procedural impropriety Flashcards

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procedural impropriety definition

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unfairness in the decision making process

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2 sub grounds for procedural impropriety

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  1. the rule against bias
  2. the right to a fair hearing
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define rule against bias

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when the decision maker didnt approach the task with the necessary degree of impartiality

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Mccarthy

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solicitor involved in criminal proceedings against mccarthy following a road traffic accident, also sat as a clerk in a civil case arising out of the same accident

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what falls under rule against bias 4

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  1. bias
  2. financial bias
    3.personal bias
  3. pre-determination of an issue
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what falls under the right to a fair hearing 4

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  1. notice
  2. consultations
  3. hearings
  4. reasons
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mccarthy quote lord hewart

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justice must not just be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done

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case for financial bias

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dimes
- creates an appearance of bias

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case for personal bias

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Pinochet

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porter test

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  • circumstances where the judge might be biased must be asked ‘if those circumstances would lead a fair minded and informed observer who considered the facts to conclude there was a real possibility or a real danger that the tribunal was biased
  • designed to be objective
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pre determination of an issue

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decision maker already reached a conclusion, approaches the decision with a closed mind

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case for notice

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anufrijeua

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lord steyn notice anufreijeua quote

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notice is required so the individual can challenge the decision in the courts if they wish, this is an application of the right to justice, a fundamental constitutional principle of our legal system

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5 case for consultations

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bapio
gunnings
baker
greenpeace
r v shropshire council

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3 cases for hearings

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osborne
ex parte hooke
mcinnes v onslow fane

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3 cases for reasons

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cunningham
doody
institute of dental surgery

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what is the sedley criteria

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  1. consultation must be at a time when proposals are still in the formative stage
  2. ‘The proposer must give sufficient reasons for any proposal to permit of intelligent consideration and response’
  3. Adequate time must be given for consideration and response’
  4. The product of consultation must be conscientiously taken into account in finalising any statutory proposals.’
18
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whats needed for the right to a fair hearing

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  • depends on the type of interest at stake
  • courts require it in cases where the affected parties are sufficiently serious
19
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baker

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consultations
- care homes

20
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greenpeace

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consultations
- government white paper

21
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osborne

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hearings
- parole board decision

22
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ex parte hooke

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hearings
- stallholder

23
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mcinnes v onslow fane

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hearings
- british boxing board

24
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r v shrophire council

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  • hearings
    day care centre closed
25
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unfairly dismmissed

cunningham

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  • reasons
    prison officer unfairly dismissed
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tariff

doody

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  • reasons
    home sec increase minimum tariff of claimants life sentence
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institute of dental surgery

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  • reasons
    lost as interests at stake werent sufficiently serious enough to trigger common law duty