey Cole (retired First-tier and Upper Tribunal Judge, UK)
7. Conclusion
Yvette Genn (Barrister, UK) and Christopher Lethem (Central London County Court, UK)
Dame Hazel Genn (University College London, UK)
Introduction
Godfrey Cole (retired First-tier and Upper Tribunal Judge, UK)
1. Fair Hearing
Nicholas Wikeley (Upper Tribunal, UK)
2. Communication and Vulnerable Participants
Mary Kane (Mental Health Tribunal, UK) and Meleri Tudur (First-tier Tribunal, UK)
3. Case Management
Christopher Lethem (Central London County Court, UK)
4. Evidence
Mark Ockelton (Upper Tribunal, UK)
5. Ethics
Yvette Genn (Barrister, UK)
6. Making and Communicating the Decision
Godfrey Cole (retired First-tier and Upper Tribunal Judge, UK)
7. Conclusion
Yvette Genn (Barrister, UK) and Christopher Lethem (Central London County Court, UK)
