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R v Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, ex p World Development Movement Ltd

[1995] 1 WLR 386
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year1994
Statusunclear

Key Principle

Public-interest standing may be justified where the issue is important, no better challenger exists, and the applicant can present it responsibly.

Area of Law

Civil Procedure — public-interest-standing

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