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For example, in Lines International, the High Court considered the ground of relevant and irrelevant considerations together with Wednesbury unreasonableness. [66] Conceptually, taking an irrelevant consideration into account in a decision may be equivalent to deciding for an improper purpose. In Hanks v.
The law relating to relevant and irrelevant considerations has developed substantially in the UK. In a dissenting opinion in R. v. Somerset County Council, ex parte Fewings (1995), [69] Lord Justice Simon Brown identified three categories of considerations that decision-makers need to be aware of: [70]
Grounds within the first category are simple ultra vires and errors as to precedent facts; while errors of law on the face of the record, making decisions on the basis of insufficient evidence or errors of material facts, taking into account irrelevant considerations or failing to take into account relevant ones, making decisions for improper ...
The courts in Singapore have followed the legal position on errors as to precedent facts in the United Kingdom. This is illustrated by the High Court case Lau Seng Poh v. Controller of Immigration (1985), [ 26 ] which held that if a precedent fact is a prerequisite to the exercise of executive power, the court is responsible for deciding if the ...
Procedural impropriety in Singapore administrative law; R. Relevant and irrelevant considerations in Singapore administrative law;
Fettering of discretion by a public authority is one of the grounds of judicial review in Singapore administrative law.It is regarded as a form of illegality.An applicant may challenge a decision by an authority on the basis that it has either rigidly adhered to a policy it has formulated, or has wrongfully delegated the exercise of its statutory powers to another body.
Relevant and irrelevant considerations in Singapore administrative law (Did you know, mentioned 20 February 2013) Did you know ... that a 1991 Singapore court case quashed an order requiring a woman to rename her business for being too similar to J. C. Penney as the authorities had taken into account irrelevant considerations? Chan Hiang Leng ...
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