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illegalityfiduciary duty to ratepayersrelevant and irrelevant considerations
Bromley London Borough Council v Greater London Council
[1983] 1 AC 768
Key Principle
A local authority exercising statutory transport discretion must balance its fiduciary duty to ratepayers against its service duty to passengers; a deeply subsidised fares policy that disregarded the fiduciary duty was ultra vires.
Area of Law
public-law
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