International General Electric Co of New York Ltd v Commissioners of Customs and Excise: 1962

Section 21 permits only a declaration of the rights of the parties in lieu of an injunction against officers of the Crown and this does not empower the court to grant interlocutory declarations which would be a contradiction in terms.

Citations:

[1962] 1 Ch 784

Statutes:

Crown Proceedings Act 1947 21

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedRegina v Inland Revenue Commissioners ex parte Rossminster Ltd HL 13-Dec-1979
The House considered the power of an officer of the Board of Inland Revenue to seize and remove materials found on premises which a warrant obtained on application to the Common Serjeant authorised him to enter and search; but where the source of . .
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Litigation Practice

Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.416369