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Retrospective laws are also seen as incompatible with the rule of law. In Burmah Oil Co Ltd v Lord Advocate, [1965] AC 75 the House of Lords upheld a claim for compensation against the Crown in respect of damage done by British forces during wartime. To nullify the effect of this decision, the War Damage Act 1965 was passed, with retrospective effect, to deny entitlement to compensation.
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