Guidance

Judge over your shoulder

Guidance to help you understand the legal environment in which government decisions are made and assess the impact of legal risk.

• From: Government Legal Department
• Published: 18 July 2016
• Last updated: 9 October 2018
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  1. 9 October 2018

     Updated the JOYS document to include active links to make it more user-friendly.

  2. 18 July 2016

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 28 July 2022

Publication replaced by new version published on 28 July 2022.

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Judge Over Your Shoulder

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Details

JOYS will help readers to understand the key litigation procedure, offer practical advice, and help readers to be better placed to anticipate questions or deal with evidence.

This edition of JOYS refers to a number of major developments in the law since the last edition, using illustrative case examples.