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Smith v Swansea City Council: HL 1990

When considering the deliverations of a committee, if a majority of those who took the decision were malicious in the relevant sense, that would make the decision itself malicious.

Judges:

Lord Lowry

Citations:

[1990] 1 WLR 1453

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedBarnard v Restormel Borough Council CA 6-Feb-1998
The council appealed a refusal to strike out the proceedings. The claimant alleged misfeasance in a planning decision giving a competitor consent to development. He said the mayor had deceived the planning committee as to the need to consider the . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Local Government, Torts – Other

Updated: 29 May 2022; Ref: scu.194977

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