Judicial Review in English Law - Grounds For Review - Procedural Impropriety - Breach of Natural Justice

Breach of Natural Justice

See also: Natural justice

The rules of natural justice require that the decision maker approaches the decision making process with 'fairness'. What is fair in relation to a particular case may differ. As pointed out by Lord Steyn in Lloyd v McMahon AC 625 "the rules of natural justice are not engraved on tablets of stone." Below are some examples of what the rules of natural justice require:

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