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R v Lord Chancellor, ex parte Witham

[1997] EWHC Admin 237; [1998] QB 575; [1997] 2 All ER 779

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court (Queen's Bench Divisional Court)

Year1997

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Access to the courts is a constitutional right at common law which can only be abrogated by clear and express statutory authority; a fee order that effectively denies the indigent access to court is ultra vires the enabling power.

Area of Law

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