Bowditch v Balchin: 1855

Pollock CB said: ‘In a case in which the liberty of a subject is concerned we cannot go beyond the natural construction of the statute.’

Judges:

Pollock CB

Citations:

[1850] EngR 599, (1850) 5 Exch 378, (1850) 155 ER 165

Links:

Commonlii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedBarnard v Gorman HL 1941
The court considered awarding costs in a judicial review case: ‘There will be no order as to costs in this House, as the Crown has very properly agreed (since this is a case of general importance, and the respondent is a poor man) to pay the costs . .
CitedLiversidge v Sir John Anderson HL 3-Nov-1941
The plaintiff sought damages for false imprisonment. The Secretary of State had refused to disclose certain documents. The question was as to the need for the defendant to justify the use of his powers by disclosing the documents.
Held: The . .
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Constitutional

Updated: 17 November 2022; Ref: scu.241342