In a constantly changing legal landscape, staying informed is essential for those involved in local governance. The latest edition of "The Law of Local Government" provides a comprehensive guide to the significant developments in local government law since the last edition in 2020.

This updated volume covers the impacts of the Planning and Development Act 2024, the Affordable Housing Act 2021, the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024, and the Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Act 2022, along with essential secondary legislation.

The third edition is a valuable resource, offering an analysis of the case law and legislative changes that shape local government administration and legal framework. Whether you are a practitioner, policymaker, or scholar, this edition provides the knowledge to navigate local government law effectively.

Understand the implications of local government law for communities, policy, and practice with this essential guide.

Features:

• Detailed academic treatise of local government law
• Includes all relevant case-law on local government administration
• Analysis on trends of local government case law

New to this Edition:

• Includes new primary legislation introduced since the second edition in 2020, namely the Planning and Development Act 2024, Affordable Housing Act 2021, Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024, and Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Act 2022
• First academic text to refer to Planning and Development Act 2024 which has repealed the Planning and Development Act 2000
• Covers all relevant case-law developments since 2020
• Refers to Law Reform Commission report on compulsory acquisition
• Chapters have been updated to reflect both legislative and case-law developments

For over 30 years "Hogan and Morgan" has been the leading work on administrative law and judicial review in Ireland.

This new edition of Administrative Law in Ireland provides practitioners, public servants, and students with a comprehensive and definitive analysis of the creation, structure, and legal regulation of the contemporary Irish administrative state.

Features

• A detailed guide to Ireland's administrative structures and judicial review of administrative action.
• Includes statutory, regulatory, and case law developments as of 31 July 2019.
• Covers the consequences of the Great Financial Crisis on Irish public administration.
• Each chapter contains the definitive treatment of subjects important for practitioners in public service (the structure of central government; privatisation and procurement; local government and planning; licensing; tribunals of inquiry; and the ombudsman) and private practice (the scope and nature of the application for judicial review and the availability of damages actions against the State).
• Helps to identify key political and legal trends, facilitating effective advocacy in government and in the courts.

New to this Edition

• Updates on reforms to local government, state bodies, whistleblowers, inquiries, planning, and public procurement.
• Major developments in judicial review of administrative action, including constitutional justice (Dellway; Mallak; Guerin).
• A new chapter devoted to statutory interpretation, treating issues specific to administrative law.
• A new chapter on reasons in administrative law.
• Significantly revised chapters on the application for judicial review; the scope of public law; legitimate expectations; and damages.
• Survey of the borderline between public and private functions and bodies.
• Takes account of political and legal responses to the Great Financial Crisis.