Parliament and the legislative process

Richard Crossman (Labour Politician, 1966) - definition of maladministration included bias, neglect, inattention, delay, incompetence, ineptitude, perversity, turpitude, and arbitrariness. 

Stockdale v Hansard (1839) - This was determined by Lord Denman CJ. The question was whether the House of Commons could extend its own privileges by resolution. It was held that the House of Commons cannot make to amend laws by resolution. For this purpose legislation is required which has received the simultaneous and separate assents of the House of Commons and the House of Lords plus the Royal Assent. 

Bowles v Bank of England (1913) - the principle from Stockdale v Hansard (1839) was accepted and applied by Parker J. The issue here was whether a resolution of the Committee of the House of Commons for Ways and Means could, once adopted by the House of Commons, authorise the Crown to levy and collect taxes before the annual Finance Bill had become an Act of Parliament. The judge held that legislation was required before the Crown could levy and collect taxes and that a resolution was not equivalent to an Act of Parliament because it had not received the necessary assents. 

Jackson v Attorney-General (2006) - The House of Lords, among other things, held that the purpose of the Parliament Act…