Court: Court

Year: 1977

Principle(s): 1. Natural justice rules: right to be notified and heard before a matter in dispute is decided (Audi alteram partem). Nobody can be a judge in his own cause (Nemo judex in causa sua). 2. Certiorari will lie to quash a decision made contrary to natural justice rules.

Court: House of Lords

Year: 1852

Principle(s): The decision of a judge with a pecuniary interest in the case is invalid.

Court: Supreme Court

Year: 2001-2002

Principle(s): The courts will generally enforce a provision in the Constitution of an Association which requires members to exhaust internal procedures for resolving issues before resorting to the Courts. However, the courts will not enforce such a provision if doing so is against the rule that a man should not be a judge in his own cause. Nemo judex in causa sua.

Court: Supreme Court

Year: 1980

Principle(s): Meaning of nemo judex in causa sua; The doctrine of necessity as an exception to the nemo judex rule.

Court: Court of Appeal

Year: 1995-1996

Principle(s): No one can be a judge in his own cause. Exclusion clause must be in accordance with the principles of natural justice to be valid.