reason for a decision

Finally, the appellant has the right to receive written reasons for a decision of the Minister.

Unlike many other legal systems, English administrative law does not recognise a general duty to give reasons for a decision of a public authority.

As in the courts, transcripts of the hearing are not published, but the written reasons for a decision can also be requested by those not involved in the proceedings.

Holtz could not - or would not - produce a reason for a decision his superiors said they did not anticipate, did not encourage, and do not fully understand.

On the other hand, they also need to explain their own good reasons for a decision, and refuse to give in to teenage threats or tears, when they know that decision is right.

By 1879, one of the delegates to the California constitutional convention was already complaining: "Now, when we require them to state the reasons for a decision, we do not mean they shall write a hundred pages of detail.

This has been enacted in the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1958 which required those tribunals listed in the Act to give a statement, written or oral, of the reasons for a decision, if requested by the individual.

For example, the common law does not impose a general duty to give reasons for a decision, but under Article 6(1) a decision-maker must give a reasoned judgment so as to enable an affected individual to decide whether to appeal.

'We Anticipated Criticism' Mr. McKay, a partner in one of Washington's premier law firms, has replied that the statute creating the independent counsel required him to describe "fully and completely" the outcome of his investigation, including the reasons for a decision not to seek an indictment in the face of incriminating evidence.

So the measure adopted by the Committee on the Rules of Procedure, the Verification of Credentials and Immunities is in two parts: NO reason for a decision and NO objection on Parliament's part to Mr Ribeiro Campos appearing and being heard in these proceedings.

Earl WINTERTON It appears from the newspapers that bail was refused by Mr. Justice Davar in the High Court of Bombay, and it would not be proper to make inquiries as to the reasons for a decision which was within the competence of the Court.

It recommended that the preliminary hearing be abolished, that the district judge be required to conduct the hearing on an interventionist basis, that he or she be required to give reasons for a decision and explain the rules of law and that specific guidance should be provided on the expenses recoverable for small claims.