Director General of Fair Trading v Proprietary Association of Great Britain and Another: CA 26 Jul 2001

The appeal court had previously remitted a matter to the Restrictive Practices court, having found that the court might be biased. The parties having settled the main litigation, they sought the additional costs incurred by them in correcting what they said was the fault of the court. The Lord Chancellor responded that the parties were acting only in a representative capacity, the court hearing was not determinative of their rights, thus their Human rights had not been infringed. No representative order had been made. The request failed.

Judges:

Lord Justice Brooke, Lord Justice Robert Walker, Master of the Rolls

Citations:

[2001] EWCA Civ 1217

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Supreme Court Act 1981 51, Human Rights Act 1998, Restrictive Practices Court (Resale Prices) Rules 1976 9(b)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Administrative, Costs, Human Rights

Updated: 01 June 2022; Ref: scu.159908