After a finding in favour of the respondents, the applicants sought to argue that they should not be ordered to pay the costs, since they had been following a statutory duty in bringing the claim. They had made an administrative decision acting honestly, properly and on grounds that reasonably appeared to be sound, in the exercise of its public duty.
Held: Whether the council could seek assistance from some other party for clarifying an obscure point of law was not for the court. They had lost their case and should pay the other party’s costs.
Citations:
[2001] EWHC Admin 803
Links:
Costs, Local Government
Updated: 05 June 2022; Ref: scu.167243