Attorney General v Great Eastern Railway Company

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Judgment Date1879
Date1879
CourtHouse of Lords
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    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 22 February 1990
    ...can be noted. First, the general approach to this question is well established. In Attorney General v. Great Eastern Railway Company 5 App. Cas. 473, 478, Lord Selborne L.C. said: "…whatever might fairly be regarded as incidental to, or consequential upon, those things which the Legislatur......
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    • The Modern Law Review No. 69-3, May 2006
    • 1 May 2006
    ...ssenting).158 [2002] NI 236 at [25].159 ibid at [33]and [34]; cf Lord Nolan at[38].160 As encapsulated in A-G vGreat EasternRailwayCo (1880) 5 AppCas 473.The House of Lords and the Northern Ireland Con£ict410 rTheModern Law Review Limited commercial companies or tolocal authorities, but not......
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    • Stellenbosch Law Review No. , January 2021
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    ...any othe r requireme nts stipulated by t he Registrar 21 Bell Houses Ltd v City Wall Properties Ltd [1966] 2 A ll ER 674 679, 68622 (1880) 5 APP CAS 473 (HL) See also Foster v Londo n, Chatham and Dove r Railway Co 1895 1 QB 711; J Kiggundu “ The Never Ending Stor y of Ultra Vires” (1991) 2......
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    • Singapore
    • Singapore Academy of Law Journal No. 1989, December 1989
    • 1 December 1989
    ...11. Clarkson v. Davies[1923] AC 100, 110 (Privy Council on appeal from Ontario). 12. Attorney-General v. Great Eastern Railway Co(1880) 5 App Cas 473 (House of Lords); Re Horsley & Weight Ltd[1982] Ch 442, 448 (Court of Appeal, England). 13. See s.23(l). 14. See eg Rosemary Simmons Memorial......

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