Wheeler v leicester city council 1985. Dissenting dismissed an appeal by the clubagainst the refusal of forbes 3. Judgement for the case wheeler v leicester cc p rugby club refused to condemn its players for playing rugby in sa during apartheid and so in response the la d under its powers to regulate the use of its own lands and general statutory duty to promote race relations prevented the rugby club from playing for 12 months. Hl 25 jul 1985.
It was suggested that the section was only concerned with the actions of the council as regards its own internal behaviour and was what was described as inward looking. The club are appealing against the decision of forbes j who on 27 september 1984 refused to grant it judicial review of the decision of the respondents the leicester city council given on 21 august 1984 to suspend and ban the club and its members from using the welford road recreation ground for its rugby matches for 12 months. Start studying wheeler v leicester city council 1985.
On 27 september 1984 to grantthe club judicial review of a decision by the respondents leicestercity council the council on 21 august 1984. The council banned the club from using the fields. Wheeler v leicester city council 1985 facts the council threatened the rugby club if any of their members went on tour contrary to their own political persuasions.
1985 ac 1054 ratio. Wheeler and others v leicester city council 1985 2 all er 1106 hl lord roskillthe councils main defence rested on s 71 of the race relations act 1976my lords it was strenuously argued on behalf of the club that this section should be given what was called a narrow construction. In re wheeler and others.
Wheeler v leicester city council. Learn vocabulary terms and more with flashcards games and other study tools. The court considered whether it could enquire as to whether one reason for a decision of the respondent was that it could be used as a cloak to disguise an improper ulterior motive.
Lord roskill lord bridge of harwich lord brightman lord templeman lord griffiths. Wheeler and others v leicester city council 1985 2 all er 151 ca ackner lj. One of the clubs was leicester football club rugby club.
That court on 14 march 1985 by a majoritybrowne wilkinson lj. Wheeler v leicester city council.