SQE1 · FLK1 · Practice
Constitutional and Administrative Law — single-best-answer practice
Five options, one best answer, no negative marking. Submit each question to see the rationale and the controlling authority before moving on.
A solicitor advises a client who owns a commercial property that was compulsorily purchased by a local authority in 2019. The local authority followed all procedural requirements under the relevant statute. The client believes the compensation awarded was inadequate and that the compulsory purchase order itself was unnecessary. In 2023, Parliament passes an Act stating that all compulsory purchase orders made between 2015 and 2020 are 'validated and confirmed as lawful, and no court may question their validity or award additional compensation.' The client wants to challenge the 2023 Act. What is the likely outcome of a challenge to the validity of the 2023 Act?