Ultra vires

Cards (2)

  • Reilly v Secretary of State 2016
    DWO acted beyond the authority granted to them - they didn’t have schemes like there is a 2 week of training and people involved were not provided with sufficient information
    Limitations of senior judges - they deferred this case to government
  • R Miller v The PM 2019
    PM acted unlawfully by proroguing Parliament for 5 weeks as it aimed at limiting Parliament scrutinising the government’s Brexit plan