Overview

Are you involved in making decisions in court, a tribunal, or another formal decision-making environment? This book gives guidance in the skills required to reach and deliver well-structured judicial decisions. The authors (all of whom have extensive judicial and quasi-judicial experience) instruct the readers on the skills required at each stage of a hearing, including: - ensuring there is a fair hearing process; - standards and conduct of decision-makers; - successful communication; - taking into account the needs of vulnerable participants and litigants in person; - case management; - assessing evidence; and - the process of reaching and then delivering a well-structured decision. The book includes practical guidance, examples, and short exercises to help the reader engage with the issues discussed and understand the skills required. Buy this book and you will have the confidence you need to make great decisions.

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Author:   Godfrey Cole (Judge, UK (retired)) ,  Yvette Genn (Barrister, UK) ,  Mary Kane (Mental Health Tribunal Judge, UK) ,  Christopher Lethem (Circuit Judge, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Hart Publishing
ISBN:  

9781509957934

ISBN 10:   1509957936
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   12 January 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Dame Hazel Genn (University College London, UK) Introduction Godfrey Cole (retired First-tier and Upper Tribunal Judge, UK) 1. Fair Hearing Nicholas Wikeley (Upper Tribunal, UK) 2. Communication and Vulnerable Participants Mary Kane (Mental Health Tribunal, UK) and Meleri Tudur (First-tier Tribunal, UK) 3. Case Management Christopher Lethem (Central London County Court, UK) 4. Evidence Mark Ockelton (Upper Tribunal, UK) 5. Ethics Yvette Genn (Barrister, UK) 6. Making and Communicating the Decision Godfrey Cole (retired First-tier and Upper Tribunal Judge, UK) 7. Conclusion Yvette Genn (Barrister, UK) and Christopher Lethem (Central London County Court, UK)

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Godfrey Cole is a retired First-tier and Upper Tribunal Judge, UK. Yvette Genn is a Barrister, Recorder, Deputy District Judge, and Judicial College Faculty Tutor, UK. Mary Kane is a Mental Health Tribunal Judge, legal General Medical Council Chair, and a long-time member of the Parole Board, UK. Christopher Lethem is a Circuit Judge, Central London, UK. Mark Ockelton is Vice President of the Upper Tribunal and also sits in the Crown Court and High Court, UK. Meleri Tudur is Deputy Chamber President of the First-tier Tribunal (HESC and SEND), and a Deputy High Court Judge, UK. Nicholas Wikeley is an Upper Tribunal Judge and Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Southampton, UK.

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