Attorney General v De Keyser's Royal Hotel Ltd
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Attorney-General v De Keyser’s Royal Hotel Limited [1920] AC 75
is a case in English law
which is the authority for the statement that the royal prerogative
is placed in abeyance (is not used) when statute law can provide a legal basis for an action.
Case citation
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is a case in English law
English law
English law is the legal system of England and Wales, and is the basis of common law legal systems used in most Commonwealth countries and the United States except Louisiana...
which is the authority for the statement that the royal prerogative
Royal Prerogative
The royal prerogative is a body of customary authority, privilege, and immunity, recognized in common law and, sometimes, in civil law jurisdictions possessing a monarchy as belonging to the sovereign alone. It is the means by which some of the executive powers of government, possessed by and...
is placed in abeyance (is not used) when statute law can provide a legal basis for an action.