Cases
A v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2004] UKHL 56
Introduction A v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2004] UKHL 56 (the Belmarsh case) is one of the most important human rights cases in UK constitutional law. The House of Lords held that …
Anisminic v Foreign Compensation Commission [1969] 2 AC 147
Introduction Anisminic Ltd v Foreign Compensation Commission [1969] 2 AC 147 is a landmark case in UK administrative law concerning jurisdictional error and ouster clauses. The House of Lords held …
Donoghue v Stevenson [1932]: The Neighbour Principle
Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562 is the most famous case in English tort law. It established the modern law of negligence and introduced the neighbour principle as the foundation of a general duty …
Entick v Carrington [1765]: Landmark on Government Power
Entick v Carrington (1765) 19 St Tr 1029 is a foundational case on the limits of executive power. It established the principle that state officials must point to positive legal authority for their …
Evans v Information Commissioner [2012] UKUT 313 (AAC)
Introduction Evans v Information Commissioner [2012] UKUT 313 (AAC) (also known as the Chilcot correspondence case) is a landmark freedom of information case concerning the disclosure of Cabinet …
Factortame (No 2): EU Law Supremacy and Parliamentary Sovereignty
Factortame Ltd v Secretary of State for Transport (No 2) [1991] 1 AC 603 is a landmark constitutional case in which the House of Lords held that UK courts had the power to disapply an Act of …
Ghaidan v Godin-Mendoza [2004] UKHL 30
Introduction Ghaidan v Godin-Mendoza [2004] UKHL 30 is a landmark case on the interpretation of legislation under section 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998. The House of Lords held that the Rent Act 1977 …
Pepper v Hart [1993]: Parliamentary Materials in Statutory Interpretation
Pepper v Hart [1993] AC 593 is a landmark case on statutory interpretation in which the House of Lords relaxed the prohibition on referring to parliamentary materials as an aid to construction. The …
R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the EU [2017] UKSC 5
Introduction R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union [2017] UKSC 5 is a landmark constitutional case concerning the use of the royal prerogative to trigger Article 50 of the …
R (Miller) v The Prime Minister [2019] UKSC 41
Introduction R (Miller) v The Prime Minister [2019] UKSC 41 (also known as Cherry v Advocate General for Scotland) is a historic constitutional case concerning the prorogation of Parliament. In an …
R v Jogee [2016] UKSC 8
Introduction R v Jogee [2016] UKSC 8 is a landmark case in criminal law that fundamentally reformed the law of joint enterprise (also known as parasitic accessory liability). The Supreme Court held …
Salomon v Salomon [1897]: Separate Legal Personality
Salomon v A Salomon & Co Ltd [1897] AC 22 is the foundational case of English company law. It established the principle of separate legal personality: a company is a legal entity distinct from its …