Declaratory judgment / Lord Woolf

First edition [1962] by I. Zamir.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction: 1. -- The Nature of the declaratory judgment -- The Effectiveness of declaratory relief -- Advantages of declaratory proceedings -- Expansion of declaratory relief -- Ch 2. The History and the development -- The Declaratory judgment as a general remedy -- The Declaratory judgment as a remedy against the Crown -- The Declaration and judicial review -- When do applications have to be made by judicial review? -- The Grounds on which the court can intervene -- 3. Jurisdiction -- Introduction -- High Court -- County Court -- The Court of Justice of the European Communities -- Excluding the jurisdiction of the English courts -- Interlocutory and interim declarations -- Status -- Human rights -- Parliamentary proceedings -- Governmental powers -- Foreign element -- Extra-legal issues -- 4. Discretion -- Introduction -- Equitable principles -- Theoretical issues -- Utility -- Future rights -- Negative declarations -- Alternative remedies -- Alternative forms of relief -- Conclusion -- 5. The Claimant and standing to bring proceedings -- Introduction -- Private law proceedings -- Private law proceedings to enforce rights in public law -- The Effect of a conflict between the parties as to the factual basis for standing -- Civil proceedings relating to the criminal law -- Proceedings involving the Attorney General -- A Person aggrieved -- Standing in public law proceedings on an application for judicial review -- The New test under RSC Order 53 (now CPR Part 54) for judicial review -- 6. The Defendant -- Necessary defendent -- The Crown and its servants -- 7. Procedure -- The High Court -- Judicial review -- Final declarations on interlocutory applications or on applications for judgment in default -- County Court -- 8. The Action of declarator in Scotland -- Introduction -- History and development -- Jurisdiction -- Competency and discretion -- Locus standi -- The Defender or respondent -- Procedure -- 9. The Future -- The Growth which has already occurred -- Identifying more precisely the grounds for refusing relief -- Jurisdiction and standing -- Advisory declarations -- Interim declarations -- Conclusion.