R (Bancoult) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (No 4)

Subject Matter

SUPREME COURT — Jurisdiction — Power to set aside earlier decisions — Foreign Secretary appealing against quashing as irrational of ministerial determination not to resettle colonial territory — Foreign Secretary failing to disclose certain relevant documentation — House of Lords allowing appeal — Whether Supreme Court having jurisdiction to set aside earlier decisions of itself or House of Lords — Grounds on which jurisdiction might be exercised — Whether failure to disclose impugning House of Lords’ decision — Whether decision to be set aside

[2016] UKSC 35; [2017] AC 300; [2016] 3 WLR 157; [2017] 1 All ER 403; [2016] WLR (D) 344; Case details, SC(E)

Commentary

Blackstones Civil Practice 2023
Setting aside Supreme Court Decision 76.28