Proportionality
Proportionality
Real World
In Bank Mellat v HM Treasury (2013), the UK Supreme Court struck down a Treasury order targeting an Iranian bank as disproportionate — the order singled out one institution when a less restrictive general measure would have achieved the same security aim.
Exam Focus
Use the four-part Bank Mellat proportionality test structure; identifying less restrictive alternatives is key to demonstrating analytical depth.
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