Explore the foundational principles that govern the relationship between the state and its citizens. This topic offers valuable guidance for legal professionals navigating the nuances of constitutional and administrative law, ensuring adherence to legal frameworks and promoting effective governance.
This week's edition of Public Law weekly highlights includes a hand-picked summary of news analysis, legal updates and case law from the world of...
The Cabinet Office has restructured its procurement oversight arrangements, replacing the Procurement Review Unit (PRU) with Procurement Compliance &...
The United Kingdom Constitution Monitoring Group (UKCMG) has published issue three, volume two of its report titled 'The Constitution in Review,'...
The Public Law case law quarterly provides details and analysis of notable judgments collated by the Lexis+® UK Public Law team each quarter....
Sources of constitutional lawIn briefThe British constitution is unwritten in the sense that it does not derive from a single constitutional text. It...
Methods of statutory interpretation used to resolve disputes about the meaning of legislationIntroduction to statutory interpretationThe aim of...
Convention rights—structure of qualified rightsThe rights preserved under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), as set out in the Human...
Judicial review—time limits and the pre-action protocolWhen considering whether and how to bring a claim for judicial review, the first step is to...
Sources of constitutional lawIn briefThe British constitution is unwritten in the sense that it does not derive from a single constitutional text. It has a variety of written and unwritten sources. In addition to the main written sources of law in England and Wales, legislation (which has also
Separation of powers—legislative, executive and judiciarySource of the doctrine of the separation of powersThe origins of the doctrine of the separation of powers are often traced to John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government (1689), in which he identified the 'executive' and 'legislative' powers as
What is a public authority?There is no single, universal answer to the question whether a particular organisation is treated, in law, as a public authority.Rather, on one hand the courts have developed case law on which bodies are subject to administrative law through the judicial review procedure;
Methods of statutory interpretationIntroduction to statutory interpretationThe aim of statutory interpretation is to arrive at the legal meaning of legislation, or in other words, the meaning that conveys the legislative intention. The primary indication of legislative intention is the legislative
0330 161 1234