The local authority had accepted the argument that stag hunting was cruel and had banned it from the land it owned in the Quantocks. The ban was challenged. Held: The ban was unlawful. The decision had been reached on moral, and not on administrative grounds. The purposes it sought to implement were not within the … Continue reading Regina v Somerset County Council Ex Parte Fewings and Others: CA 22 Mar 1995

A Local Authority could include ethical considerations in making a decision to ban hunting over land which it owned if the power which it sought to use was in the Act. Citations: Times 10-Feb-1994, Independent 16-Feb-1994 Statutes: Local Government Act 1972 120(1)(b) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Appeal from – Regina v Somerset County … Continue reading Regina v Somerset County Council ex parte Fewings and Others: QBD 10 Feb 1994