The making of ex gratia payments is lawful if, but not unless, there is Parliamentary authority for the disbursements: ‘It has been a principle of the British constitution now for more than two centuries . . that no money can be taken out of the consolidated fund into which the revenues of the State have been paid, excepting under a distinct authorisation from Parliament itself.”
Judges:
Viscount Haldane
Citations:
[1924] AC 318
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – In re McFarland HL 29-Apr-2004
The claimant was convicted, imprisoned, and then his conviction was overturned. He sought compensation. He had pleaded guilty after being told by counsel to expect an adverse direction from the magistrate, following a meeting in private between . .
Cited – Re Law Society of Northern Ireland QBNI 9-Sep-2004
The Law Society of Northern Ireland sought an order to quash a letter from the new NI Legal Service Commission declining to implement the remuneration rates set by the Society. There had been no review of charging rates by the commission for some . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Administrative
Updated: 29 April 2022; Ref: scu.196539
