Error of Law

English Legal System: Error of Law On The Face of The Record

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Error of Law On The Face of The Record : A mistake of law that is made by an inferior court or tribunal in reaching a decision and is apparent from the record of its proceedings. The decision can be quashed by the High Court in *judicial review proceedings by the remedy of *quashing order except in the case of a *domestic tribunal with purely contractual powers.

See also ultra vires.