Le Gros v Housing Cttee. [1974] JJ 77 (25 September 1974)

Le Gros v Housing Cttee. [1974] JJ 77 (25 September 1974)

The court held that it may only interfere with an award of arbitrators in limited circumstances such as excess of authority, error of law, denial of justice, or unreasonableness, but not where the award is regularly made within the arbitrators' discretion.

Citation
[1974] JJ 77
Parties
Applicant: Le Gros; Respondent: Housing Committee
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
25 September 1974
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Judgment
Outcome
application dismissed
Legal Topics
Compulsory Purchase, Arbitration, Judicial Review, Award of Arbitrators
Planning Law Administrative Law Compulsory Purchase Arbitration Judicial Review Award of Arbitrators

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Parties

Le Gros

Applicant

Housing Committee

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the court may interfere with an award of the Board of Arbitrators in a compulsory purchase matter

Ratio Decidendi

The court held that it may only interfere with an award of arbitrators in limited circumstances such as excess of authority, error of law, denial of justice, or unreasonableness, but not where the award is regularly made within the arbitrators' discretion.

Court Disposition

application dismissed