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Attorney-General v De Keyser's Royal Hotel Ltd

Index Attorney-General v De Keyser's Royal Hotel Ltd

Attorney-General v De Keyser's Royal Hotel Limited is a leading case in English law decided by the House of Lords in 1920 which exhaustively considered the principles on which the courts decide whether statute has fettered prerogative power. [1]

43 relations: Abeyance, Admiralty court, Andrew Murray, 1st Viscount Dunedin, Arthur Frederick Peterson, Blackfriars, London, Bridewell Palace, Brighton City Airport, Charles Cripps, 1st Baron Parmoor, Charles Swinfen Eady, 1st Baron Swinfen, Court of Appeal (England and Wales), Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, De Keyser's Royal Hotel, Debenture, Defence of the Realm Act 1914, English law, Ernest Pollock, 1st Viscount Hanworth, Eustace Roskill, Baron Roskill, Executive (government), Gordon Hewart, 1st Viscount Hewart, Henry Duke, 1st Baron Merrivale, Home Office, House of Lords, John Atkinson, Baron Atkinson, John Fletcher Moulton, Baron Moulton, John Hamilton, 1st Viscount Sumner, John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Laker Airways, Leslie Scott (British politician), Lists of landmark court decisions, Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, Office of Works, Petition of right, Polydore de Keyser, Queen's Counsel, R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Fire Brigades Union, Receivership, Royal prerogative in the United Kingdom, Statutory law, Thomas Warrington, 1st Baron Warrington of Clyffe, Unilever House, Victoria Embankment, War Office.

Abeyance

Abeyance (from the Old French abeance meaning "gaping") is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner.

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Admiralty court

Admiralty courts, also known as maritime courts, are courts exercising jurisdiction over all maritime contracts, torts, injuries, and offenses.

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Andrew Murray, 1st Viscount Dunedin

Andrew Graham Murray, 1st Viscount Dunedin, (21 November 1849 – 21 August 1942) was a Scottish politician and judge.

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Arthur Frederick Peterson

Sir Arthur Frederick Peterson KC (1859–1922) was a leading barrister and an English High Court judge in the Chancery Division from 1915 to 1922.

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Blackfriars, London

Blackfriars is an area of central London, which lies in the south-west corner of the City of London.

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Bridewell Palace

Bridewell Palace in London was built as a residence of King Henry VIII and was one of his homes early in his reign for eight years.

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Brighton City Airport

Brighton City Airport, also known as Shoreham Airport, is an airport located in the parish of Lancing in West Sussex, England.

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Charles Cripps, 1st Baron Parmoor

Charles Alfred Cripps, 1st Baron Parmoor, (3 October 1852 – 30 June 1941) was a British politician who crossed the floor from the Conservative to the Labour Party and was a strong supporter of the League of Nations and of Church of England causes.

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Charles Swinfen Eady, 1st Baron Swinfen

Charles Swinfen Eady, 1st Baron Swinfen, PC (31 July 1851 – 15 November 1919), was a British lawyer and judge.

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Court of Appeal (England and Wales)

The Court of Appeal (COA, formally "Her Majesty's Court of Appeal in England") is the highest court within the Senior Courts of England and Wales, and second only to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

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Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) is an executive agency of the UK Government.

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De Keyser's Royal Hotel

De Keyser's Royal Hotel was a large hotel on the Victoria Embankment, at its junction with New Bridge Street (now the A201), Blackfriars, London.

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Debenture

In corporate finance, a debenture is a medium to long-term debt instrument used by large companies to borrow money, at a fixed rate of interest.

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Defence of the Realm Act 1914

The Defence of the Realm Act (DORA) was passed in the United Kingdom on 8 August 1914, four days after it entered World War I. It gave the government wide-ranging powers during the war period, such as the power to requisition buildings or land needed for the war effort, or to make regulations creating criminal offences.

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English law

English law is the common law legal system of England and Wales, comprising mainly criminal law and civil law, each branch having its own courts and procedures.

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Ernest Pollock, 1st Viscount Hanworth

Ernest Murray Pollock, 1st Viscount Hanworth, KBE, PC, KC (25 November 1861 – 22 October 1936) was a British Conservative politician, lawyer and judge.

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Eustace Roskill, Baron Roskill

Eustace Wentworth Roskill, Baron Roskill PC, JP (6 February 1911 – 3 October 1996) was a British lawyer and public servant.

