Ridge v Baldwin
1963 · [1964] AC 40 (HL)
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- Facts
- A chief constable was dismissed by a watch committee without being told the charges or given a chance to answer them.
- Issue
- Was the committee bound to follow the ?
- Held
- Yes. The dismissal was void because he was not given a hearing.
- Principle
- A body deciding a person's rights must give them a fair hearing (audi alteram partem).
- Why it matters
- The rules of natural justice apply to local courts and tribunals and can be enforced by the superior courts through their supervisory .
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 Administrative Law
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