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R v Secretary of State ex parte Kirkstall [1996] 3 All ER 304

By Oxbridge Law TeamUpdated 04/01/2024 07:00

Judgement for the case R v Secretary of State ex parte Kirkstall

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  • The chairman of a planning committee had a shareholding in a rugby club that applied for planning permission.

Slade J

  • Held that the rules as to the disqualification of a decision maker for bias were not limited in scope to judicial decisions.

  • Thus they applied here too and the decision was overturned. 

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