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Executive (government)

The executive is the organ exercising authority in and holding responsibility for the governance of a state.

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Gordon Hewart, 1st Viscount Hewart

Gordon Hewart, 1st Viscount Hewart, PC (7 January 1870 – 5 May 1943) was a politician and judge in the United Kingdom.

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Henry Duke, 1st Baron Merrivale

Henry Edward Duke, 1st Baron Merrivale, PC (5 November 1855 – 20 May 1939) was a British judge and Conservative politician.

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Home Office

The Home Office (HO) is a ministerial department of Her Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for immigration, security and law and order.

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House of Lords

The House of Lords of the United Kingdom, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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John Atkinson, Baron Atkinson

John Atkinson, Baron Atkinson, (13 December 1844 – 13 March 1932) was an Irish politician and British judge.

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John Fletcher Moulton, Baron Moulton

John Fletcher Moulton, Baron Moulton (18 November 1844 – 9 March 1921) was an English mathematician, barrister and judge.

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John Hamilton, 1st Viscount Sumner

John Andrew Hamilton, 1st Viscount Sumner (3 February 1859 – 24 May 1934), was a British lawyer and judge.

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John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon

John Allsebrook Simon, 1st Viscount Simon, (28 February 1873 – 11 January 1954) was a British politician who held senior Cabinet posts from the beginning of the First World War to the end of the Second.

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Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is the highest court of appeal for certain British territories and Commonwealth countries.

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Laker Airways

Laker Airways was a wholly private, British independentindependent from government-owned corporations airline founded by Sir Freddie Laker in 1966.

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Leslie Scott (British politician)

Sir Leslie Frederic Scott, KC (28 October 1869 – 19 May 1950) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom, and later a senior judge.

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Lists of landmark court decisions

Landmark court decisions, in present-day common law legal systems, establish precedents that determine a significant new legal principle or concept, or otherwise substantially affect the interpretation of existing law.

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Lords of Appeal in Ordinary

Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, commonly known as Law Lords, were judges appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 to the British House of Lords in order to exercise its judicial functions, which included acting as the highest court of appeal for most domestic matters.

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Office of Works

The Office of Works was established in the English Royal household in 1378 to oversee the building of the royal castles and residences.

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Petition of right

In English law, a petition of right was a remedy available to subjects to recover property from the Crown.

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Polydore de Keyser

Sir Polydore de Keyser (13 December 1832–14 January 1898), was a lawyer and the first Roman Catholic since the Reformation to be elected Lord Mayor of London (October 1887–November 1888).

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Queen's Counsel

A Queen's Counsel (postnominal QC), or King's Counsel (postnominal KC) during the reign of a king, is an eminent lawyer (usually a barrister or advocate) who is appointed by the Monarch to be one of "Her Majesty's Counsel learned in the law." The term is also recognised as an honorific.

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R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Fire Brigades Union

was a House of Lords case concerning the awarding of compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.

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Receivership

In law, receivership is a situation in which an institution or enterprise is held by a receiver—a person "placed in the custodial responsibility for the property of others, including tangible and intangible assets and rights"—especially in cases where a company cannot meet financial obligations or enters bankruptcy.

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Royal prerogative in the United Kingdom

The royal prerogative is a body of customary authority, privilege, and immunity, recognised in the United Kingdom as the sole prerogative of the Sovereign and the source of many of the executive powers of the British government.

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Statutory law

Statutory law or statute law is written law set down by a body of legislature or by a singular legislator (in the case of absolute monarchy).

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Thomas Warrington, 1st Baron Warrington of Clyffe

Thomas Rolls Warrington, 1st Baron Warrington of Clyffe, PC, QC (29 May 1851 – 26 October 1937), known as Sir Thomas Warrington between 1904 and 1926, was a British lawyer and judge.

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Unilever House

Unilever House is a Grade II listed office building in the Neoclassical Art Deco style, located on New Bridge Street, Victoria Embankment in Blackfriars, London.

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Victoria Embankment

Victoria Embankment is part of the Thames Embankment, a road and river-walk along the north bank of the River Thames in London.

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War Office

The War Office was a department of the British Government responsible for the administration of the British Army between 1857 and 1964, when its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Defence.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attorney-General_v_De_Keyser's_Royal_Hotel_Ltd

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