The phrase "contrary to public policy" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in legal contexts to describe actions, agreements, or provisions that are inconsistent with the principles of law that protect the public interest.
Example: "The court ruled that the contract was void as it was contrary to public policy."
Alternatives: "against public interest" or "in violation of public policy."
The Court has already held similar agreements contrary to public policy and unenforceable.
Recognition of an award and its enforcement will be denied when it appears to be contrary to public policy.
His controversial published "Lansdowne Letter" (1917), calling for a statement of intentions from World War I Allies, was criticized as contrary to public policy.
Under the Arbitration Act a judge can refuse to enforce an award if it's contrary to public policy and causes substantial injustice.
So English law says that it is contrary to "public policy" for people to be perpetually exposed to litigation for allegedly wrongful acts.
The Fourth Circuit upheld the judgment, finding that an arbitration award was contrary to public policy only if it required the performance of an illegal act.
Contrary to public expectations, health policy is not always rational and scientifically justified.
In the 1950s and early '60s the court also made decisions contrary to public opinion and government policy regarding political and racial equality and other civil, political, and procedural rights.
"Based on the evidence available in these cases, the Army's position is legally dubious, contrary to good public policy and contrary to our security goals in Afghanistan," Sopko wrote.
The exclusion of infidelity as an allowable trigger for a loss of self-control defence was not because legislators thought it didn't make both men and women angry but because it is contrary to modern public policy to allow it as a defence to murder.
While it was contrary to public expectations, it was not a shift in policy.
