Burmah Oil Co. v Lord Advocate

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:law
gptkbp:category	gptkb:UK_constitutional_law_case UK tort law case
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:[1965]_AC_75
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date	1964
gptkbp:defendant	gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Burmah_Oil_Company_Ltd_v_Lord_Advocate
gptkbp:judge	gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:legalSubject	tort law Crown prerogative compensation for war damage
gptkbp:location	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:overruledBy	gptkb:War_Damage_Act_1965
gptkbp:plaintiff	gptkb:Burmah_Oil_Company_Ltd
gptkbp:principle	Parliamentary sovereignty Destruction of property by government in war may require compensation
gptkbp:relatedLegislation	gptkb:War_Damage_Act_1965
gptkbp:result	House of Lords held compensation was payable
gptkbp:significance	Limits on Crown's liability for war damage Parliament can retrospectively change law
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Burmah_Oil_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Burmah Oil Co. v Lord Advocate