Justice in Tribunals

Justice in Tribunals is a specialist work on the common law and statutory principles which govern the disciplinary decisions of government departments, professional societies, commercial associations, trade unions, sporting bodies, social clubs and political parties. Covering the relevant private as well as public law, it explains the different procedures used to challenge statutory and private decisions respectively. This book goes well beyond the general principles of natural justice to examine many practical examples. They are arranged according to the various stages of a tribunal hearing - notice of the charge, legal representation, standard of proof, significance of the legal rules of evidence, procedure at the hearing and reasons for the decision.