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Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service

[1985] AC 374
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords
Year1985
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Lord Diplock classified the grounds of judicial review as illegality, irrationality, and procedural impropriety (the GCHQ case).

Area of Law

public-law

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