“…[2005] EWCA Civ 1363 to a broad requirement of good administration “by which public bodies ought to deal straightforwardly and consistently with the public”. This formulation sugge…”
“…e good administration (‘by which public bodies ought to deal straightforwardly and consistently with the public’: paragraph 68 of my judgment in Ex p Nadarajah [2005] EWCA Civ 1363) generally requires that where a public authority has given a plain assurance, it should be held to it. This is an objective standard of public decisionmaking …”
“…ly be frustrated if it is proportionate to do so, relying on what Laws LJ said to that effect at [68] of Nadarajah v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2005] EWCA Civ 1363. She noted that at [69] he had identified factors bearing on the issue of proportionality as including whether there was an unambiguous promise, whether there …”
“…ctation argument because they could not show any detrimental reliance. There is no hard and fast rule about reliance in these cases: see Nadarajah Abdi v SoSHD [2005] EWCA Civ 1363, paragraph 70. In any event, I do not accept the suggestion that, in promise cases, the applicant needs to show specific reliance on the particular promise and…”