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Weir v Secretary of State for Transport
CourtHigh Court
Citation[2005] EWHC 2192 (Ch)
Keywords
Rail

Weir v Secretary of State for Transport [2005] EWHC 2192 (Ch) is a UK enterprise law case, concerning railways in the UK.

Facts

Weir and 48,000 other shareholders of Railtrack claimed that Stephen Byers’ decision to force Railtrack into administration amounted to the tort of misfeasance in public office and a breach of the Human Rights Act 1998, on the theory that their property had been deprived. The shareholders raised £4m together to fight the case. They argued their property was expropriated without adequate compensation.

Judgment

Lindsay J rejected the claims.

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