Cases

R v Disciplinary Committee of the Jockey Club, ex parte Aga Khan

Facts

The Jockey Club, incorporated by Royal Charter, is responsible for the national regulation and organisation of racing. The club's powers and duties do not derive from statute. Its importance within racing is maintained through the issue of licences and permits by which the club's stewards enter into contracts with racecourse managers, owners, trainers and jockeys, who submit to the club's comprehensive regulatory code, the Rules of Racing. The applicant, a racehorse owner registered with the club, had agreed to be bound by such rules. A filly owned by the applicant failed a urine test and was disqualified by the club's disciplinary committee pursuant to the Rules of Racing. The applicant sought an order of certiorari to quash the committee's decision. The Divisional Court dismissed the application. The applicant appealed.

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