Australian Public Law

Administrative law - UK administrative law decisions

These case extracts were originally prepared by Hong Kong University. They concentrate on the development of natural justice principles in the UK, but are also relevant to other areas (especially development of the jurisdictional error doctrine in the UK). The highlighting reflects the particular emphasis placed on various portions of the judgments for the purposes of the HKU course, and may not coincide with the aspects of each case that are most important from an Australian viewpoint. Note that more recent UK decisions are available in full text at BAILII.

Anisminic Ltd v Foreign Compensation Commission [1969] 2 A.C.147
Associated Provincial Picture Houses, Limited v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 K.B. 223
Attorney-General of Hong Kong v Ng Yuen Shiu [1983] 2 W.L.R. 735
Cinnamond v British Airports Authority [1980] 1 W.L.R. 582
Cooper v The Board of Works for the Wandsworth District [1893] 14 CBNS 180
Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service ('GCHQ case') [1985] 1 AC 374
Dimes v. the Proprietors of the Grand Junction Canal [1852] 3 H.L.C. 759
Hall & Co. Ltd. v Shoreham-By-Sea Urban District Council [1964] 1 W.L.R. 240
In Re H. K. (An Infant) [1967] 2 Q.B. 617
Inland Revenue Commissioners v National Federation of Self-Employed and Small Businesses Ltd [1981] 2 W.L.R. 722
McInnes v Onslow-Fane [1978] 1 W.L.R.1520
Metropolitan Properties Co. (F.G.C.) Ltd. v Lannon [1968] 3 W.L.R. 694; [1969] 1 Q.B. 577
O'Reilly v Mackman [1982] 3 W.L.R. 1096
Padfield v Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food [1968] 2 W.L.R. 924
R v Northumberland Compensation Appeal Tribunal; Ex parte Shaw [1952] 1 K.B. 339
R v Panel on Take-Overs and Mergers, Ex parte Datafin Plc [1987] 2 W.L.R. 699
Ridge v Baldwin [1963] 2 W.L.R. 935, [1964] AC 40
South East Asia Fire Bricks Sdn. Bhd v Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacturing Employees Union [1980] 3 W.L.R. 318
Schmidt v Secretary of State for Home Affairs [1969] 2 W.L.R. 337