Burmah Oil Co. v Lord Advocate
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:category |
UK constitutional law case
UK tort law case |
| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:[1965]_AC_75
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:date |
1964
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| gptkbp:defendant |
gptkb:United_States_Senator
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| gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:Burmah_Oil_Company_Ltd_v_Lord_Advocate
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Burmah Oil Co. v Lord Advocate
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| gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:House_of_Lords
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| gptkbp:legalSubject |
tort law
Crown prerogative compensation for war damage |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:overruledBy |
gptkb:War_Damage_Act_1965
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| gptkbp:plaintiff |
gptkb:Burmah_Oil_Company_Ltd
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| gptkbp:principle |
Parliamentary sovereignty
Destruction of property by government in war may require compensation |
| gptkbp:relatedLegislation |
gptkb:War_Damage_Act_1965
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| 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
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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