Factortame II

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:area gptkb:constitutional_law
EU law
gptkbp:citation [1990] 3 WLR 818
[1990] 3 CMLR 1
[1991] 1 AC 603
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 25 October 1990
gptkbp:fullName R v Secretary of State for Transport, ex parte Factortame Ltd (No 2)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Factortame II
gptkbp:judge gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:legalIssue interim relief
supremacy of European Union law
gptkbp:notableFor establishing the principle that UK law can be set aside if it conflicts with EU law
gptkbp:party gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_Transport
gptkb:Factortame_Ltd
gptkbp:predecessor supremacy of EU law over national law
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:European_Communities_Act_1972
gptkb:Merchant_Shipping_Act_1988
gptkbp:result UK courts can disapply national legislation conflicting with EU law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Factortame_III
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7