References: Times 31-Jan-1992
Coram: Pill J
The applicant sought to challenge the decision of the local authority to terminate his stallholder’s licence. The parties had agreed that a sufficient element of public law was involved to give the court jurisdiction to review the decision.
Held: It was not open to the parties to create jursidiction for the court. No sufficient element of public law was involved and a review was refused.
This case is cited by:
- Cited – Hampshire County Council -v- Beer (T/A Hammer Trout Farm); Regina (Beer) -v- Hampshire Farmers’ Market Ltd CA (Bailii, [2003] EWCA Civ 1056, Times 25-Aug-03, [2004] 1 WLR 233)
The applicant had been refused a licence to operate within the farmer’s market. It sought judicial review of the rejection, but the respondent argued that it was a private company not susceptible to review.
Held: The decisions of the Farmers . .