Thoburn v Sunderland City Council
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Thoburn v Sunderland City Council is a landmark 2002 English administrative law case in which the High Court articulated the concept of "constitutional statutes" within the UK legal system.
All labels observed (1)
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| Thoburn v Sunderland City Council canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7221142 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thoburn v Sunderland City Council Context triple: [European Communities Act 1972, recognizedAsConstitutionalStatuteIn, Thoburn v Sunderland City Council]
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A.
Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd
Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd is a landmark 1947 English contract law case in which Lord Denning articulated the modern doctrine of promissory estoppel.
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B.
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Fire Brigades Union
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Fire Brigades Union is a leading UK constitutional law case on the limits of the royal prerogative and the executive’s duty to implement legislation enacted by Parliament.
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C.
S.S. Wimbledon case
The S.S. Wimbledon case was a landmark 1923 decision of the Permanent Court of International Justice that clarified the limits of state sovereignty under international treaty obligations, particularly regarding freedom of navigation through the Kiel Canal.
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D.
Walsh v Lonsdale
Walsh v Lonsdale is an English contract and property law case that established the principle that equity regards as done that which ought to be done, allowing equitable leases to be treated as if they were legal leases.
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E.
R v McIlkenny and others
R v McIlkenny and others is the criminal case in which the men later known as the Birmingham Six were controversially convicted in 1975 for the Birmingham pub bombings, convictions that were ultimately quashed in 1991.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thoburn v Sunderland City Council Target entity description: Thoburn v Sunderland City Council is a landmark 2002 English administrative law case in which the High Court articulated the concept of "constitutional statutes" within the UK legal system.
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A.
Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd
Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd is a landmark 1947 English contract law case in which Lord Denning articulated the modern doctrine of promissory estoppel.
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B.
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Fire Brigades Union
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Fire Brigades Union is a leading UK constitutional law case on the limits of the royal prerogative and the executive’s duty to implement legislation enacted by Parliament.
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C.
S.S. Wimbledon case
The S.S. Wimbledon case was a landmark 1923 decision of the Permanent Court of International Justice that clarified the limits of state sovereignty under international treaty obligations, particularly regarding freedom of navigation through the Kiel Canal.
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D.
Walsh v Lonsdale
Walsh v Lonsdale is an English contract and property law case that established the principle that equity regards as done that which ought to be done, allowing equitable leases to be treated as if they were legal leases.
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E.
R v McIlkenny and others
R v McIlkenny and others is the criminal case in which the men later known as the Birmingham Six were controversially convicted in 1975 for the Birmingham pub bombings, convictions that were ultimately quashed in 1991.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English court case
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High Court of Justice case ⓘ administrative law case ⓘ public law case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
EU–UK law relationship
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UK constitutional law ⓘ |
| citation | [2002] EWHC 195 (Admin) ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| court | High Court of Justice of England and Wales ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2002 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
landmark case in English administrative law
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leading authority on constitutional statutes in the UK ⓘ |
| division | Queen's Bench Division ⓘ |
| finding |
European Communities Act 1972 is a constitutional statute
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linked to:
European Communities Act 1972
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| holding |
Certain statutes are "constitutional statutes" that cannot be impliedly repealed
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Constitutional statutes may only be repealed or amended expressly ⓘ |
| impact |
frequently cited on the concept of constitutional statutes
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influenced later UK constitutional and public law jurisprudence ⓘ |
| issue |
compatibility of UK weights and measures law with EU law
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status of the European Communities Act 1972 in the UK constitutional order ⓘ |
| judge | Laws LJ ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| keyConcept | constitutional statutes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
European Union law
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linked to:
European Union legal order
administrative law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locationOfCourt |
London
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linked to:
London, England
|
| nickname | Metric Martyrs case ⓘ |
| parties |
Steven Thoburn
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Sunderland City Council ⓘ |
| precedentStatus | persuasive authority in UK courts ⓘ |
| principleArticulated | doctrine of constitutional statutes in UK law ⓘ |
| principleArticulated | limits on implied repeal where constitutional statutes are concerned ⓘ |
| relatedLegislation |
European Communities Act 1972
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Metrication regulations ⓘ Weights and Measures Act 1985 ⓘ |
| typeOfJudicialReview | administrative court review ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 2002 ⓘ |
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Subject: Thoburn v Sunderland City Council Description of subject: Thoburn v Sunderland City Council is a landmark 2002 English administrative law case in which the High Court articulated the concept of "constitutional statutes" within the UK legal system.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
European Communities Act 1972
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recognizedAsConstitutionalStatuteIn
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Thoburn v Sunderland City Council
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