Includes index.

Contents:Reference and abbreviations -- Table of statutes -- Table of statutory instruments -- Table of civil procedure -- Table of cases -- Administrative law: Introduction: Scope and nature of the subject -- The administration and the the functions of government -- Public bodies and officers -- Statutory tribunals and public inquiries -- Administrative powers: Introduction -- Manner of exercise of powers -- Procedural requirements -- Non-judicial redress in respect of administrative action: Political and administrative safeguards -- The parliamentary commissioner for administration -- The Welsh administration Ombudsman -- The standards board for England -- The health service commissioners -- The Council on Tribunals -- Judicial control: The ambit of judicial review -- Ultra vires -- Procedural fairness -- Judicial remedies -- Practice and procedure -- Liability and protection: Liability -- Protection -- Habeas Corpus:The writ of Habeas Corpus ad subjiciendum -- Procedure on habeas sorpus -- Other writs of habeas corpus -- Miscellaneous: Quo warranto and proceedings in lieu of information in the nature of quo warranto -- Scire facias -- Inquisitions of office and escheat -- Writs of supersedeeas and procedendo -- Certiorari for the purpose of execution or coercive process -- Admiralty -- Jurisdiction of the high court: Introduction -- Particular subjects of jurisdiction -- Conflicts of jurisdiction -- Limitation of liability -- Limitation of time -- Practice of the high court:Commencement of claims in rem -- Commencement of claims in personam -- Trial without statements of case -- Special provisions relating to collision claims -- Statements of case -- Judgement by default -- Interlocutory proceedings -- Trial and rehearing -- Judgement, payment, enforcement -- Sale, determination of priorities -- Costs -- Limitation of liability proceedings -- Jurisdiction of the registrar: The admiralty registrar -- References to the registrar -- General jurisdiction of the admiralty registrar -- The admiralty and commercial court registry -- Other courts having admiralty jurisdiction:County courts -- Court of admiralty of the cinque ports -- Other admiralty courts -- Appeals:Appeals from the High Court -- Appeals from inferior courts -- Pilotage appeals.