Anisminic Ltd v Foreign Compensation Commission

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf English law
House of Lords decision
gptkbp:application Anisminic Ltd
gptkbp:citation [1969] 1 All ER 208
[1969] 2 AC 147
[1969] 2 WLR 163
[1969] UKHL 4
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 17 December 1968
gptkbp:decision Appeal allowed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Anisminic Ltd v Foreign Compensation Commission
gptkbp:judge gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:key Ouster clauses do not prevent judicial review for errors of law
Errors of law made by a public body are reviewable by courts
gptkbp:leadingJudges gptkb:Lord_Wilberforce
gptkb:Lord_Pearson
gptkb:Lord_Morris_of_Borth-y-Gest
gptkb:Lord_Reid
Lord Pearce
gptkbp:legalSubject gptkb:public_administration
judicial review
ouster clause
gptkbp:relatedConcept ultra vires
jurisdictional error
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:R_(Privacy_International)_v_Investigatory_Powers_Tribunal
R v Lord President of the Privy Council, ex parte Page
gptkbp:response Foreign Compensation Commission
gptkbp:significance Expanded scope of judicial review
Landmark case in UK administrative law
gptkbp:statuteInterpreted Foreign Compensation Act 1950
gptkbp:subject compensation for property lost in Egypt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:UK_administrative_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6