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Attorney General v De Keyser's Royal Hotel Ltd

[1920] AC 508
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords
Year1920
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The Crown cannot rely on prerogative powers when Parliament has legislated to cover the same ground, as statute displaces prerogative.

Area of Law

public-law

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