Reviewed case brief
Associated Provincial Picture Houses v. Wednesbury Corporation
[1948] 1 KB 223
[1948] 1 KB 223 · Court of Appeal (England)
- Court
- Court of Appeal (England)
- Year
- 1948
- Subjects
- Administrative Law
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Wednesbury unreasonableness: a decision is reviewable only if so unreasonable that no reasonable authority could ever have reached it; high threshold respecting administrative discretion
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
Wade, Administrative Law; De Smith, Judicial Review
Educational summary only. Read the reported judgment or an authorised law report before relying on the case professionally.