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R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Hargreaves

[1996] EWCA Civ 1006; [1997] 1 WLR 906; [1997] 1 All ER 397

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division)

Year1996

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A change of policy does not breach legitimate expectation where the only expectation was to have an application considered under whatever policy is in force at the time; substantive legitimate expectation overriding a lawful policy change was rejected (Hirst LJ calling the contrary view 'heresy').

Area of Law

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