Suchergebnisse

Preamble -- Justice and fairness : the basis of a fair trial -- The theory of jury function -- Reason for reasons -- European dimensions -- The value of the mixed (lay participation) tribunal -- The tale of taxquet -- Juryless trials : diplock courts and others -- Court-craft : judicial and advocate ethics -- Expert evidence -- Serious fraud offences: whither their trial? -- Waiver or choice : An australasian example -- Jury reality : the search for empirical evidence -- The scope of jury trial and reasoned decisions -- Perverse verdicts : jury nullification -- The magistracy today : towards professionalism -- Jury trial : a modern mode of trial -- The appellate process -- Conclusion.

Concern for scandals and disasters -- Early beginnings : corruption and maladministration -- The Royal Commission on Tribunals of Inquiry 1966 (the Salmon Commission) -- The jurisprudence of public inquiries -- The wrong turn in 1998 : a final dose of inappropriate legalism -- The lapse of time : assessment of evidence -- The unexplained circumstances -- An analysis of the [Inquiries] Act of 2005 : an aspect of public administration -- The chairing of commissions : horses for courses -- Counsel to the inquiry, statutory and non-statutory -- Safeguards for witnesses -- Chilcot-Maxwellisation-Saville : the problem of delay -- Model inquiries : Hillsborough (1989) and Litvinenko (2015) -- Conclusion -- Postscript--Lessons learned, or another wrong turn?

In 2009 a new UK Supreme Court takes on the judicial functions of the House of Lords. In this book a group of over 40 eminent lawyers and legal historians look back over the 130 years of the judicial House of Lords to give a comprehensive history of its role, reputation and impact on the law in the UK and beyond

In 2009 a new UK Supreme Court takes on the judicial functions of the House of Lords. In this book a group of over 40 eminent lawyers and legal historians look back over the 130 years of the judicial House of Lords to give a comprehensive history of its role, reputation and impact on the law in the UK and beyond