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How to cite
[2004] UKHL 19
Neutral citation format (OSCOLA). Always confirm against the official judgment.
“…hows that something has gone wrong in the interpretation of the statutory provisions. Lord Nicholls returned to this point in Waters v Welsh Development Agency [2004] UKHL 19, [2004] 1 WLR 1304 at [18]:…”
“…Whitehall also relied on an analogy with the “no scheme” rule in compulsory acquisition cases: see for example Waters v Welsh Development Agency [2004] UKHL 19. At [63] Lord Nicholls gave six pointers as to how one determines the extent of such schemes. The sixth of these was that, when in doubt, a scheme should be id…”