R v Secretary of State for Transport, ex parte Factortame Ltd
E649516
R v Secretary of State for Transport, ex parte Factortame Ltd is a landmark UK constitutional law case in which the House of Lords affirmed the supremacy of European Community law over conflicting domestic legislation and allowed for the suspension of an Act of Parliament.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Factortame (No. 2) | 1 |
| R v Secretary of State for Transport, ex parte Factortame Ltd canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7221147 — 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: R v Secretary of State for Transport, ex parte Factortame Ltd Context triple: [European Communities Act 1972, appliedInCaseLaw, R v Secretary of State for Transport, ex parte Factortame Ltd]
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A.
International Court of Justice case France v. United Kingdom (1953)
The International Court of Justice case France v. United Kingdom (1953) was a territorial dispute in which the ICJ adjudicated sovereignty over the Channel Islands groups of Les Écréhous and Minquiers between the two states.
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B.
European Communities – Regime for the Importation, Sale and Distribution of Bananas
European Communities – Regime for the Importation, Sale and Distribution of Bananas is a landmark World Trade Organization dispute case concerning the European Union’s banana import regime and its consistency with global trade rules.
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C.
R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union is a landmark 2017 UK Supreme Court case that held the government must obtain parliamentary approval before triggering Article 50 to leave the European Union.
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D.
Foss v Harbottle
Foss v Harbottle is an 1843 English company law case that established the rule that only a company itself, rather than individual shareholders, can sue for wrongs done to the company, subject to limited exceptions.
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E.
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.
- 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: R v Secretary of State for Transport, ex parte Factortame Ltd Target entity description: R v Secretary of State for Transport, ex parte Factortame Ltd is a landmark UK constitutional law case in which the House of Lords affirmed the supremacy of European Community law over conflicting domestic legislation and allowed for the suspension of an Act of Parliament.
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A.
International Court of Justice case France v. United Kingdom (1953)
The International Court of Justice case France v. United Kingdom (1953) was a territorial dispute in which the ICJ adjudicated sovereignty over the Channel Islands groups of Les Écréhous and Minquiers between the two states.
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B.
European Communities – Regime for the Importation, Sale and Distribution of Bananas
European Communities – Regime for the Importation, Sale and Distribution of Bananas is a landmark World Trade Organization dispute case concerning the European Union’s banana import regime and its consistency with global trade rules.
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C.
R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union is a landmark 2017 UK Supreme Court case that held the government must obtain parliamentary approval before triggering Article 50 to leave the European Union.
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D.
Foss v Harbottle
Foss v Harbottle is an 1843 English company law case that established the rule that only a company itself, rather than individual shareholders, can sue for wrongs done to the company, subject to limited exceptions.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Union law case
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House of Lords case ⓘ United Kingdom constitutional law case ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Factortame
NERFINISHED
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Factortame (No 1) NERFINISHED ⓘ Factortame I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
European Community law
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constitutional law ⓘ judicial review ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| citation |
[1990] 2 AC 85
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[1990] 3 CMLR 1 ⓘ [1990] 3 WLR 818 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| court | House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisionType | judicial review decision ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Factortame (No 3)
NERFINISHED
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Factortame (No 4) NERFINISHED ⓘ Factortame (No 5) NERFINISHED ⓘ R v Secretary of State for Transport, ex parte Factortame Ltd (No 2) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesInstitution |
European Court of Justice
NERFINISHED
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Secretary of State for Transport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesParty |
Factortame Ltd
NERFINISHED
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Spanish fishing vessel owners ⓘ |
| involvesStatute |
European Communities Act 1972
NERFINISHED
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Merchant Shipping Act 1988 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| keyHolding |
European Community law has supremacy over conflicting domestic legislation in areas of Community competence
NERFINISHED
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UK courts have power to grant interim relief suspending an Act of Parliament that conflicts with European Community law ⓘ UK courts may disapply provisions of an Act of Parliament that conflict with directly effective European Community law ⓘ the European Communities Act 1972 authorises UK courts to give effect to directly effective European Community law over inconsistent national law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple |
direct effect of European Community law
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duty of national courts to provide effective judicial protection of Community rights ⓘ power of national courts to grant interim relief required by European Community law ⓘ supremacy of European Community law ⓘ |
| precededBy | reference to the European Court of Justice ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
constitutional supremacy of EU law in member states
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parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ |
| remedyGranted | interim injunction suspending provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 ⓘ |
| significance |
first case in which a UK court suspended the operation of an Act of Parliament
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landmark case on the relationship between UK law and European Community law ⓘ major authority on the constitutional impact of the European Communities Act 1972 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
compatibility of UK nationality requirements for fishing vessel registration with European Community law
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interim relief against the operation of primary legislation ⓘ |
| topic |
limits on parliamentary sovereignty in the context of European Community membership
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supremacy of European Community law over national law ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1990 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: R v Secretary of State for Transport, ex parte Factortame Ltd Description of subject: R v Secretary of State for Transport, ex parte Factortame Ltd is a landmark UK constitutional law case in which the House of Lords affirmed the supremacy of European Community law over conflicting domestic legislation and allowed for the suspension of an Act of Parliament.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
European Communities Act 1972
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appliedInCaseLaw
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R v Secretary of State for Transport, ex parte Factortame Ltd
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this entity surface form:
Factortame (No. 2)