Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2005] All ER (D) 136 (Oct)
Neutral Citation: [2005] UKHL 56
Court: House of Lords
Judge:

Lord Bingham of Cornhill, Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead, Lord Steyn, Lord Hope of Craighead, Lord Rodger of Earlsferry, Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe, Baroness Hale of Richmond, Lord Carswell and Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood

Representation Sir Sydney Kentridge QC, Richard Lissack QC, Martin Chamberlain and Marcus Haywood (instructed by Allen & Overy LLP) for the claimants.
  Lord Goldsmith QC, AG, Philip Sales and Clive Lewis (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the Attorney General.
  David Pannick QC and Gordon Nardell (instructed by Collyer Bristow) for the intervener, the League against Cruel Sports.
Judgment Dates: 13 October 2005

Catchwords

Constitutional law - Parliament - Legislative power - Whether valid Act of Parliament - , s 2(1) - .

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