← All Authorities
United Kingdom Leading Case jurisdictional errorouster clauseslegality

Anisminic Ltd v Foreign Compensation Commission

[1969] 2 AC 147
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords
Year1969
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Any error of law by a public body goes to jurisdiction and renders the decision a nullity; ouster clauses purporting to exclude judicial review do not protect decisions vitiated by error of law.

Area of Law

public-law

Related Cases

News Corp UK & Ireland Ltd v Revenue and Customs Comrs [2023] UKSC 7
Pfizer and Flynn v CMA [2022] UKSC 14
R (Begum) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 7

Ask CommonBench about this case

Get a detailed analysis of Anisminic Ltd v Foreign Compensation Commission and how it applies to your situation.

Explain Anisminic Ltd v Foreign Compen...