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This book is a practical guide to judicial review in Scotland. It provides an exposition not only of the legal bases on which review can be sought, but also an examination of the practical decisions to be considered: when to seek it, how to fund it, what orders to seek. It focuses on the law, but also on its application and on its use as a form of litigation, a form of campaigning, and a form of holding the government to account as a constitutional function.The Second Edition is thoroughly revised throughout and provides coverage of:- The significant impact that the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 has had on Scottish courts, particularly the judicial review procedure through the introduction of the permission stage and appeals.- Significant amendments to the Scotland Act 1998 increasing the powers of the devolved parliament and the challenges brought in relation to that.- All of the Brexit withdrawal legislation that was passed since the previous edition, significantly altering the sources of Scots law for public law purposes. In addition, the substantive changes to public law following constitutional challenges taken in the Scottish courts in the wake of Brexit.- The Equality Act 2010 which heavily altered the manner in which certain discrimination law claims are to be brought.- Significant development in Scotland in relation to successful challenges to some of the lockdown restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic. - Developments to the methods of funding judicial review and access to the courts and other methods of litigating public law in the Scottish courts.This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Scottish Law Service.

This is the second edition of this wide-ranging survey of EU law. The new edition has been significantly enlarged. Unlike many other EU law books it takes full account not only of the Lisbon Treaty changes to the EU treaties, but also of the fact that the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights now has the same legal value as the EU Treaties. It therefore not only covers the relevant case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, but also ties that case law into the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights, because it is clear that EU law can only now properly be understood and applied against this background of European fundamental rights jurisprudence.The book sets out very clearly the broad shape of the European Union''s legal systems, while also giving the reader a good feel for the policy motivations in the Court of Justice of the European Union and the scope of EU legislative activity. Written in a lively and accessible style, it is an ideal guide for practitioners, whether those coming to the subject for the first time or those already with a background in EU law. Among the additions and changes in this expanded edition the book includes new chapters on the EU and fundamental rights, on commercial agency, on criminal law and on private international law in the EU. It also contains a full treatment of EU equality law. The first edition ''EC Law for UK Lawyers'' by Aidan O''Neill and Jason Coppel (ISBN: 9780406024596) was published by Butterworths in 1994.