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Burmah Oil Co Ltd v Lord Advocate

[1965] AC 75
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords (on appeal from the Court of Session, Scotland)
Year1965
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The Crown may be liable to pay compensation when it exercises prerogative powers that destroy or damage private property, even in time of war.

Area of Law

public-law, property

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