Ridge v Baldwin
1963 · [1964] AC 40
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- Facts
- A chief constable was dismissed by the watch committee without being told the charges or given a chance to answer.
- Issue
- Did apply to the committee's decision?
- Held
- Yes. The dismissal was void.
- Principle
- Lord Reid: the duty to act fairly arises from the nature of the power and its effect on the person, not from a separate requirement to act judicially.
- Why it matters
- Revived the right to a hearing in administrative decisions.
Words and Latin in this note
- Natural justice
- Two rules of fair procedure: no one should be a judge in his own cause, and each side must be heard. Open the note.
Also on Lanbuk
- The judgment: Ridge v Baldwin [1963] UKHL 2 (14 March 1963)
- Ridge v Baldwin in Lanbuk on Sierra Leone Legal System
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